As far as having no dog issues where you hunted late season I would hope not, since you state that there is no deer dog hunting allowed.

The whole thing with no fox hunters where there is no deer dog hunting could be very misleading to people if you choose not to disclose where you are hunting. If you were hunting in Fairfax or Prince William Counties (as examples) then I would expect that there are no fox hunters that run their to begin with. Due mostly to the part of the landscape being so cut up that it makes running hard, and the chances of loosing a dog on a roadway greatly increase in a enviroment like that. So that makes it very unrealistic that you would find a fox hunter there, besides I am unsure if the county regulations would allow for it as well.
Fox
Hunting With Dogs and Firearms
Season:
November 1-February 29. Closed in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier (except Quantico), Loudoun, Louisa, and Rappahannock counties.
Dogs May Not Be Used:
[ul][*]To hunt foxes during deer season
[ul][*]on the Gathright, Goshen, Highland and Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Areas and within the boundaries of the George Washington/Jefferson National Forests. [/ul][/ul]
Hunting With Dogs Only
Continuous open season statewide; closed February 1-October 31 on the George Washington/Jefferson National Forests and on Gathright, Goshen, G. Richard Thompson, Highland, Little North Mountain, and Rapidan WMAs.
Restrictions:
[ul][*]To have in possession a firearm when hunting fox outside of the dog and gun fox season. Possession shall include, but not be limited to, having any firearm in or on one's person, vehicle, or conveyance [/ul]
(taken from the VDGIF website)(dont want the copywrite police to get me!)


Now if you were hunting in a western county or a county with more rural setting then there could be a few reasons. First of all you stated it was still deer season, so why couldnt the fox hunters be deer hunting (either still hunting or hunting in another location where it is legal to use deer dogs).

Not all fox hunters (who use dogs) are deer dog hunters. There are some that strictly do one or the other.

I am not saying that there does not need to be some changes made to control the rogue hunters, I am saying that contrary to your opinion (which you are entitled to but it is opinion) that not everyone who uses a dog to chase fox or deer is a slob hunter. It just seems that you might be next to a group that has some issues, or maybe you just dont like it at all and think that if everyone doesnt hunt like you do then they are in the wrong?

Either way trying to bust apart the overall ranks of all hunters in VA is doing nothing but helping the Anti's, believe me there are alot of eyes on everyone and alot of groups laying in wait to strike.

Justin