I have to diagree I hunt with dogs andI am a veryethical hunter,
Besides what would be the difference ,have a dog run a deer past and see how good your marksmanship is or bring them into a bait pile so you can get a 10 yard shot while it has its mouth full of corn
Every one to there own though I guess

I have to disagree with your statement,if you cant control your dogs and keep them where they should be then spend more time training the dogs or leave them at home ,your right its not there fault its there handlers.

I hunt in VA and when the tailgate drops the bullshi*t stops!! I say RELEASE THE HOUNDS!! My brother and his buddy came home last week for a week of hunting. They are both stationed in Germany and were stateside for a week of intensified combat training before they go to the desert after the new year. After their training they took the week off to hunt as they have not been in a couple of years. They still hunted thewhole week and saw some deer and my brother killed a little buck. The last day they could hunt was last Friday so I took them dog hunting on the Eastern Shore for a change of pace. You might be wandering "Where is he going with this?" so I will tell you. My brothers friend is from Michigan andhas hunted for most of his life . He is used to baiting(supplemental feeding)hunting on Sunday, the whole nine. Pretty much the opposit of VA laws. He also stated he had never dog hunted and back home people shot dogs that run deer but he was not opposed to going.So we go, the first hunt we jump 4 bucks, and my brothers friend killsone the dogs ran to him. He was so excited and that was the first hunt of the day, later he saw a monster but was too far for a shot.By the end of the day he had a better understanding of dog hunting and really enjoyed himself. Wehad a good group of guys, a safe hunt,the area we huntin we have good relations with the landowners and it was an all around fun, successful hunt. There are bad apples in all forms of hunting but it is just plain ignorant to label a whole group.

So let me get this straight you write your congressman to attempt to get dog hunting banned. Good work, ANTI!!

What is lazy about it? What do you actually know about it? How many times have you dog hunted? Do you or have you owned hunting dogs?

Dear Daleh,

What is unsporting about it? Is it not "fair"? Just deer hunting,we probably should quit using dogs for bird, waterfowl, small game too, huh?

If these guys are doing this stuff to your land why don't you MAN-UP and say something to them about it instead of whining on the internet about it.

TRead lightly to try and stop anyone hunting legal you are a anti. By the way I still hunt but love to hear a good dog race while in my stand.

Just curious, you think dumping 400 lbs of corn on the ground every week effects your nieghbors hunting?If you werent baiting some of the deer you shoot more then likely wouldnt be on your property to begin with.Have you offered to pay for thier licenses?

And sitting in a stand overlooking a pile of corn or a foodplot is quite demanding?Without the baitpiles and foodplots would the deer still naturally congregate to these areas?If not how is this more ethical than what anyone else is doing?Dog hunters are altering a deers behavior with dogs, your doing the same thing but using food to accomplish it.

Personally I dont care if you bait andI dont care if someone uses dogs.Its up to you and if its legal have at it.How anyone else kills thier deer legally is ofno concern to me.Making blanket statements about an entire group of hunters that dont hunt the way you do though does concern me, then you get idiots that are actively trying to get forms of hunting banned because they dont like em, happens all the time, dog hunting, baiting, crossbows, inline muzzleloaders,trapping, someone always thinks thier way is the only way and everyone else should change.Hunters have divided themselves into so many little factions now that antis dont even have to try to change things, were doing it to ourselves from the inside.Its going to cost us in the end, all they have to do is start with the most controversial methods of hunting and work thier way up, everytime a new vote comes up banning something it gets easier and easier for the nonhunting public to pass it.

"If you don't hunt the way I do you are an unethical slob of a hunter"........How many times has that idea been hacked up on here......

Well, 99% of the FL WMA's have designated Dog Areas on the opposite of the Still Hunting Areas. Hunters are responsible that their dogs do not run in the Still Hunt Area. In some WMA's, No Dogs Allowed!

The problem we have with deerdogs is on private property and that is a personal problem here. That we have to deal with our own descretion.