Hunting with dogs and trespassing
- Thread starter rickp262
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I think you handled it very well. It is your property you call the shots. If you shot the deer and it ran onto the neighbours property you would want him to do the same for you. Very decent of you. If after thinking about it you wish to change things why not go over to their camp and explain the way you would like things. No dogs, no hunters on your property. Give them your cell number if they need to come on the property for something.
As for the deer tag again I think you did the right thing. One deer, one tag, good to go. You treated them like you would want to be treated. If fact I think you payed it forward and I hope someday you are repaid for being decent.
As for the deer tag again I think you did the right thing. One deer, one tag, good to go. You treated them like you would want to be treated. If fact I think you payed it forward and I hope someday you are repaid for being decent.
Thank You for the positive feedback...
Brutus
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Many, no, very many Canadians are unaware that trespassing with a firearm, whether you are charged under provincial laws or not gets the attention of your provincial CFO under federal laws. Perhpas with legal repercussions!
The law certainly wouldn't be on your side for shooting someone's dog for interferring with your hunt.
If that's what you think, stay out of the woods.
Not legal in Ontario. And I highly doubt anywhere else, but I don't know for sure.
Actually now I second guess myself. I might have read somethign about a CO shooting animals that are harassing wildlife. The show kinda fits. Dogs belinging to hunters not legally hunting aren't hunting either, but harassing, aren't they?
I respectfully disagree on this point alone.
Large tracts of land and fading daylight don't always lend themselves to allowing sufficient time to contact property owners for permission to cross fences. It's not a comfortable thing to do, but is occasionally necessary. Gun unloaded and slung over the shoulder, moving low and slow along the blood trail, and NO DOGS! (not that I hunt with dogs) Dogs are completely unessccary for tracking a wounded deer and will only make the situation worse.
We've had hunters track wounded deer onto our property numerous times. When done respectfully and cautiously, if we catch you on our property, we'll gladly drop what we're doing and help track.
My $0.02
tactical870
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- Buckhorn, Ontario
Well it sure as hell hasn't got his attention around my parents place despite years of dealing with hounds running through theirs and their neighbours posted farms.
Not true. A farmer can shoot a dog which poses an immediate threat to his livestock. The old livestock, sheep and poultry protection act allowed a farmer to shoot any dog found in a area where livestock is habitually kept, however that act has been amended or removed now.
Correct.
I have no problems with someone retrieving a wounded deer on my property. However there is a proper way to go about it. I have been hunting my property for 15 years, from the beginning I got to know who my neighbors were and contacted each and everyone of them. I got their contact information and gained permission ahead of time to retrieve wounded game on their property. I felt it was the right and respectful thing to do. My issue is that these particular hunters regularly run their dogs through my property along with several others with complete disregard on how it may affect other people's hunt or safety. There are many people where I hunt that live/farm on their land, I believe it is very important when hunting to know where you are and know what is a safe direction to shoot, and also know where other hunters may be located. These guys have no respect for others or property lines....my guess is because they are not property owners themselves and have a serious lack of ethics. In the 15 years of hunting on my property I have never had to track a wounded animal onto a neighbor's property, however I don't take shots that I know will not humanely kill. I believe it is also important to respect the game that you are hunting. It seems that hunters who use dogs, often shoot at deer who are in a full sprint, that in my opinion is why these animals are often wounded and need to be tracked.
I find it hard to believe that they had chased this doe for two and a half hours and were only moments behind it. Perhaps they have GPS on the dogs and there are concession roads where they can follow by vehicle. Anyways you can't blame the dogs any more than the deer who choose to run onto your property. The dogs are licensed or at least should be to hunt deer. It is legal and shooting them as some here have suggested could have consequences. I think you handled the situation about as well as you could.
We use dogs, (crown land) and the neighboring gangs all set up in anticipation of perhaps getting a shot in front of them. Perhaps you could do the same thing and get a deer in front of their dogs. Thank you very much.
We use dogs, (crown land) and the neighboring gangs all set up in anticipation of perhaps getting a shot in front of them. Perhaps you could do the same thing and get a deer in front of their dogs. Thank you very much.
