I think were just about to beat this horse to death. Just drop it and go on, agree to disagree. There are two sides to this thread (1) Those who wouldn't shoot a dog despite how many times it runs deer or cattle or any other livestock and (2) Those who would kill a dog for "REPEAT OFFENSES" of running deer. I don't think anyone has stated that he would enjoy having to shoot a dog for any reason. But if a dog is continually screwing up your hunting and you've made numerous attempts to convey your frustration to the dogs owner, and he/she has done nothing to prevent it from happening again, what other option are you left with? Give me a break, we who take our hunting serious, as I believe most of us on this forum do, deserve to have a great hunt every time we go out, and I for one am not going to compromise all the hard work and effort that I put in every year just because someone is too unconcerned or lazy to keep their pet pinned up. If this continually happened to me and the owner had been notified and had done nothing, I would have to say that I too would have to take the situation into my own hands and dispose of the dog.