"John Hanson" <[email hidden]> wrote
Quoted message said:"David Cohen" <[email hidden]> wrote
Quoted message said:"John Hanson" <[email hidden]> wrote
Quoted message said:I had to explain to Buddy that "puppies" can't hunt deer earlier today
while I was getting ready. He was bummed out and knew he wasn't going
when I took the .30-06 out of the safe. But, he's happier than a lark
with that deer in my garage now. He's been basically giving me the
canine version of the "hell yeah!" ever since I pulled that deer out
of the back of my pickup. He even ate a little chunk of fat from the
abdominal area that I pulled out when cleaning her up with the garden
hose.Maybe you should develop a deer hunting dog breed. Something that has a
good
nose for tracking, does so silently, locates the deer, and then points.Hmmm...cross a Dogo Argentino with a Pointer. Throw in a little Lab for
general goofy friendliness.The Hanson Dogointer. AKC acceptance pending.
We aren't allowed to use dogs to hunt deer in Minnesota. But, the
idea intrigues me.
I assume the regulation against using dogs is to prevent pack hunting:
sending a bunch of Dogos, or deer-trained Coonhounds, or American Bulldogs,
to track down, and then run down, the deer. I can understand using that
method on predators, or dangerous game, but it would be pretty cruel on a
deer.
Your use of a Hanson Dogointer would be entirely different. You could
probably defend its use, in court, when they charged you with hunting with a
dog.
I think it would be worth it 🙂
David