Thanks guys..
I was thinking along the same lines, of letting does run by and the smaller bucks, I haven't killed many bucks since I've been hunting, so to me a small buck would be a spike or four point LOL...

I have a few friends in a different hunt club in a diff county that I discussed this with and they are dog owners and they are the ones that put it in my head that it's "wrong" to shoot something infront of their dogs....

The guys are really nice..as I said, I've helped them round up some of their dogs especially when they decide to hang around me when I'm trying to hunt lol.. I've also found a few over night and watered them for the night until they could be picked up.

I have these dreams of making a food plot on the land..but on the other hand, part of me thinks it would be a waste of time considering how often the deer get ran out of there by the club..I dunno..

Just how bad does it ruin my woods when the dogs tramp all through it chasing deer...I mean will the scent left over from the dogs keep the deer out of there for a while? These are embarrasing questions but I've always wondered...

I think I will make an attempt to try to get to know a few of them a little more than just idle chat when returning dogs...I dont have enough money for club dues or anything, but maybe make a deal with them about using the property in return being able to hunt their other properties...

I know they kill a lot of deer..or at least shoot at a lot...when they run accross the road from me it sounds like world war 3 over there..

thanks again guys...this forum is great!
I'm going again in the monring...sitting here watching youtube videos on grunting and such

I've got the fever now I beleive ...I just wish I was taught more as a youngster..basically have been teaching myself, and learning from reading and a few tips here and there from buddies..