Lets shoot tresspassers and hunters as they are very detremental to the health of the heard. While we are at it lets shoot farmers who have unplanted land and then we can just kill everyone for eating the corn that could have been left for the deer. Then lets kill all teh other animals that are eating the deers food or moving in on their territory. ANd then we can kill all the neighboring deer that are feeding off your herds food too. MAn this could get time consuming and expensive, but the overall health of the heard is at stake.

I can feel your pain to an extent Cowboy but I would gladly go all year without a dear if it meant not killing a persons pet. Some people cannot afford a radio collar.

But it is a free country and I wont fault you for doing it. I am not and have never been in your situation but it just seems a bit ruthless to me.

Just out of curiosity, What makes the deer more important than the dog. THey are both following their natural instincts? Why is the deer an elevated species?