#2-Florida is and always has been one of the leading cattle states. Have no idea where you are getting your information. Just as Ohio is one of the leading states for raising quarter horses, Florida is I believe the third largest state for cattle. I could be wrong...if so I am wrong.

Understood, If I do my own survey it may be biased to you, because I will do it in a dog running state, and simply based on those that know of how cows hounds get along and have seen it on a weekly basis, our surveys will be different.

I too am not completely ignorant about cattle, I did ASSUME that we were talking primarily cow/calf operations and not so much grow out. My bad. I was raised around cows and dairies and decided to get a degree in livestock science, but i'm sure if your like a lot cattle farmers9and I'm not saying you are), you think that "all that book learnin dont mean nothin", but even so, I admire anyone in this day and age that can bring in enough income from cattle to make it last and keep the corporate guys out of it.

In certain counties of NC it is legal to shoot from the side of the road. You will see guys standing on top their dog boxes parked on the side of the road. They are not there to shoot the deer crossing the highway, they are mainly there to keep the deer from crossing the roads. I've seen them on Major highways, but down there, its so flat, you can see for miles.
# of dogs? I've seen anywhere from 6 to 60 turned out, but most will not be turned out in one spot. Figure if you have a square block, a lot of times, they will turn out a pack in each corner of the block.
Yes dogs will catch and bay wounded deer on occasion, but its better the dogs finding them than no recovery.
You like peacefullness and quite, and to me peacefullness is a distant pack of deer hounds at sunrise or sunset, just something about it, Like i said earlier, some would enjoy more than others, and you have every right to feel the way you do

DOG-HUNTING IN THE DEEP SOUTH
Texas, allowed dog-hunting until 1990, when it was banned due to a flood of complaints from landowners and non-hunters. Incidentally, Texas now has an estimated 4 million whitetails, which is the largest population in any individual state or Canadian province.

I'm not really sure why that put in there but what they are trying to say is 110% false.

Everyone who ever hunted with dogs (I grew up doing it) knows that you can kill more deer by still or stalk hunting.

We were terrible at lowering the population. Every club I've ever been in or been a guest at killed very few with the hounds. At least compared to their harvest by other methods.

The one thing I can tell you, dog hunters are not the outlaw stereotype you hear about. Yes, there are plenty of those also but then again, I could point out plenty of baiters and road hunters that never dog hunted. Outlaw is an outlaw.

Every dog club I ever visited or was a member of were the most friendly folks you would ever have the pleasure of hunting with. They all shared the meat and congratulated each other on the kill. There was absolutely no jealousy or arguing among members.

Ok, I lied. We did argu where to turn the dogs loose from time to time.

That is the one thing I miss. The social and jealous free atmosphere.

Can you park on roads and sit in your vehicle while the dogs run.......?

Do you ever shoot at deer near these roads where traffic might be an issue?

How many dogs do you usually use at one time?

Do dogs ever catch wounded deer and hem them up?



also, when i think about deer hunting, I think about sitting quietly in the woods and really enjoying the peacefulness of the whole experience.......for that reason, I don't think I would go for this.

not bashing it, just wouldn't do it myself....

BH