ORIGINAL: jimmy28303
I AM NOT TRYING TO START A FIGHT, JUST CURIOUS!!
I am not a dog hunter but i was wondering if someone could explain something to me. I am all for doing whatever tickles your fancy but being a still hunter, i just wanted to know where is the fun in letting the dogs do all the work. Doesnt that take all the satisfaction out of scouting, hanging stands,sitting in them during the off season and then getting in the woods and HOPING you got it right. I just dont see the fun in having the dogs drive the deer to you and then you sit there and shoot them.Seems kinda lazy to me.
Wait just a minute. I bet i put in more time training dogs(legally) than most anyone on this site does in stillhunting preperation. Don't get it confused, we are not lazy just because we wait out on the roads to shoot our deer.Dogs just don't get dumped out 1 time and are great dogs, it takes alot of practice and patience on mine and their part. I stillhunt during our bow and muzzleloader seasonsand stillhunting is far easier and more predictable than any doghunt to kill bucks. Ican kill3-4 bucks stillhunting to 1 buck doghunting every season. It is aboutthe sport and hearing the hounds run, becausewithout a great love of itmost wouldn't be taking care of dogs all year long.Doghunting ismore of a lifestyle than a 3 month hobby