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Old 09-16-2004 | 11:53 AM
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Default RE: Don't shoot dogs!!!

It is truly a pain here, lots of dogs and bird hunters after the 2nd week of the season, but its their season too and I respect it. Also, lots of people training their bird dogs before then, but no where near as many as when the small game season starts. On a positive note, they do move the deer some. The one time I wanted to shoot a dog, I really would rather have had the owner cited. I follow the law when I hunt, and I believe everyone, non-hunters included need to do the same. I was spring turkey hunting on a rather slow day, when I finally located and set-up on a hot Tom. Finally got him coming in when out of the blue come two dogs wearing orange collars heading right for him! Obviously, the bird got quiet. Off in the distance, Mr. Owner on a mountain bike comes down the trail. That time of year, unleashed dogs in the WMA are NOT legal. I kept my head tho, and just shut up and sat still. I suspect the Tom did too. When I resumed calling about 5 minutes later, I got a single gobble, which I believe translated to "goodbye" in english.
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