Why can't you tie up your dogs?

[Mike_D.]

So my hunting buddy and I go hunting this morning. All morning I can hear a coon dog going nuts toward where my buddy is. He texts me and says the neighbors dog is running deer all over. So, he calls the dog owner and ask if they can tie the dog up and they say there is no way they can tie the dog up(even though they have a yard full of trees, mixed with a little rope and you have a tied up dog). So my buddy tells them he isnt trying to be rude or mean, but if he sees it again they wont have to worry about it. The lady goes off saying he better not shoot her dog! We(hunters all across the country) spend way too much hard earned money and a lot of time on hunting deer every season. Ignorante people really have no clue that the world is bigger than the little bubble they live in! Thoughts?

 

[cecil30-30]

I agree 100%..But I believe he messed up by saying he would shoot it if he saw it agian.He should have just SSS..Shoot,shovel,and shut up..I belive if a person really cares about their dog,then they would tie it up during deer season,MZ and Gun season expecially.

 

[Mike_D.]

I agree 100%..But I believe he messed up by saying he would shoot it if he saw it agian.He should have just SSS..Shoot,shovel,and shut up..I belive if a person really cares about their dog,then they would tie it up during deer season,MZ and Gun season expecially.

Ha I like your "SSS" phrase.

 

[fourwheeler431]

I agree 100%..But I believe he messed up by saying he would shoot it if he saw it agian.He should have just SSS..Shoot,shovel,and shut up..I belive if a person really cares about their dog,then they would tie it up during deer season,MZ and Gun season expecially.

X2 He just opened himself up for major trouble,if something happens to that dog!

 

[PcDeer]

Understand completely! I keep my overly hyper black lab put up during deer season and appreciate others who do the same

 

[huntintn]

gave the dog chasing last weekend a warning shot over its head. Only one he'll get I dont let mine run wild I expect the same.

 

[Savage Knight]

ive got 2 on my hitlist from lastyear, shot a doe with a bow and they got to her before I did. same morning I shot a 2nd and I guess they heard her take off and off they went after her. I never found that one.

 

[JGreg]

SSS... love it!

 

[TRIGGER]

I don't care how many times a dog runs a deer off I would never shoot a dog. It is not the dogs fault. I have stopped hunting areas because of dogs. But never shot them. If you shoot the dog the owner is just going to get another one. I have spent a lot of time and money on a fence to keep my dogs in my yard (5acres) but if they get out by some chance I wouldn't want anyone shooting them. I do agree that the owner should have done something after being notified though.

 

[ImThere]

SSS

 

[Hunter 257W]

"Ignorante people really have no clue that the world is bigger than the little bubble they live in! Thoughts?"

This works both ways. Deer hunters sometimes think all the adjacent land owners should walk on egg shells while deer season is underway so as to not disturb the deer. That's a bit unrealistic in my opinion. Yeah, I keep my dog penned during deer season because she would ruin my hunting by following me everywhere but I certainly don't expect every neighbor to go to the trouble to keep their dogs tied for months just because I want to chase a deer. And there is no way I would even consider shooting a dog for running through the woods chasing a deer.

 

[Savage]

not the dogs fault, but thats a pretty inconsiderate neighbor. I would catch the dog and tie it up, then call the local authorities.

 

[easy45]

All you have to do is report them to the cops, there is a state leash law, she pays enough in fines and she will tie it up

 

[Mudbone]

After a warning, dog gets shot. That dog may decide to chase a kid. Then what? I guess it's just instinct. Or maybe every hunter in tn that has dogs in their woods should go to a wma or the mountains with jarhead, cause its not the dogs fault if they bite somebody or chase deer. To hell with the leash law huh?

 

[Backstrapcrazy]

All you have to do is report them to the cops, there is a state leash law, she pays enough in fines and she will tie it up.



x2

 

[TCounty Hunter]

Agreed 100%. He did the right thing calling or going by there if he knew whos dog it was, but when attitude is the response its a whole different game. Leash law, hunting season, if they are that stupid, SSS it must be. Consider it a lesson learned for the dog owner, although I have passed on a few dogs in my day because I didnt have the heart to do it, it aint their fault. Cant shoot the owner though. We had plenty of problems with our neighbors dogs (out in the country). They have about 8 and on our property all the time. We talked to them twice, no help. Called animal control got trap, caught dogs twice, cost them $500 and court dates, they have a fence around the 14 acres now.

 

[TRIGGER]

Give you a story. My buddy was hunting some property and he always had problems with dogs. he was in his stand one morning and sure enough he heard a dog barking a few min later he looked down the creek and there was the dog. He shot it and when he did he heard a woman start screaming you shot my dog you shot my dog. She was on the creek bank and couldn't see her. He swears its a true story. He said the woman ran out of the woods screaming. He got down left and never heard a word about it. Probably because she was not supposed to be there. You just never know.

 

[ImThere]

Got bit����twice

SSS

 

[7mm08]

All you have to do is report them to the cops, there is a state leash law, she pays enough in fines and she will tie it up

Took care of our problems. emailed the photos taken off of multiple cameras to the county guy. $200 per offense per dog.....dogs are gone now.

 

[redlegs07]

What the wife's grandma does with people's dogs they catch running deer on their fenced property. These are deer dogs and its suspected many times people toss em over the fence (Natl Forest surrounds heir prop) then hunt the prop line. So she simply catches them puts em in their kennel until she gets ready, loads them up in the front seat of ol blue and drives em 45 mins to the shelter. Its a no kill shelter so they get the name off the collar and call the owner and decide if they want to pay the $200 bail. People try real hard to keep their dogs off of their place. They got no issue with dogs, hunting, or dog hunting, grandpa ran hounds for 60 years, they just don't like the tresspassing. If it wasn't a no kill shelter thet wouldn't do it, they love the dogs. They have a no tolerance policy.

It really sucks when they have gps collars on and the dog goes to jail cause they gotta watch it go.

 

[Grizzly Johnson]

"Ignorante people really have no clue that the world is bigger than the little bubble they live in! Thoughts?"

This works both ways. Deer hunters sometimes think all the adjacent land owners should walk on egg shells while deer season is underway so as to not disturb the deer. That's a bit unrealistic in my opinion. Yeah, I keep my dog penned during deer season because she would ruin my hunting by following me everywhere but I certainly don't expect every neighbor to go to the trouble to keep their dogs tied for months just because I want to chase a deer. And there is no way I would even consider shooting a dog for running through the woods chasing a deer.

I don't think it's being unrealistic at all.... If you are going to own a dog, it's your responsibility to look after it... keep it on your own property by whatever means.

 

[GoldenEagle09]

If the neighbor would refuse to get their dog, if the dog was mean, and it ran off deer multiple times then SSS would be the verdict. But heck, like someone else said if it was a nice job I might just take it and give it to a family or a no kill shelter lol. Needs to be taken care of, especially if its on another persons property.

 

[reloadxx]

Where i live people are always dropping off dogs on the side of the road and they run deer like crazy if it dont have a collar then its in troubile. Now if it has a collar then i leave it alone for a couple times then i go talk to the dog owner and never had one yet tell me he would not tie it up but if i had to use the 3 sss then i would

 

[Swole Neck]

I always thought SSS was sh*t, shower, & shave.

 

[Bottom Hunter]

In my 55 years of life, I can not remember NOT having dogs. There are pictures of me in diapers with dogs, for those times I can't remember...lol.

Presently I own and love three dogs. These dogs are either in the house or inside a fenced yard....I don't even let them outside the fence while I'm in the front yard.....if they go outside the yard or house, they are leashed.

Often times I hear dog owners say things like.."Well, I'd never chain a dog or put it in a pen, that's just cruel." I beg to differ. It's just being a responsible dog owner. It's not only being responsible for the pet's life but also being responsible and respectful of your neighbors' property.

Back when I was a kid, there were no leash laws. Everyone pretty much let their dogs roam. We knew who every dog belonged to. I remember lots of neighborhood dogs getting hit by cars back then. I lost a few myself.

So, is it more cruel to chain or pen a dog up where it is safe or let it run around and possibly get hit by a vehicle or make a neighbor mad enough to shoot it? The dog has no idea what it is doing is wrong, but you should.

With that question in mind, I see some people that own dogs that live their entire life on a chain in the backyard.....why??

Why own a dog that does not hunt like a german shepherd and simply chain it up out back? I can see if it stays inside at night and only gets chained up when you leave the house, but to chain one up for a lifetime, now that IS cruel, imo.

I'm glad you got this resolved, but next time, don't tell them that you'll shoot it.....I never did...I've taken out my share chasing deer and will do it again.

 

[Elmer]

Leave the bloody collar in the porch. They'll learn

 

[Jmacc687]

At our farm th only dogs we run into are the ones someone left for dead back in "the middle of nowhere'. Our road tuns through a wma. So its alot of fun for those guys to get all their stuff together just to have a dog screw it up. The other dogs are the ones people drop to run deer off our place back to the wma. Down the road at my buddy's place the meth head neighbors have three dogs that kill the deer and go for your throat if they see you. Told him to shoot him. They wont because they are afraid their cabin will get burned down. The county can't catch them. So what do you do. Sticky situation.

 

[m411b]

Last I checked we have leash laws in TN, and if the owner allows their dog to run around off their property it's negligent. We also have a "Dangerous" dogs list here in TN.

You have the right to defend yourself from a viscous dog by means of deadly force. But only after it bites you "One" time due to our "One Bite Law". But if you kill a dog just because it's "Trying" to attack you, you will be at fault.

Get pictures, and video of the dog(s), and do what was done here. They cannot ignore that evidence. Animal Control cannot do anything unless they have that evidence, or catch the dog(s) away from the owners property.

TN actually has very strict dog laws. You just have to find the right person that actually cares to uphold those laws!

http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stus ... 01_505.htm

 

[AlabamaSwamper]

After a warning, dog gets shot. That dog may decide to chase a kid. Then what? I guess it's just instinct. Or maybe every hunter in tn that has dogs in their woods should go to a wma or the mountains with jarhead, cause its not the dogs fault if they bite somebody or chase deer. To hell with the leash law huh?

WOW! I guess I shouldn't let kids rabbit hunt with us then. My big bad mean beagles might chase one of them next.

 

[m411b]

After a warning, dog gets shot. That dog may decide to chase a kid. Then what? I guess it's just instinct. Or maybe every hunter in tn that has dogs in their woods should go to a wma or the mountains with jarhead, cause its not the dogs fault if they bite somebody or chase deer. To hell with the leash law huh?

WOW! I guess I shouldn't let kids rabbit hunt with us then. My big bad mean beagles might chase one of them next.

If the "Beagles" are on YOUR property, then you shouldn't have a problem. But if the "Beagles" are on someone elses property, without permission from that landowner, then YOU are breaking the law.
It doesn't matter what type of dog it is. The law is the law, and you have no consideration for other landowners around you.