Sure I have some comments but it's 11pm at night, I'm tired, I've made this arguement 100 times before, and it's not going to do any good. So it's hard to get me to spend the next 30 mins. of my life replying.
I'll give a short reply....
Yeah, I would be pissed if a dog came thru running deer where i hunted too, but why kill somebodys pet or hunting dog?!?! what gives you the right?? just because you might have paid big bicks to hunt doesnt mean you own the place.
Yes I get ticked too, and more ticked when the dog shows up time after time with all his buddies and comes by chasing deer. What gives me the right? I have the right because it's private property and someone does not give a $@#& about their dog because if they did, they'd keep it at their house. Oh and yes I do OWN the place. Being a vet, it shouldn't be hard for you to imagine what the effects of one, two, or a pack of healthy dogs chasing deer can have on a deer herd. I have researched this extensivly and according to many DNR and college studies domestic dogs are one (if not the biggest) determinant to the health of the deer herd in many many places. There is absolutly nothing harmless about a dog running thru the woods looking for deer to chase. The thing you don't see in your clinic is all the wounded deer and dead fawns that those dogs ran down.
I have a dog and I love her to death. I have no doubt that if I let her run free she would get in my neighbors trash, chase their cows and troll the woods looking for deer to chase. Therefore I have an underground radio shock fence to keep her on MY property where she belongs. I figure if people really loved their dogs and respected MY property they would do the same.
Sorry for my adittude but I've been down this road on this board many times in the past. Some people get very passionate about the fact that no domestic dog should be shot. In my humble opinion those people are not rational, logical, nor do they care about the health of the entire deer herd.