Running Dogs In VA
01-22-2008, 02:40 PM
#101
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 216
RE: Running Dogs In VA
I used to have problems with deer doggers on my land, but admittedly, after a rather strong confrontation last year (2006) that involved law enforcement (but no charges), I had very few problems this year. This year there were two encounters, one with collared dogs driving deer through my property --- hey, stuff happens --- and one with a stand hunter on a dog drive trespassing. I pointed out that he was about 100 yards over the property line and he apologized profusely, took his rifle (and shotgun), said that he'd let everyone know about the boundary and left by the most expeditious route. Compared to incidents of the previous decade, this was welcome relief.(He was even courteous when Isuggested that he should be wearing some form of blaze orange.)
I guess we've reached an understanding. And in this case, the deer doggers are trying to police their own and comply.
I guess we've reached an understanding. And in this case, the deer doggers are trying to police their own and comply.
01-22-2008, 02:47 PM
#104
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Posts: 108
RE: Running Dogs In VA
ORIGINAL: hycohounds
first off, as a dog hunter- i want you to get pictures,tag numbers anything you can to stop the slob hunters. they are making it hard on us ethical hunters. secondly, i disagree with the concept that dog hunting is easy. when i get in the mood to kill deer i go still hunting. its alot easyier to sit in a tree or shooting house and wait for a buck to stick his head in a corn pile..................tony
first off, as a dog hunter- i want you to get pictures,tag numbers anything you can to stop the slob hunters. they are making it hard on us ethical hunters. secondly, i disagree with the concept that dog hunting is easy. when i get in the mood to kill deer i go still hunting. its alot easyier to sit in a tree or shooting house and wait for a buck to stick his head in a corn pile..................tony
01-22-2008, 04:34 PM
#105
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Fauquier Co. VA
Posts: 231
RE: Running Dogs In VA
ORIGINAL: bryant1
As a doghunter to other doghunters i havesome suggestions-
buy e-collars and train your deer dogs with them. It will drastically drop the complaints in the surrounding areas from private property owners. If trained correctly, these dogs will stop to a whistle or blown horn and wont cross into land where they dont belong. Almost my whole crew have trained our dogs with e-collars and our hunting is more productive and efficient with easily caught dogs. If we take away the numbers of complaints of private landowners, they will probably not have a problem with us anymore. It is a small price to pay(along with tracking collars)to keep our doghunting tradition alive.The dogs are smart and easily trained,they justlove to run deerand and dont want to give up easy.
Another suggestion is think before you put dogs out! Dont put dogs out in highway-adjacent blocks or blocks bordering private land. This is the best preventative measure to keep them off of private property. Respect others property rights,repect everyone'sway of hunting,and be ambassadors for our sport and not a bad example.
As a doghunter to other doghunters i havesome suggestions-
buy e-collars and train your deer dogs with them. It will drastically drop the complaints in the surrounding areas from private property owners. If trained correctly, these dogs will stop to a whistle or blown horn and wont cross into land where they dont belong. Almost my whole crew have trained our dogs with e-collars and our hunting is more productive and efficient with easily caught dogs. If we take away the numbers of complaints of private landowners, they will probably not have a problem with us anymore. It is a small price to pay(along with tracking collars)to keep our doghunting tradition alive.The dogs are smart and easily trained,they justlove to run deerand and dont want to give up easy.
Another suggestion is think before you put dogs out! Dont put dogs out in highway-adjacent blocks or blocks bordering private land. This is the best preventative measure to keep them off of private property. Respect others property rights,repect everyone'sway of hunting,and be ambassadors for our sport and not a bad example.
01-22-2008, 07:15 PM
#106
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 47
RE: Running Dogs In VA
Amen Bryant1! If everyone hunted like you, there wouldnt' be any dog study group now. If we had kept a closer eye on the jack-#$## that poached and trespassed, we wouldn't be fighting for our dogs now. I, for one, will turn in anyone who trespasses, dog or still. I'm tired of the crap. What really pisses me off is the idiots who still hunt in the highways. They stand there 15-20 hunters with blaze orange and guns and pretend they are catching their dogs. Just wait until someone gets killed. Who are the victims gonna sue. VDGIF,the Govenor, the focus group, or us. What good is a focus group if they don't stop the road hunting. I'd join the Virginia dog alliance if they would speak outagainst road hunting, and talk about the positive things instead of bitching all the time. Just my thoughts
02-14-2008, 01:45 PM
#107
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: VIRGINIA
Posts: 146
RE: Running Dogs In VA
If you shoot a big buck and you find blood going on the next guys piece beside you,do you go and get your kill???? Not talking about the as*es that turn out on your proprty, but if a dog chases a deer 2 miles on your piece or across your piece, your telling me that that is arogant? how? and by the way anyone who thinks dog hunting in va is in trouble are sadley mistaken(straight from the game warden) they have these hearings to appease some of the cry babies out there. Others I know arnt cry babies like the ones who catch hunters turning out on their land I can understand your frustration.
02-15-2008, 09:26 AM
#108
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,662
RE: Running Dogs In VA
deerdogdude..........Were not cry babies......were home owners......land owners.....still hunters that don`t want you or your dogs running all over our private property screwing up our hunt........Stay on your land and control your dogs and none of us will have a problem.......and i`v talked to two Game Wardens from two different parts of the state and both have said BIG CHANGES in the regs are coming......i`d like to see 1000 contigous acres in order to hunt with dogs........
02-15-2008, 09:55 AM
#109
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hayes, Va.
Posts: 2,332
RE: Running Dogs In VA
ORIGINAL: brewman555
deerdogdude..........Were not cry babies......were home owners......land owners.....still hunters that don`t want you or your dogs running all over our private property screwing up our hunt........Stay on your land and control your dogs and none of us will have a problem.......and i`v talked to two Game Wardens from two different parts of the state and both have said BIG CHANGES in the regs are coming......i`d like to see 1000 contigous acres in order to hunt with dogs........
deerdogdude..........Were not cry babies......were home owners......land owners.....still hunters that don`t want you or your dogs running all over our private property screwing up our hunt........Stay on your land and control your dogs and none of us will have a problem.......and i`v talked to two Game Wardens from two different parts of the state and both have said BIG CHANGES in the regs are coming......i`d like to see 1000 contigous acres in order to hunt with dogs........
02-15-2008, 12:28 PM
#110
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: VIRGINIA
Posts: 146
RE: Running Dogs In VA
ORIGINAL: brewman555
......i`d like to see 1000 contigous acres in order to hunt with dogs........
......i`d like to see 1000 contigous acres in order to hunt with dogs........
lol.