re: Landowners lawsuit against dog hunters...Mississippi

We still make 5-6 runs each year but our lease is almost 11,000 acres. the dogs can run all afternoon and never leave our property.

Sooo, what's the feeling on shooting 3 random non collared dogs who have been on our property everyday pretty much all year long?


They are well fed and domestic breeds so not strays.

Take it up with the owners.

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Sooo, what's the feeling on shooting 3 random non collared dogs who have been on our property everyday pretty much all year long?


They are well fed and domestic breeds so not strays.

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Id ask the owners to keep them away.

If they dont, Id pick them up and drive them to a shelter in texas.

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not shooting a dog unless it gets aggressive and tries to attack

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I don't think thats necessarily right either. Some dogs need to be shot, like dogs harassing livestock or wild dogs.

You need to be a piece of shite to shoot someone's deer dogs before youve addressed the issue with the owners and also a piece of shite to have your deer dogs ransaking someone else's property. Both people are shitty in said scenario.

That said, it really is a shame that such a great form of hunting will soon be dead and gone. Man has hunted big game with dogs for a very very long time. Until recently, it was a given that in the south everyone who deer hunted would be doing so with dogs, and most neighbors got along and shot deer in front of each others dogs. Everybody felt that they had some part in the kill and it was a group effort with group reward. Now a days, somebody gets a few trail camera pictures of a buck and it's "their" deer that they are "hunting" by sitting around waiting on it to decide it wants corn in the daylight. They are often unhappy when someone else kills it. Gone are the big group pictures of everybody with the lucky hunter and his kill.

Deer hunting with dogs is such a pure form of hunting and I pity those who have never experienced it or been exposed to it when it's done right. I know you red dirt people have to deal with rednecks driving too fast down roads and shooting down highways and not respecting your property, and I get why that puts a bad taste in your mouth for the sport. We aren't all like that. We basically stopped running dogs when our neighbors did and our property started shrinking, and it started getting difficult. It takes a lot of land and/or cooperative neighbors to do it right.

I've killed my biggest buck out of a stand, but my fondest hunting memories are all of dog hunts. I think most people in my club would say the same thing. So many great memories of great men who are no longer with us. I am disappointed that my boy will likely never get to experience that.

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I do support the right of landowners or those who lease to shoot dogs (and poachers) who invade their property.

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Awefull enough to shoot dogs. But shooting poachers is murder. You wanna go to "pound you in the arse" prison over hunting?

I agree with most of what you said. I don’t necessarily want to see the tradition die, but nor do I want to constantly be bothered by dogs and dog hunters on the property that I own.

Just an idea, but If dog season were moved to the last two weeks of January, less people would care.

As for as an aggressive dog goes, if room and situation allows, the first bullet is in the ground to scare him off, but the second is in him. No way I allow myself or a family member to be injured by a dog that’s on my property.

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Awefull enough to shoot dogs. But shooting poachers is murder.

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Never shot a dog myself, love them too much. But I will defend the right of someone to shoot them if dogs are trespassing, especially if owners have been warned.

Poachers are another matter. I am not a big fan of most humans in general, I treat them with respect and demand they do the same. If I had to shoot a poacher, I would have absolutely no problem. Unlike dogs, they know what they are doing. I'll take my chances with prison.

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My problem is when the dog hunters release their dogs 200-300 yds from my property line to dog hunt 20 acres.

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I get it and agree with you, there are shite heads that can ruin anything for everyone else. But I’m not a fan of additional regulation just because I disagree with how my neighbors do things. These deer will outlive us all so I do my best to minimize the bitching and enjoy “hunting” the way I like to do it.

Ain’t nothing wrong with those pens, man. Dogs are nice, too.
Couple things-
I would take a couple of hours and build them a nicer house ( those barrels aren’t that warm and inviting on a wet, cold, day), and you want those little guys to be rested and comfortable in between hunts.
I would also either get shorter water buckets or cut those down a little.
All in all that’s not a bad setup.
Nice pups, too.