Solax,

Thank you for the explanation. I now understand the direction and the reason for the post. Truth be told, there were several heated discussions regarding shooting dogs and cats in the wild when hunting...on various forums. Where I hunt, small game hunters are in the woods regularly so a dog is not an unusual sight. I cannot imagine shooting one. However, I can also imagine that there are some areas of the country where there are wild dog problems. In which case a dog running through the woods may not be a welcome sight.