Hunter shoots woman's husky in Alberta after mistaking it for wolf

Maybe its just me but I personally would not choose to hunt anywhere near any walking trails period. Even though it was unintentional this is the type of hunter that give everyone a bad name.
 
In the end hunters will lose...... How many people are going to feel bad for the hunter? How many are going to feel bad for the cute, cuddly, little pooch? If we support this hunter in any way we are making things worse for ourselves and hunters as a whole. Guy was wrong to pull the trigger. We need to get along with people that have other activities in the bush.... if their dogs are running around having a good time it is their right... well at least in my area.
 
Are there laws against shooting stray dogs running wild in the bush?

Stray dogs chase and harm wildlife...a responsible dog owner wouldn't let that happen.
 
hawk-i said:
Are there laws against shooting stray dogs running wild in the bush?

Stray dogs chase and harm wildlife...a responsible dog owner wouldn't let that happen.
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Thank you!! If you don't own land that your dog can run around on(without harassing wildlife) you should not own a dog. By dog, I mean a real one that comes past your knees. Dogs have hunting in their genes and should not be off leash in the woods, unless they are HUNTING!!!!
 
I wasn't ready for the shot, ready for the shot to me means safety off, finger in the guard. When I'm in the middle of nowhere in an area frequented by bears at that time of year, I think it's a fair assumption. I have seen over 30 bears near that stream in the spring, only one black lab. Again, I said I held for the shot, meaning I was at the ready position. Don't put words in my mouth or assume you know all the circumstances from a short sentence. Also I was in the NT where there are more bears than people. No one was hurt because of people like me.
 
stubblejumper said:
If you mistake a black lab for a black bear, you should not be hunting black bear. The same is true for mistaking the husky in the picture for a wolf. I fully support hunting, but every incident like this turns more people against hunting, and we are already losing hunting opportunity as a result. If you are not 100% sure of your target, do not pull the trigger.
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I never said I mistook a black lab for a bear, I said I was holding for a shot as I saw a black animal in the woods, in an area frequented by bears. Holding, meaning being at the ready, my point was if you're letting your dog run around the woods in hunting season you should a least be wearing orange. Things could have gone badly but didn't because I followed good hunting techniques
 
Even dogs should have PPE. Had the Husky been wearing a vest......




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The only person at fault in that story is the person who shot the dog. Period. The dog was not harassing wildlife, and was walking very near the owner. No excuse.
 
Potato boy said:
I never said I mistook a black lab for a bear, I said I was holding for a shot as I saw a black animal in the woods, in an area frequented by bears. Holding, meaning being at the ready, my point was if you're letting your dog run around the woods in hunting season you should a least be wearing orange. Things could have gone badly but didn't because I followed good hunting techniques
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Potato
I knew what you meant. I was out running early one morning down a country road in the middle of nowhere and suddenly a large black animal bolts from the ravine straight at me. I thought it was a black bear, for sure.
It was some kind of big black furry dog, no idea what but it sure looked like a bear for a few seconds.

Good for you for being responsible.
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The dog owner is not exonerated. She took next to zero precautions to make her 'wolf'-husky much more visible, in the bush, during a legal wolf hunting season. I wear high visibility PPE at work for a reason. If the dog owner had done the same for her pooch, we wouldn't be here pointing fingers. The fact the RCMP have not recommended any charges (so far) tells me something.
 
hawk-i said:
Are there laws against shooting stray dogs running wild in the bush?

Stray dogs chase and harm wildlife...a responsible dog owner wouldn't let that happen.
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you would need to explain how you came to determine that the dog was a stray and how you saw it harassing wildlife.

and how you determined, reasonably, that it was a stray.

I don't think you would be able to make those determinations in a few seconds.

but yes stray dogs harassing wildlife or livestock can be shot if that is the reasonable course of action.
 
woodchopper said:
you would need to explain how you came to determine that the dog was a stray and how you saw it harassing wildlife.

and how you determined, reasonably, that it was a stray.

I don't think you would be able to make those determinations in a few seconds.

but yes stray dogs harassing wildlife or livestock can be shot if that is the reasonable course of action.
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Do you have the legal citation for wildlife? Under the provisions of the Ontario’s Protection of Livestock and Poultry from Dogs Act, it’s legal for farmers to shoot dogs that attack their livestock; however, it seems to be different in BC.
 
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woodchopper said:
you would need to explain how you came to determine that the dog was a stray and how you saw it harassing wildlife.

and how you determined, reasonably, that it was a stray.

I don't think you would be able to make those determinations in a few seconds.

but yes stray dogs harassing wildlife or livestock can be shot if that is the reasonable course of action.
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And if said dog had an owner, that owner would have to prove it was I that shot it. :)
 
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