If you truly believe that Bigg then you know even less about hound hunting than I previously thought. For most it has very little to do with possessing a deer, it has to with the chase. The excitement of hearing a good dog work a trail and the anticipation of what will come. It is a change of pace and fun. There is more comradery, young kids love it as it keeps their interest a bit longer than sitting looking at a field. I am a die hard still hunter but I love hunting with dogs as well, you actually can be both.

Jimmy28303 I take people dog hunting often that have never done it and they love it, we always have good hunts and a great "hunting camp" atmosphere. If you hunt with good responsible dog hunters that are safe and knowledgeable it is a blast. Don't let someone with little knowledge and tons of predetermined prejudices towards all dog hunters tell you about something he obviouslydoesn't know much about(other than all of his bad experiences which we all hear about almost daily, well that and how to trap dogs, he can tell you about that). I bet you would be surprised how often dog hunters are unsuccessful, even with dogs it is not likeshooting fish in a barrel assome would have you believe.

The dog owners and club members I hunt with are as hard working asthe hardest workingstill huntersand far from lazy and I havelearned a lot from them that has helped me tremendously during bow season because simply put they know the woods and how the deer like to use them.