re: It's time to ban dog deer hunting

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What grounds will you arrest them on though? You don't know that it's their dogs, so you don't know who put them there.

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I refernece to not being to effectively enforce an ban on dog hunting.

The bad news for the "ethical" dog hunters (i have yet to meet an ethical dog hunter in all my years of running dogs") is that their clock is ticking. It's a dying sport and they have lost the support of the rest of the hunting community. It's just a matter of time.

Here's a idea that might be a good start. All dogs must be registered, tagged and vaccinated. Anyone caught with or releasing dogs with no collar or tag will lose hunting priveleges for one year and be fined $1000 per dog as well be charged with violation of leash laws and/or cruelty to animals. Owner of any collared dog found on private property can be charged $200 per dog and charged with criminal trespassing. Any uncollared dog caught on private property can be dispatched by land owner as a nuisance animal.

There's a problem. It's been a problem for years. THis would be a good start to fixing it. And yes, it's enforcable and has enough teeth to deter the "criminals" from pushing their luck.