We have the same problem in Georgia. When leased our hunting club land 21 yrs. ago, we had wild dog problems. My brother was treed by several and killed as many as he could before they ran off. We have killed dogs on this property that were definitely crossed with coyotes. This type dog is more aggressive.

Our property is bordered on the back side by a river and it has been a problem with outlaws' (can't call the hunters) taking street dogs they can catch and turning them loose to run deer and hogs. Some of these dogs won't chase anything, but all it takes is one in the bunch to start and they all will get in the chase. What these people do is sit in their boats and listen to the dogs, when they can tell that the dogs are headed towards the river they run their boats to that location to kill whatever gets' in the water or runs the bank. We have had to handle this problem on our own.

As for pets, I have about a 3 acre yard and have had as many as 17 dogs at one time, bird dogs and beagles. They were all pened and when I turned them out they only could run in my yard. To keep them in the yard I ran a low voltage electric fence around my yard, they learn fast, but stay in my yard safe. Only problem with this, is that you couldn't melt one an pour it over a fence, I have to pick them up and put them across any fence I come to while hunting birds. I own about 20 acres and still do not allow my dogs to run free unless I am with them.

So in a nutshell, I guess this problem exist everywhere, sad to have to kill them but sometimes it has to be done.

My two cents.

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