Ethics Question

bluemouse · Post by **bluemouse** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:29 pm

about this wabbit thing, I was widing my wabbit dawgs down the wiver to wabbit hunt when I saw a wabbit on the other side, so I went to welease the hounds on the wabbit, the wabbit saw us coming so he started wunning as fast he could into the wiver swamp to get away from the wabbit dawgs. he soon found some welief in a log and wun out the other end trying to evade them wabbit dawgs. but it was no use cause thems some good wabbit dawgs that never give up on a wabbit chase. I think the problem with this wabbit things is my (R) has disappeawed off my keyboawd---hehe

bluemouse · Post by **bluemouse** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:32 pm

how many (Rs) are left in the reply, answer pending

klrconcrete · Post by **klrconcrete** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:22 pm

The "wabbit" thing was old the day it started, I would not appreciate someone that was not involved in my hunt shooting at my game, I would be a bit "upset" with this fine individual to say the least. Kurt

bluemouse · Post by **bluemouse** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:25 pm

Ronnyg · Post by **Ronnyg** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:46 pm

I would be pretty upset had this happened to me. As a matter of a fact it's ironic this post is here. During a hunt Saturday my group was heading out and we came close to a pack of dogs that were pounding a rabbit. We could hear a few guys talking so I am assuming there were a few in his group as well. We stepped out on an old closed off road and I was gathering my dogs when we saw the rabbit their dogs were running come running out and down the road. We jokingly started saying we should have shot it as we hadn't had much luck on our side. Obviously we were only kidding but now that I see this post I guess it does happen. I knew people stole deer but come on a little rabbit that's ridiculous. I have a feeling that I would strongly display my disapproval if someone shot a rabbit that my dogs were running and however they responded would determine how we handled it from that point. Then again I can get a bit hot headed (or so my wife says

).

wvduece · Post by **wvduece** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:21 pm

absolutly ignorant is all i can think of i would say my peace n gather my dogs up i hate to hunt public land n very seldom do i have been hunting on small tractsof land no room for 2 partys n guys would pull up n see me n just unload their dogs it burns my azz i just load my dogs n leave if their that stupid i shure dont wanna hunt with them i value my life as well as my dogs life just as john sees it jb

Honey Pot Hounds · Post by **Honey Pot Hounds** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:33 pm

I'd be pissed but not about to argue with a stranger with a gun. I'd collect my hounds and leave too.
I was married to a deer hunter (mostly bow) for 10 years. I know some about hunter ethics. Any guy that would shoot another mans rabitt scares me a little. He's not all right.

ackermanich · Post by **ackermanich** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:36 pm

IN my opinion, this is just as bad as taking a" friend" to one of your rabbit hunting spots and the next thing you know they are in there without you trying to kill every single one of them. Yeah maybe they also got permission, but i think there is a certain amount of ethics and ceourtesy that should be followed.I have had guys take me to there spots and i have no intentions of going back unless invited with them.

THALL · Post by **THALL** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:41 pm

About ten years ago i was deer hunting (still hunting) on public land. A groups of guys dumped a load of hounds real close to where i was hunting. they ran 3 does rights over me. i shot all three. I don't feel i was wrong because they ruined my still hunt. I would not shoot a rabbit if someone elses dogs were running it, and it wouldn't really bother me if it happened to me. Public land is just that, PUBLIC. It probably was not ethical, but it happens if you hunt public land.

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:20 pm

Its wrong, its stupid and its dangerous. Anyone shooting at game being pursued by another persons hounds is simply ignorant and stupid. Anyone that stupid and ignorant should not be hunting. Thats why we now have hunter education to try and keep some hunters from being so darn stupid and dangerous.

I have been peppered and had game shot in front of my hounds by these type of unethical idiots and there is simply no reasonable excuse.

John Lear · Post by **John Lear** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:22 am

I don't leave my hunting spots for nobody. The best way I've found to move guys is stand right beside him to the point of touching him and everytime the bunny(now change that) gets close or he acts like he is about to shoot just start yelling like wild woman. I told one guy I'm gonna count to 10 and start shooting dogs and they sure won't be mine and all of a sudden he realized dumping in on me wasn't a good idea. Why are you guys moving and doing exactly what they want that is rediculous and encourages the same action to the next guy they dump in on. Just stop him from shooting because that is all he is there for to kill every bunny that lives with no thought of next year's seed. I've only lost this game one time and that was because I was hunting a female in heat and he had males but he sure understood the reality of what a low life he was before I left and I dared him and his buddy to open their mouth while I was there alone. But I only do this if I think it is intentional but if our hounds get together accidental then we'll all just catch dogs and go our merry way.

warddog · Post by **warddog** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:43 am

Actually this situation should be addressed twofold as it is not only a hunter ethics problem and a hunter safety problem as well. The part that pi$$e$ me off the most is the lack of safety when shooting a bunny that another hunting parties dogs are pursuing. Those shooting have no idea of how many dogs you have down or how many hunters or where they are located in your hunting party. I have been peppered with shot by others and had an idiot shooting a .22 over our heads one day to run us off of private property we had permission to hunt. I can tell you the idiot firing the .22 over our heads was in the hospital when this idiot pulled in front of us in his truck to stop us as we left. We were hunting with my friends young 10 year old son for the first time and we were having to lay in a ditch for fear of the ricocheting bullets flying through the woods we were in and yet this dumb a$$ wanted to confront us in the middle of the public road.

CHRIS WHITT · Post by **CHRIS WHITT** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:30 pm

They are two sides to every fence and though I would not shoot any game being persued by another man why is it wrong ? If you were deer hunting and you seen two men walking through a thicket and a deer ran right by you , knowing it had been jumped by the other hunters would you let it walk or shoot ? And everyone keeps talking about hunter saftey , How do you know this man was not there first ? maybe the sound of running hounds messed up his squirrel hunting so he figured he would take something home for dinner. And as far as ethics , ethics are taught from birth and are different in everyones book . I think it is wrong to bad mouth someone without both sides of the story.And Mister John Lear that sort of attitude would not fly in my part of the state , because I can promise if you threaten someone or his dogs , they will count to ten faster than you do . I don't drop my dogs on anyone else and I don't stand for it done to me either but I won't threaten anyone nor will I be threatened by anyone .

bill (flint river ) · Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:05 pm

if you are on puplic land, then u have to be ready for stuff like this. u have to use some common sence. i try not to get to up set. dont do any body any good once the temper is threw the roof

warddog · Post by **warddog** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:03 am

Yep, there are two sides to a fence but if MY dogs are in pursuit of game that they or my hunting party jumped that is their game. Another hunting party had nothing to do with that game being jumped whether on public land or not. Being there first has nothing to do with safety as dead is dead,,,,last. If two men were walking through a thicket and jumped deer how many others are there in their hunting party or others period? We see several deer hunters shot and or killed every year because someone didn't know who was where. I guess the situation then equates to some as, if the game is in their sight it's fair game but with the hunter safety and ethics I was taught as a kid the bagging of any game is never worth life or limb of anyone and when I was a kid we hunted for food not just fun!