This is not tradition - its laziness wrote on Dec 20, 2009 6:35 PM:

" The day they ban dog hunintg will be a great day for the South and deer management in general... These so- called hunters are a joke... "




Guest wrote on Dec 15, 2009 1:41 PM:

" It's real simple... This practice should be outlawed and is twenty years past due... The General Assembly does not want to deal with this until someone gets killed... Like now.. You must write your county commissioners, State Reps, and your NC Wildlife resource commission and ask that this problem (dog hunting) be stopped. Demand it... "




gabby wrote on Nov 21, 2009 4:47 PM:

" Along with other landowners, I have filed a civil lawsuit against hunters. Landowners, know that the government will not help you keep hunters off your property. You must hit them in the pocketbook and charge them with trespassing. Lawsuits against these reckless people is the only solution. Take photographs, get license plate numbers, gather witnesses, and any evidence that can help you in court. I have substantially curtailed dog hunting on my land. We all have a right to live in peace without hearing gunshots or poor hounds howling through the night. Take hunters to court and make them pay for what they've done to you. Dog hunting and shooting on and around property is psycholgically damaging. who wants to live in Beirut? "




drs wrote on Nov 16, 2009 1:17 PM:

" If they would not have said anything about dogs in the article most of ya'll would have never known the difference. A deer could have ran between two people just from being jumped(escaping from where it was bedded). The key here is that the hunters should have not lost contact or the hunter should have never shot the the direction that the partner could have been. It had nothing to do with the method of hunting. "




still hunter wrote on Nov 12, 2009 7:05 PM:

" i live in southern va. and we have the same problems as n.c. this is a problem that needs to be dealt with. stop the road hunting, blocking the roads , speeding and reckless things that go on. a real hunter isn't lazy and doesn't need a dog to do all the work. "




Concerned Hunter wrote on Nov 11, 2009 5:50 PM:

" I am a hunter who both still hunts and dog hunts with a local club. These statements that call for laws to end hunting with dogs and further infringement on our rights is ridiculous. I understand that there are some hunters out there who are irresponsible in the way that they hunt but a great deal of those who hunt with and without dogs hunt responsibly. This seems to have been an accident and should not be made in to some spectacle for the crazy, big government, more laws, less rights, people out there to use to try to get the government to step into more aspects of our lives. Our area has a vast amount of natural resources and outdoor activities that bring many people to the area. Many hunters use their hobby to spend time with their children/grandchildren and teach them many key values for life. Many local hunting clubs do fundraisers for needy people in the area and are willing to support such causes when asked to do so. Stop attacking what good people do as a hobby and worry more about the drug dealers on the streets, ridiculous government officials who continue to take more and more of our rights and freedoms away every day, and the fact that people don't know the difference in right and wrong and could care less whether or not their kids do either. It is people like you that make it nearly impossible for people to enjoy activities that conserve the environment and wildlife, teach kids values and respect, and keeps them off the streets.

And to the local hunting guide, I understand your frustrations but you should be ashamed to attack others who are trying to enjoy a common hobby, if they are doing it irresponsibly talk to them about it, be a man. If outdoorsman don't stand together but rather attack one another, it only fuels those who are trying to get rid of our rights to hunt and fish all together. "




Totally Sickened wrote on Nov 10, 2009 2:05 AM:

" I cannot see how anyone hunting with dogs can be called hunters, the dogs are the hunters, the so called hunters sit on their rears and wait. The deer don't have a chance, they are baited with corn and are killed while eating, some shine spot lights in their eyes so they can't see and are shot. I have seen deer with their horns, hoofs and loin cut out and the remainder left to rot. I have friends from Oklahoma who think our area hunting methods are a joke. Our forefathers would be ashamed if they could see what some call hunting. I have known hunters...I use that term loosely to kill anything that crosses their path such as fox, opossum, Bob cat, and also believe it or not Buzzards. Humans are the only species that kill for fun, if you are not going to eat it don't kill it. When the Daily Herald publishes pictures of men women and children with their kill I think they should publish pictures of the remains of entire deer that is thrown away also. You are welcome to use some I have taken.I am sure I have followed the Herald's guidelines. "




Living in the middle of Dog hunters wrote on Nov 9, 2009 9:05 AM:

" To all of you making comments, I am not disagreeing with you. There are things about dog hunting that I do not agree with, such as skinny, stranded dogs. As with all sports you have some members that do NOT play by the rules. You can not punish the whole team by the actions of a few teams! I live in the middle of several dog hunting clubs and I ADAPT to thier hunting ways, either by not letting my pets run loose on hunting days,or not allowing my child on the four wheeler except on Sundays, and being prepared to see hunters trucks on the side of the road and possibly a dog running a deer across the road! But I am very thankful that I live in a dog hunting community when I'm driving home at night!! I am also thankful for dog hunters when I eat fresh vegetables from the garden because without these hunters the farmers wouldn't have ANY Crops! I appreciate that they are there to kill the deer that could run across the road and cause me to have a wreck which would damage my vehicle or possibly cause me to hit a tree and die! These hunters keep the deer running scared, scittish, and deep in the woods and I am able to drive home safely! So obviously, none of you have ever encounted a deer with your vehicle or you would ALSO be very Appreciative! "




Avid Hunter wrote on Nov 6, 2009 11:08 AM:

" Dog hunting should be outlawed or at least better managed. Since the tracking collars came out it has gone from a true "wait for the deer to run to you" to " lets speed up and down the road and cut them off." It is very danagers for both hunter and non-hunter on the road.
The conditions of the dogs range from well taken care to starved so they will hunt better.
Also with dog hunting you can not control where your dogs go. They chase the deer on others land, into roads, and until the dog itself can not take another step due to exhaustion. While the hunters chase down behind them across land they do not have permission to hunt to pulling out in front of traffic to cut the deer off.
I have both dog hunted and still hunted. If you are going to hunt sit in an unbated stand for several hours and wait for the deer to come to you. Don't sit in you heated pickup on the side of the road and wait for the exhausted dog to chase to the exhausted deer to you. Not only are you not being considerate to the animails you are not considerate to the still hunters that have sat in a stand for hours just to see your dogs chase the deer of their land. BTW if you can't see your hunting partner don't SHOOT!!! "




Local Hunting Guide wrote on Nov 6, 2009 6:29 AM:

" Hurray Donna. These guys are a real nuisance to the community. Maybe one day the Wildlife Commission will wake up and realize this. Until then, I guess those of us who actually hunt deer, instead of shooting them in the highway, will have to put up with these so called hunters whom the wildlife commission turns loose to act like idiots. These guys give all of us real deer hunters, who obey the law and are not standing on the side of the road with weapons, a bad name. The public sees deer hunters as exactly what you see. People coming into our area to deer hunt can not believe that we are soo backwoods that we allow such a dangerous practice to harvest deer. "




unknown wrote on Nov 5, 2009 6:39 PM:

" its alot of hunting going on in my area, sometimes you have about 5 truck in the field beside my house, they have no consideration for anyone, it only takes a split second for a bullet to hit a child that is in the yard playing all because of a deer. "




still hunter wrote on Nov 2, 2009 4:36 PM:

" if law would out law dog hunting this wouldnt happen and lot of other things that go on like dogs hit by car while be hunting and and give other a fair chance sent we pay the same coast for lic "




Donna wrote on Nov 2, 2009 12:28 PM:

" Hunting in this area is becoming more and more of a problem. Hunters are so worried about getting that deer they are not focused on anything else and it's almost as if they don't care what they hit in the process of shooting. Alot of the hunters neglect their dogs, if you want to see a boney dog look at most of the hunting dogs in the area. The dogs are often left behind and they end up wandering the roads and getting hit and what's even worse is the owners leave them right where they are (please have the decency to pick up your dead dog and bury him or her). I live in the country and several times during the dreaded hunting season I have to take care of lost dogs until the owner shows up. We often see hunting on the sides of the roads, sometimes it's difficult to drive thru because the trucks are in the way and I am afraid I might get a stray bullet. Another problem...dead deer with the head cut off...come on now! If you are not going to use the meat then please don't shoot the deer. I think more needs to be done about these problems. "

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