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From: kh@SEI.CMU.EDU (Kurt Haverstock)
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Subject: Dogs and Deer
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Date: 15 Mar 91 12:22:05 GMT
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From: Kurt Haverstock <kh@SEI.CMU.EDU>


C.H. Lochmueller <clochmul@nrambr.chem.duke.edu> posted
with some interesting points of discussion relating to
the use of dogs in deer hunting.
I have been hunting in Pennsylvania for five years and
have mixed feelings on the subject. On one hand, it almost
seems like the dog would provide further advantage to the
hunter in addition to the long-range advantage of rifles.
The fundamentalists would argue that there is little sport in 
waiting for a dog to run a deer into shooting range for you.
On the other hand, what ethical difference is there between a dog
running deer for you and having a buddy put on a drive? 

I have no experience with using dogs for deer or other game, 
but I would also assume that quite a bit of effort is involved
in training as well as directing an effective drive with dogs.

As far as the 'Northerner' who shoots the dogs running behind
his/her property...that's downright nasty.
Pennsylvania law allows for the destruction of dogs attacking
big game animals, so maybe there is some confusion there, but
they are obliged to obey the rules as they relate to their particular
state. Seems dangerous from the standpoint of neighborly relations,
too.


Kurt