simpleman30
Senior Member
i've heard of the study by USC mentioned above. another example of how dogs do not "scare off" deer from a property can be found in an issue of GON from about 4 or 5 years ago. i have a copy of it lying around somewhere. there was an article that i believe was entitled "Marion County Monster." this was a 177 B&C buck killed running dogs in Marion County. if i remember correctly, the same deer that was killed ahead of the dogs was seen multiple times that season, and was even shot at and missed that very same week it was killed. my 500 acre still-hunting lease is surrounded by dog-clubs that run deer into, out of, and across our property... and i love it! 2 years ago, a buddy of mine killed 7 deer thanks to the neighboring clubs. most people don't realize it or don't think about it, but even if you hunt a large piece of property, those deer don't live solely inside the property lines of your tract of land!