I wanna start this off by saying I didn't read through all 10 pages, so what I say may have been brought up. Sheets3 is right that in Virginia dog hunters may go on other peoples properties to retrieve dogs without permission, but may not carry a gun without permission from the land owner. Having 1000 acres will not guarantee the dogs will not leave the property. We lease nearly 5000 acres, and that plus the Appomattox river will not keep the deer or dogs from leaving our land and going into another county. The only way to stop them would be build a fence, and it's illegal to fence wild animals for the purpose of hunting. It's not intentional, but there's nothing we can do to prevent them from leaving. It's up to the deer where they go once jumped. Now intentionally letting dogs out on somebody elses property is illegal, and you should get pictures, and license plate numbers for anybody you see doing it and report them. Trespassing, and poaching (hunting an animal where it is illegal such as somebody elses property) should carrymore than a $500 fine. Generally in Virginia it results in a 2 year loss of your hunting license and loss of all vehicles and weapons usedif I remeber right.