How many of you run deer with dogs?

It is legal here in Arkansas but I don't agree with it. I would rather use a bow to get one!! IMO...there are too many deer wounded by regular deer hunting...why make it where you have to shoot one on the run??? To each there own but, just doesn't seem very sportsman like to me...

 

If any of you who haven't hunted with dogs get a chance, you should try it. Even if you think it's still not for you, at least you where open minded enough to try it. I grew up in the woods running dogs and was one of the ones that thought still hunting just sounded boring as hell. Once I got older I started sitting in a treestand bowhunting. The first buck I ever saw bowhunting was a big 10 that walked out about 60 yards from my stand. I stood up to get ready to draw my bow and my legs started shaking so bad I had to sit back down and try to keep from laughing. After years growing up shooting deer while running dogs that had never happened to me before. Running dogs you just don't have time to get nervous. I didn't get a shot at that buck because he never moved closer and I wasn't comfortable with that long of a shot, but I have been hooked on still hunting ever since.

 

I don't run dogs, not sure that I would due to the few occasions I've come across such hunters leaving a bad taste in my mouth. I do however, appreciate the traditional aspects of it and don't feel its nearly as easy or even unethical as some people make it out to be.

Don't for a minute think that there aren't A-hole still hunters or stand hunters doing some things that might be of questionable moral standing.

And to that, I'm following the "Legal vs Ethical" argument over at Deer and Deer Hunting and it is quite evident that ethics is really based on regional methods. Running dogs for deer is definitely a Southern thing.

 

We can only use dogs for bird retrieving & cougars here. I've never had the opportunity to hunt anything but birds with dogs & would do it for other animals in a heartbeat if I had the chance. As long as it's legal I'd try it!

Post some pics or video if you can

 

agreed.

 

I love running deer with dogs. It can be very boring........ then it gets very exciting. I can't stand other hunters who put down legal methods. I don't like black rifles but I would defend your right to own with my life. I earn all of the deer I have killed. Try shooting a deer at 100 yards that is running or one at point blank coming right at you. We manage our deer and using dogs helps us keep our doe numbers in check.

 

Cletus i was still hunting yesterday evening, when out of nowhere a couple hounds started burning one up... then they turned and i never saw the deer, but it was the most excitement i have had in the last 2 weekends hunting.lol Dog season ended 2 weeks ago in area1, ends this weekend in area 6(where i was hunting yesterday so that my buddy's grandson could hunt my stand in area 1). After today it is back to bow's only for another 2 weeks(weekends for me).I know what you mean about not knowing where or if they are going to pop out for you to take a shot. i have only shot 1 all season, but the guy's that hunted during the week did well.