Dr. Strangelove
Senior Member
I understand the tradition of hunting over dogs, the investment owners have in their dogs, and all that.
However, simply being a dog owner doesn't supersede the rights of the land owner. The old "dogs can't read" doesn't fly with me. You have a responsibility to keep your animals under control and on property that you control, just like anyone else does.
Like it or not, this isn't the olden days anymore. Prearrange permission with the landowner, or don't hunt in areas where your animals are likely to end up on someone else's property.
Having said that, someone who won't allow a "once in a while" retrieval of dogs or a downed game animal isn't being kind to his fellow sportsmen. If it's every Friday night, that's another story.
I would not vote for such a law, but I wouldn't begrudge the occasional ingress to retrieve dogs or downed game.
However, simply being a dog owner doesn't supersede the rights of the land owner. The old "dogs can't read" doesn't fly with me. You have a responsibility to keep your animals under control and on property that you control, just like anyone else does.
Like it or not, this isn't the olden days anymore. Prearrange permission with the landowner, or don't hunt in areas where your animals are likely to end up on someone else's property.
Having said that, someone who won't allow a "once in a while" retrieval of dogs or a downed game animal isn't being kind to his fellow sportsmen. If it's every Friday night, that's another story.
I would not vote for such a law, but I wouldn't begrudge the occasional ingress to retrieve dogs or downed game.