re: Went on my first deer dog hunt this afternoon....

I hate that there are shitty dog hunters out there, but in our club we have gps collars on all our dogs, and not one has gotten off our lease yet this season.

And the old timers that killed tons of deer in front of dogs must’ve been doing something different than us, cause we don’t hardly kill shite. We run the hell out of them but 90% get away.

We used to run the big dogs and had to jump in trucks and run the roads, but years ago switched to beagles and just ride 4 wheelers and SxS’s and never leave the woods. It used to be done with cb’s but now it’s all 2 way radios.

To the OP, glad you had a blast. Some people love it and some hate. It’s not for everyone.

I was telling my son last weekend how strange it is that when we still hunt, we try to sneak in and out undetected and walk from the camp to the stands in the dark scared to spook a deer. Then when we run dogs, it’s just the opposite, you guys walking thru the woods hooping and hollering just trying to get them up on their feet so the dogs can jump on a track. It’s 2 completely different sports.