The bow hunter on public land that shot a dog (involed in legal hunting) that came by his stand probably didn't really care if it was a hound or a retriever. I don't think that a lot of folks make such distinctions, especially those who would be happy to see just about all forms of dog hunting go away, even if they only claim to have their panties in a wad about deer hounds at this point.
But then again, I have seen dogs running deer in Louisiana that looked a lot more like beagles than redbones.