I'd suggest that everyone who is whinning about dogs getting shot just conduct themselves responsibly and it shouldn't be a problem.

It may or may not be illegal to shoot a dog depending on circumstances and applicable state laws. One thing I know for sure is that the law gives me the right to EXCLUSIVE use and enjoyment of my own land. If you are a responsible hunter and your dog only gets onto unauthorized property once in a blue moon, I doubt you will have a problem. If you are consistently letting your dog loose where you knowyour dog is virtually certainto get onto unauthorized property, on a long enough time line you are likely to have dogs getting hurt or killed. The reality of the situation is that if its an intentional act you will simply never find the dog or know where it went. Piss and moan and cry a river if you want to. Or you could do the descent thing and just act responsibly to begin with and you won't have a problem. I have little sympathy for people who abuse the system and act entitled to what isn't theirs.

I don't think their is anyone here who is against hunting in a responsible manner. But, for instance, where my grandparents live in Southern Virginia, deer hunting with dogs is basically an excuse to run all over the county with no respect for property lines. It is a backdoor method to acting like you own the entire town and disregard the rights of your neighbor. The "hunters" know that 99 times out of 100 they will be gone by the time the cops get there, and that most land owners won't call the cops anyway for fear of retaliation. They are abusing the system.

Conducting your hunting in a way that is a nuisance to private property owners looks bad on all of us.