No intent on a heated discussion but i have had and am currently having problems with dogs chaseing deer. I see it while in the stand and while not hunting as well. I have shot dogs from the stand and i dont necessarily feel wrong for it but at the same time, its not somthing i enjoy or wish to have to continue to do. To my best memory, each one has been one i have witnessed chaseing more than once. I have passed once on a dog that i believed was a pure breed lab..only for that reason...thinking it may be a hunting dog that got out or atleast a dog that is cared for that usually would be kept up. The rest appeared to be mixed mutts.
Just asking if there are any tactics or tricks to detering a dog from a specific location. I cant think of how that would be possible but still throwing it out there for discussion. I live in a rural area and its almost impossible to locate the owner, nor do i have the time to go door to door. From past experience, that has not been effective so for arguments sake, that is not an option in this case.
The "collar rule" is one i have tried to honor but most of them have some sort of collar and they chase deer just as well as the rest. I also feel that poison is too risky for more than one reason. No offense to the dog lovers here. Im not anti-dog. I can honestly say i would have nothing to say if my own dog (i do not have a dog now) had repeatedly ended another hunters hunt and he or she decided to end the situation by shooting it. This past Saturday, i was watching a 6 pointer that i did not plan to take and all of a sudden, he stomped and spooked off. As fast as i could turn my head, a dog came flying by my stand at about 15 yards and barked all the way through the woods. I was pretty ill at that point. If it would have been a mature buck, that chance for a trophy (not to mention hours of extra sleep) would be lost. Any thoughts?
Thanks Guys.
Just asking if there are any tactics or tricks to detering a dog from a specific location. I cant think of how that would be possible but still throwing it out there for discussion. I live in a rural area and its almost impossible to locate the owner, nor do i have the time to go door to door. From past experience, that has not been effective so for arguments sake, that is not an option in this case.
The "collar rule" is one i have tried to honor but most of them have some sort of collar and they chase deer just as well as the rest. I also feel that poison is too risky for more than one reason. No offense to the dog lovers here. Im not anti-dog. I can honestly say i would have nothing to say if my own dog (i do not have a dog now) had repeatedly ended another hunters hunt and he or she decided to end the situation by shooting it. This past Saturday, i was watching a 6 pointer that i did not plan to take and all of a sudden, he stomped and spooked off. As fast as i could turn my head, a dog came flying by my stand at about 15 yards and barked all the way through the woods. I was pretty ill at that point. If it would have been a mature buck, that chance for a trophy (not to mention hours of extra sleep) would be lost. Any thoughts?
Thanks Guys.