Homo****to Dog Hunters

[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.

[Duck Butter]

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.

Its all perfectly legal.. for now. I know my opinions don't count for much but the way I feel is we are all hunters and we are fighting against other hunters which is not good. I don't like to dog hunt, but to each his own. If 'we' as hunters start going against each other and some form of hunting gets banned then its downhill from there on out. For the record, I would rather watch reruns of The View than sit on stand overlooking a cornpile, but I would never want something to be banned (except for Mojo mallard spinning wing things, you can ban those, they killed duck hunting)

Perhaps there is a better solution than to ban something, like issuing a fine if your dog is on someone elses property that may be the best method

[Marshrat]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Its all perfectly legal.. for now. I know my opinions don't count for much but the way I feel is we are all hunters and we are fighting against other hunters which is not good. I don't like to dog hunt, but to each his own. If 'we' as hunters start going against each other and some form of hunting gets banned then its downhill from there on out. For the record, I would rather watch reruns of The View than sit on stand overlooking a cornpile, but I would never want something to be banned (except for Mojo mallard spinning wing things, you can ban those, they killed duck hunting)

Perhaps there is a better solution than to ban something, like issuing a fine if your dog is on someone elses property that may be the best method

I have said this before, we need to fight the antis and not amongst ourselves.


Warren

[Finfeatherfur]

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.

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!!!!

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur

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!!!!

Good for you, you are taking it much better than most people would. Most people try and take the law into their own hands and start shooting dogs. Not good for either side, just makes the dog owners that much more angry at the landowners.