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mr_lebowski

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9. Not a hunter, nor a big hunting fan ... though I support the right to do it if well-managed

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2019, 01:38 AM

Sep 2019

I am curious ... WHAT animals are supposedly being chased by 'hunting dogs' to exhaustion? My understanding of what hunting dogs are trained for ... is nothing of this kind.

And how common is this to do?

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Suit targets California hunting rules that allow GPS on dogs [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2019 OP

Its one thing to use a dog to flush the game its another to use them to run the quarry to death cstanleytech Sep 2019 #1

Sounds like a good way to find lost dogs NickB79 Sep 2019 #2

Is it really a way of banning something they don't like Igel Sep 2019 #3

No such thing as "fair chase" so I don't want to 2naSalit Sep 2019 #4

If you're using dogs to run your game to the ground. you're no kind of hunter. Coventina Sep 2019 #5

For fucks sake Drahthaardogs Sep 2019 #6

I hunt, & you know, if you cannot hunt w/o a GPS you do not belong in the field, period. NotHardly Sep 2019 #7

So should sonar and fish finders be banned? n/t MicaelS Sep 2019 #8

Not a hunter, nor a big hunting fan ... though I support the right to do it if well-managed mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #9

Wild pigs are chased with dogs, and often kill the dogs Liberty Belle Sep 2019 #10

Wild hogs are a destructive invasive species NickB79 Sep 2019 #11

I can both feel sorry for the hogs and care for the environment. Coventina Sep 2019 #14

No maybe. Lethal action is the only action for wild hogs NickB79 Sep 2019 #15

What kind of horrible person sends their dog into danger like that? Coventina Sep 2019 #13

They are normally used to find lost dogs. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #12

gun humping cowards Skittles Sep 2019 #16

Disgusting! Raine Sep 2019 #17