RE: Cowardly Killer not Hunter - by Billy Nelms
vahoundsmen, I agree that it's the law, a law with consequences,and would probably even try huntin' with dogs in Virginia, someone else's dogs, not mine.
But, the original post asked the question, what was the dog owner going to say to his young son, when he asked, "why someone would shoot/kill hisdog" ... I think that diamondaranch, answered that question rather eloquently.
The father could have prepared his son for his loss, the longer the dogs run, the more of a chance/risk, they take.
All hound owners must ask themselves ... is it worth the risk?
Again as diamonaranch stated, it was the fathers choice to run the dog and not prepare his son for the inevitable loss of a dog running wild!
Entitlement can be a very dangerous one-way street ... of no return!
PS You made a very good point RenaissanceBiker, with your last statement!