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I'm in favor of both. I have lost a deer shot by bow at 20 yds. She bled like a stuck pig for 150 yds, and the dripped down to nothing in the next 100. Spent 2 hours on my hand and knees in cottonmouth infested woods looking for either her or the next drop of blood. She carried my broadhead and 4 or 5 inches of arrow with her, so I know she died. I quit bowhunting for about a year, but then got some poison pods --- never shot one with it, so don't ask for an opinion!
I grew up hunting in front of dogs, and had a lot of fun doing it. I haven't done it in 15 years or so, and see a lot more deer still hunting than I ever saw in front of dogs, but I love to listen to a dog run a track, especially if I know the dog.
Just my opinion. I also understand both sides of the argument, and am not trying to pick a fight. But running dogs for deer is a southern tradition. Unfortunately, there IS a lot of people "hunting" from the gravel roads. And if that isn't unsafe enough, a few either have beer in the cooler, and a few in their belly, or a bottle to ward off the cold.
I grew up hunting in front of dogs, and had a lot of fun doing it. I haven't done it in 15 years or so, and see a lot more deer still hunting than I ever saw in front of dogs, but I love to listen to a dog run a track, especially if I know the dog.
Just my opinion. I also understand both sides of the argument, and am not trying to pick a fight. But running dogs for deer is a southern tradition. Unfortunately, there IS a lot of people "hunting" from the gravel roads. And if that isn't unsafe enough, a few either have beer in the cooler, and a few in their belly, or a bottle to ward off the cold.