gjb@bellcore.bellcore.com (G. Blanchard) (03/16/91)
From: nvuxl!gjb@bellcore.bellcore.com (G. Blanchard) When I was growing up in Maine, it was quite illegal to hunt deer with dogs. Wild dogs did pack up, however, and run down deer. It was generally accepted that if a dog is seen running deer, that the hunter would try to spare the deer and shoot the dog. - spoken like a true yankee, I guess. I think that the big fear was that the dogs would chase the deer out of their wintering yards and once the deer were out into the soft snow, they couldn't move fast - thus there was/is the potential for a small pack of dogs killing lots of deer. Gary B.
beal@cis.ohio-state.edu (Alan Beal) (03/17/91)
From: beal@cis.ohio-state.edu (Alan Beal)
I too grew up in Maine and hunting was a big part of my life then. However,
I can't for the life of me understand why someone would want to use a dog
for hunting deer. It seems like hunters fall into two categories - those
out just for the meat and those out for the sport. I lived out in the
midwest for a while and it seems like there were more people who were just
out for the meat. Hunting deer with dogs doesn't seem sporting and I find
it outright disgusting, mainly because it makes deer hunting a blood
sport. Personally, I got far more satisfaction from hunting when after
spending many days scouting and stalking, I finally got my deer. To just
go out and shot one after a couple of hours would make hunting rather
dull and boring to me. But then again I enjoy the outdoors and enjoy
being in the woods for a long time - thats hunting, hunting isn't killing,
hunting is enjoying outdoors, hunting is appreciated the wildlife, hunting
is satisfying only when you earn it and show respect for the environment.
Killing should be a secondary goal. Hunting with dogs is on par with
driving deer as far as I am concerned, both should be outlawed.
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Alan Beal
The Ohio State University
Department of Computer and Information Science
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