Thats sorta a catch 22 you have there.

You dont want a hunting dog that you cant take hunting for fear he might hurt someone. Labs are good "watchdogs" (meaning an alert bark, but prolly no bite). That being said I have had a couple labs that would bite the sheeetoutta whoever went into their yard.Thats not a good thing really, I didnt like those dogs, they never really produced much.

When you get a dog, if its not a real push over personality, it will instinctively be "protective" of the people it lives with. Doesnt mean its going to bite the bad guy, but it will let you know when someone is near, and you never know what the dog might do in a lifeor death situation until that comes.

Go get yourself the best hunting dog you can, then go buy a few more guns and protect yourself if the dog wont.

Good luck.