Dogs running deer

[OutdoorJunkie]

Went hunting the past two mornings and had a dog from a neighboring property that was running deer and barking the whole morning. Was not a very good two mornings to say the least. How would you all go about that problem?

 

[Rakkin6]

I would talk to the owner, don't blame the dog he is just doing what dogs are made to do. He doesn't understand property lines. I hate it when people ( not saying you) say they are going to kill the dog. That makes absolutely no sense.

 

[PossumSlayer]

Not post about it on the internet

 

[Sam Davis]

The first morning I would ask them to keep it up. After that it would be history. I hate to shoot dogs but they have costed me good deer and and a gobbler.
This used to not be a problem for me until we got more land sold to move in's.

 

[BSK]

I would talk to the owner, don't blame the dog he is just doing what dogs are made to do. He doesn't understand property lines.

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Talk to the dog's owner. Tell him/her that you are worried about the dogs safety, as some hunters will shoot a trespassing dog that is chasing game. Also inform them that it is illegal to allow their dog to chase/harass wildlife.

If they don't care, do whatever you need to do, and tell no one.

 

[Duck dogn]

Sss

 

[backyardtndeer]

Talk to the owner. If that didn't work, catch the dog with some hot dogs or piece of jerky and carry it to the local animal shelter.

 

[gatodoc]

Dog moving deer isn't always a bad thing....

 

[BSK]

Dog moving deer isn't always a bad thing....

Except it's illegal to shoot a deer being pushed by dogs.

 

[gatodoc]

Except it's illegal to shoot a deer being pushed by dogs.

You shoot the deer then see the dog.....intent is everything but big brother doesn't care...

 

[BSK]

You shoot the deer then see the dog.....intent is everything but big brother doesn't care...

You can generally hear the dog coming, barking the whole way. I can usually hear a dog chasing a deer from a mile or more away.

 

[squackattack]

Talk to the owner. If that didn't work, catch the dog with some hot dogs or piece of jerky and carry it to the local animal shelter.

That is the best answer.

 

[Jcalder]

That is the best answer.

Except when your county doesn't have animal control/shelter

 

[Grainger]

Not post about it on the internet

The 3rd "S" of the three S's.

 

[TNTony]

Wire clothes lines make very affordable snares.

 

[OutdoorJunkie]

Also, I recently just got a good mature buck on camera and he was running all around the area he is bedding yesterday morning so I wonder if he will run the buck out? The past 2 days were also my first hunts of the season so I wonder how long he has been doing this.

 

[Still-n-Quiet]

SSS.

I'm sorry to say it, but the owners know what season it is. I've done it, will do it again.

 

[nock]

My experience is that the owner will do nothing, so if you talk to them and then the dog comes up missing they will blame you. So just shoot the dog and forget about it.

 

[rem270]

Hopefully if someone cares about their dogs they will listen and keep them up somehow. Never understood how someone can say they can't keep their dog put up when they make fences, underground wires, or wireless transmitters to keep dogs in a certain area. I care about mine too much to take a chance on them getting shot or ran over.

 

[BSK]

Hopefully if someone cares about their dogs they will listen and keep them up somehow. Never understood how someone can say they can't keep their dog put up when they make fences, underground wires, or wireless transmitters to keep dogs in a certain area. I care about mine too much to take a chance on them getting shot or ran over.

Sadly , I've seen a TON of people with pets that show little care or interest in them. I have no idea why they have them in the first place.

 

[RUGER]

I know a guy who shoots EVERY dog he sees on his place.
If you hunt there he will tell you to do the same.

Also, he would make meatballs and add a chemical of some kind that used to be used in cotton farming. I can't remember the name of it.
Temican or something like that.
He would drive down his road and toss them out.
They would be dead within 15 yards of where the meatball was.

Definite hard core right there.

 

[OutdoorJunkie]

Update. These dogs are becoming a serious problem and seem to continuously be running deer every day. The two days I have hunted so far I have not seen them but heard them both days. Looking like it's going to be a rough year for me unfortunately.

 

[Grill-n-man]

What you got is a problem that is becoming as normal as trespassing. Used to a talk with the owner would be enough but not in today's world of entitlement. First them ain't hunting dogs owned by a hunter. A real hunter with real hunting dogs would never let them just run free. A lot of time, work, and money go into building a hunting dog and no real hunter just lets that loose. Also they ain't part of no family. First they is animals not humans and good families just don't let kin run wild. Also them and their owners are criminals as Tennessee has a lease law which they are not upholding to. Second they are trespassing also a criminal offense. Third if they are destroying property also a criminal offense. Fourth if they are running deer that's also illegal. Fifth if they are being let to run loose to intentionally disturb your hunt that's hunter harassment which is also illegal. What you got there ain't hunting dogs owned by real hunters nor family members but plain ole mutts left to run free and jack up what ain't theirs by some jack wagon that thinks they entitled. My suggestion is to contact law enforcement and get a paper trail going and try to stop the problem the grown up way. If that don't work then ? I just hope you don't get attacked and have to defend yourself with deadly force which in turn would require a call to the police to inform them of such an attack. That would in turn lead to the arrest and possible conviction of owner for allowing an unruly and aggressive animal to run free, she violation of Tennessee law. Which in turn may lead to a civil court case which in turn may result in the court awarding the victim some serious $$$. Just saying

 

[OutdoorJunkie]

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What you got is a problem that is becoming as normal as trespassing. Used to a talk with the owner would be enough but not in today's world of entitlement. First them ain't hunting dogs owned by a hunter. A real hunter with real hunting dogs would never let them just run free. A lot of time, work, and money go into building a hunting dog and no real hunter just lets that loose. Also they ain't part of no family. First they is animals not humans and good families just don't let kin run wild. Also them and their owners are criminals as Tennessee has a lease law which they are not upholding to. Second they are trespassing also a criminal offense. Third if they are destroying property also a criminal offense. Fourth if they are running deer that's also illegal. Fifth if they are being let to run loose to intentionally disturb your hunt that's hunter harassment which is also illegal. What you got there ain't hunting dogs owned by real hunters nor family members but plain ole mutts left to run free and jack up what ain't theirs by some jack wagon that thinks they entitled. My suggestion is to contact law enforcement and get a paper trail going and try to stop the problem the grown up way. If that don't work then ? I just hope you don't get attacked and have to defend yourself with deadly force which in turn would require a call to the police to inform them of such an attack. That would in turn lead to the arrest and possible conviction of owner for allowing an unruly and aggressive animal to run free, she violation of Tennessee law. Which in turn may lead to a civil court case which in turn may result in the court awarding the victim some serious $$$. Just saying

I'm on the same page with you. At this point all I have to say is those dogs are not anyones pets and I might just have to treat them as if they are a coyote when the come out in front of me. This is my favorite time of the year and more than anything I enjoy peace and quiet in the woods and it's hard to get that with those thing running rampant.

 

[Swampster]

Have you just shot over their head? Mine are gun shy, so if they go down into the wooded areas, I go back there and fire a couple of rounds. They stay near the house for some time after that. I try to keep them penned during the season. They are always penned if I am not home. I will say, if they left the reservation, I wouldn't really blame you if you shot one of mine. Frustrates me as well when you have 200 acres, are half mile off the road, and they leave the property. Doesn't happen often, but it has happened.

 

[Mountaingoat83]

I am also dealing with the same problem 2 hounds guy puts them up at night turns them loose during the day get trail cam pics of them everyday!

 

[Duck dogn]

It really upsets me, I have 3 labs they yugo in my yard only. Or at the boat ramp at 3 am lol but anyway I had the same problem u have now but undoubtedly the neighbors put them up haven't seen them in a while.

 

[oldmanelrod]

Went hunting the past two mornings and had a dog from a neighboring property that was running deer and barking the whole morning. Was not a very good two mornings to say the least. How would you all go about that problem?

Love to have dogs running the woods. Surprising how many deer I have see just ahead of the dog and how many I have seen not long after they run one through.

 

[oldmanelrod]

I know a guy who shoots EVERY dog he sees on his place.
If you hunt there he will tell you to do the same.

Also, he would make meatballs and add a chemical of some kind that used to be used in cotton farming. I can't remember the name of it.
Temican or something like that.
He would drive down his road and toss them out.
They would be dead within 15 yards of where the meatball was.

Definite hard core right there.

I understand that it is on his place so he shoots them. That's not good but that is the way it goes. But that said it sounds like the individual needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law if possible. May piss people off but that is my 2 cents.

 

[Carlos Viagra]

Type up a quick note, that says, "Keep this dog at home or it's going to disappear. It's deer season." Tape both sides of it with packing tape for durability.
Also pickup a can of inverted blaze orange spray paint
Then catch the dogs, secure the note with a zip tie, rolled up around the collar. Be sure it's visible, but tucked in well enough so that it stays. Then paint an orange streak straight down their back with the orange spray paint.

After that, I can't recommend anything else.

This way you warn the owners anonymously, and let them know what's happening. If they don't listen it's on them whatever may happen.

(Wish you didn't have to deal with it.)