I'm not sure on what kind of answer you are looking for Taz. I'll give it a shot. I doubt it is the one you are looking for.

Bird hunting is done with little or no controversy amongst hunters. You're bird dog is usually in-sight of its master at all times. The dog points and you flush the bird. The dog then retrieves the bird and on to find another within site of his master.

Dog hunting is quite the opposite done ethically of course. The dogs run wildly through the woods in hot pursuit of a deer. The hunters keep track of their dog not by watching him but by listening to it bark. Is their any way to call your dog back when it gets too close to property boundaries? No.

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It does not matter if they made every effort to retrieve thier dogs. The bottom line is that they ran onto private property. It happens way too often with dog hunters. Way, way too often. So thier is your fine line.
Bird hunters are in complete control of thier dogs and dog hunters are not.

I would love to discuss on how dog hunting screwed up the deer hunting in East Texas and how it lead up to it being Banned (illegal) here in my state. But I'll keep it on track for ya Taz.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>