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This is pretty ridiculous. Thoughtful hunter.

http://www.newson6.com/story/338368...old-battling-cancer-killed-by-bow-hunter

Pretty one sided story. I guess I'll wait for the other side before getting too worked up over it.

Some of the comments below the article were worth a quick glance....

pretty funny really, a bunch of liberals trying to act like Baddasses...

like the one guy who wants the hunters name and address so he can go see him and then kill him.....

article doesn't relay all the facts, so there is plenty of typical media attempt at max shock factors....and the commenters buy right into it..

I have killed more than one free range dog when afield. Not much sympathy here.

Anytime we see a dog we kill it. Same for Aoudads.

"off their property."


It's kinda like "while fighting the cops."

sad story either way

I am pretty sick of all these "THERAPY" dogs s o b go into a restaurant to eat and some two bit sleeze bag comes in packing a freaking dog!! What the F%^K?????? Not a seeing eye dog I understand and respect that.

These stories of 'shooting the neighbor's dog' while hunting often don't go over well in social media. Look at that guy in PA I think who shot the two dogs.

Not saying there isn't a time & a place, but I'll try a few other options before shooting. Most dogs can be handled without firearms, even shooting the dirt in front of them usually gets their attention.

Of course, if Fido has his fangs around your shin, do whatever you want.

Looks vicious. Got some basset in him for sure.

Fella is lucky he wasn't mauled.

Real therapy dogs have a purpose and special insignia that have to be worn in public after certification. They are not that common. Most are counterfeited by "look at me, I'm special" types, namely greenies.

Just because I can do something, doesn't mean I should.

well said

Don't care.




Dave

Heck, I killed a dog on a hunt years ago. Damned thing was chasing deer. I watched it all day and finally decided to put it down that evening. It obviously didn't belong to anyone. It was living out in the middle of nowhere.

Agreed. I won't do it with a bow, because of the opportunity to create bad optics. Much like I didn't shoot scores of people as a cop, even though they asked for it. It's bad for business.

Also well said.

Well, the hunter did say the dog was trying to bite him.

We've shot em chasing deer

My niece tried to bite me once and she's bigger than that dog.

he must be a hell of a shot to it between the eyes while it was charging him, more than likely the dog was out there taking a dump or something and he didn't like the dog being around where he was hunting.