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Originally Posted by wtretrievers
How does this work if it's all private land (no state land), There is a club that runs dogs next to us & their dogs are always on us. Everything is private land for miles.
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Jeff, not sure if it helps you at all in your situation. The law has to do with the permitting of the dog hunters and the HNF. This tract of land is 305 acres completely surronded by the HNF, so they turn them loose and our tract is a huge bedding area. They surround us and get on the roads. The law states if the dog is turned loose on HNF, they have to keep it on HNF. The minute the dog is on private property, they are in violation. Technically, I could get the dog and photograph the collar with name, permit number, and so forth then go to the court house and sign an affidavit to charge the owner. I however, call and wait for the warden to get there since he can serve the owner of the dog and not have to wait for the court to track him down to serve him which could take a whole year to do. It is helping!! We no longer hear the threats and "10' tall and bullet proof" comments and the confrontations are almost completely stopped.
I think the biggest tool we have this year is the green paper with the big black permit numbers hanging in the truck windows. Accountability is a wonderful thing!!!!