I totally agree with you Ohboy. Nobody I know of intentionally turns hounds out on private property, but they will sometimes run to private property. Like I stated before I dont hunt deer with hounds but do bear hunt with hounds. A bear dog may chase a bear 15+ miles before it trees, I have had it happen MANY times. There is always a chance they will cross private ground, it isnt the dog or the owners fault if this happens. No one can predict where a animal will run. It is hard to find a spot that has a 20+ mile radius of public land where I hunt, it will happen and it is unitentional. Fortunately everytime my hounds have ended up on private land the owner has respected me and my dogs, and they didnt have any problems with me retreiveing them. I have even had some tell me to go ahead and kill the bear. I personally will let a land owner know my hounds are on his property and I am just there to get them, I never had a issue. Treat a man with respect and usually you get respect, treat a man like crap and you can bet you will get it back in return.