Legal to Kill a Dog?

crewchf · Post by **crewchf** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:02 pm

If deer season's in you can shoot dogs in the woods!!! Ain't it funny how the law can be manipulated??? Now you shoot one in your back yard and your neighbor DON'T LIKE YOU,,, You Got A Problem!!!! Here we are having a Fit over Vick's deal and in the next three months 1 million deer a going to die across America!!!! Thats what one NAACP member said last week,,, go figure???

Crew Chief

warddog · Post by **warddog** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:28 pm

Yeah, and coming up in November here in Indiana I'm hopefully gonna shoot some bunnies. Now, I just purchsed a commanche .410 so I doubt I'll be a crack shot and there will probably be more misses than good hits. I hope those PETA folks ain't out there with binoculars watching how I torment those easter bunnies by scaring them to a frenzy with my near hits.

ringtail · Post by **ringtail** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:59 pm

crewchief has a point here,
how ever im a big rabbit hunter as well as a big deer hunter,,,if i ever seen a beagle running a rabbit under my stand i would just watch in amazement, now i know strictly deer hunters hate rabbit hunters as they push thier deer away,,but lets all face it a rabbit dog is doing what its bred to do and thats pound rabbits however dogs can not read,,,,,i had a situation a few years back when i took a buddy hunting and he shot at a guys beagle when it was pounding a rabbit, needless to say it almost ended up in an a$$ whooping and a friendship because of him shooting at the dog,, and he was hunting with me, needless to say ill never taking a friend hunting on ground that i have permission to hunt,,,,,,

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:44 pm

APFII wrote:An old timer once told me he practiced the triple "S" method .Triple "S" being " shoot ,shovel and shut up" .

I've heard old timer's speak of this,in different words though.and the sad thing is they were just boasting their ego because the dog may not have hunted the way they liked,thats pure ignorance!!!
I've only shot one dog in my life,I ran over its hind quarters with the truck,and I hated it.
if you shoot a dog for reasons other than its suffering, trying to bite a person, or its after livestock,you should be shot.

crewchf,if someone shot my dog just because its deer season,they would have a world of trouble on their hands!Although the sad thing is I usually keep my dogs penned up during rifle season cause I know there are idiots like that everywhere.

bluegrass · Post by **bluegrass** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:01 pm

Ryan, you are truly misguided...to state that someone who shoots a dog for reasons other than what you mentioned "should be shot" is asinine. A dog belongs to its owner and he or she has rights over it...don't try to equate a dogs life with a humans.
Oh yeah, there is this also, Crew Chief...here in my state it is AGAINST THE LAW to simply shoot a hound for running deer. Look it up in the DNR website pal, not legal to shoot anyones dog for running deer. Way too many dirtbags up here think as you do, that if a hound is running deer it is legal to blast away. I had a situation once where my hounds were running a rabbit, a deer jumped away from them and a landowner next to the STATE GAME AREA simply ASSumed that my dogs were running deer and leveled a shotgun in their general direction...after not so politely informing him that if he shot I would burn his house down, he gave up the venture. Besides, why post all of this for Anti Hunting activists to get hold of???

Tony

jonnyringo · Post by **jonnyringo** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:23 pm

bluegrass wrote:Ryan, you are truly misguided...to state that someone who shoots a dog for reasons other than what you mentioned "should be shot" is asinine. A dog belongs to its owner and he or she has rights over it...don't try to equate a dogs life with a humans.

Tony

I agree.
Times sure have changed. To me, CULL used to mean put down (destroy) or fix then give away with no papers as a pet. With dogs easily being registered in UKC, ARHA, etc. the next thing you know someone is breeding that very dog if it is just given away as a pet. To me, I like the old timers philosphy.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:16 pm

after not so politely informing him that if he shot I would burn his house down,

oh i see, only if its your dog in danger.ROFL get a clue!!!

To me, CULL used to mean put down (destroy)

Yes thats what I was saying,and it aint right.

the next thing you know someone is breeding that very dog

if its a cull to you, who cares?someone else might like the dog,thats why shooting a dog to cull it, is ignorance!

To me, I like the old timers philosphy

should you rethink that??what if your favorite bloodline was a cull to a certain old timer? thank god not all the old timers were like that!

Gbeagle · Post by **Gbeagle** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:47 pm

If you live in Ga it is unlawful to shoot a dog whether it be deer season or not.

coolbrze · Post by **coolbrze** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:23 am

It's illegal to shoot a dog running deer in the woods here in VA, even if it's on your property. I have no idea whether it's legal or not to shoot/cull one of your own, I'm sure it varies by state and the only way I'd trust to find out would be to research the laws or contact an attorney.

bluegrass · Post by **bluegrass** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:58 am

Ryan, you are obviously of a different mindset than most of the beaglers on this board...you should go to the PETA website or some other left leaning place to rant about culls...NOT HERE!!

Oh, btw, you can roll on the floor all you want to, you are still dead wrong and outnumbered....

Tony

Jr Walker · Post by **Jr Walker** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:32 am

Ryan if ur so worried about it how about u just ride the roads looking for dogs someone isnt taking care of in ur eyes instead of getting on here running ur mouth about how it isnt right?

Larry G · Post by **Larry G** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:39 am

Tony's right, Ryan... this board is for cavemen and below.... you are too smart so get the hell outta here now!

DedRabbits · Post by **DedRabbits** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:53 am

Well I wasn't going to post on this thread, but I thought I would add my 2 cents worth after thinking about it over night.
I think if you asked most beagle breeders, they would tell you that they are trying to better the breed. Are they necessarily breeding the type of beagle I like? Probably not. Each breeder has his or her own ideas about what they want to produce from their kennel, and that includes dealing with pups or dogs that they feel are inferior to their individual programs. The way someone culls undesirable dogs should be up to them.

tiffinis · Post by **tiffinis** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:54 am

PA Game commision.

(a) General rule. - A dog declared a public nuisance pursuant to section 2384 (relating to declaring dogs public nuisances) may be killed by any commission officer at any time or by any person when the dog is found to be in the act of ATTACKING a big game animal.

(b) Reports after killing dog. - Any person who kills a licensed dog pursuant to subsection (a) and section 2384 shall notify the owner or a commission officer within 48 hours after the dog was killed. The person who killed the dog or the commission officer who receives the report shall disclose to the owner of the dog the time, place, circumstances relating to the death of the dog and the location of the dog's remains. All equipment found on the dog, including collar, name tag, license tag or any other personal property, shall be returned to the owner of the dog within ten days after conclusion of any prosecution or immediately if no prosecution is contemplated.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:12 pm

the orginal post asked if it was legal to kill a dog,and all I meant is whether its legal or not some folks kill dogs for the wrong reasons.I am no animal rights activists by no means,but I know that I"m not alone on this even if some folks choose not to say anything,which as I'm learning is pointless anyway.

let me ask you something bluegrass... whats the difference if someone needs to be shot if they shoot a dog running deer,or if they shoot at one and you threaten to burn their house down? thats what makes me laugh,because there is no difference in the two statements each of us made.

Larry G,what right do you have to tell me to leave?maybe I think you should! EXCUSE me for having an opinion.