Tacking Wounded Big Game With A Dog

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by cowmanbob

If it’s a matter of trying to locate a deceased deer leave the gun at home. Taking the dog for a walk is still legal.

Well if the CO watches from a distance as they often due, bino's, spotting scope are their number one tools of the trade....you locate the deer with the dog then what? Tag it and start the field dressing process and the CO walks up...now the decision how to write this up is on him, warning, fines, suspensions....even if you walk on by and come back later still might have a few questions to answer...don't get me wrong I think a dog on a leash should be totally acceptable and at no time is this tracking dog allowed off the leash but we aint there so I wouldn't even push the limit of the law regarding dogs to track big game and if so be prepared to accept full responsibility if caught.

[58thecat]

https://www.unitedbloodtrackers.org/...ations/canada/

interesting read

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

Agree, what are other provinces doing to allow this to safely be done then implement it in ours.

The people that I know that use blood trailing dogs for wounded game keep their dogs leashed.
I'm not sure how the legalities work in all jurisdictions.
Cat

[cowmanbob]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

Well if the CO watches from a distance as they often due, bino's, spotting scope are their number one tools of the trade....you locate the deer with the dog then what? Tag it and start the field dressing process and the CO walks up...now the decision how to write this up is on him, warning, fines, suspensions....even if you walk on by and come back later still might have a few questions to answer...don't get me wrong I think a dog on a leash should be totally acceptable and at no time is this tracking dog allowed off the leash but we aint there so I wouldn't even push the limit of the law regarding dogs to track big game and if so be prepared to accept full responsibility if caught.

I guess the hunter in question could also go and shoot another deer.

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by Pathfinder76

Yea, ok.

You can walk into Walmart today with one of those. Guess which one.

So you agree with all of the firearms regulations? Would you agree that many of our laws are based on politics, not on on actual logic?.

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by 3blade

It’s very different, in fact it’s right there in my post

A dog has a mind and teeth of its own, it does what it wants in the moment.

A gun sits perfectly inert until a human uses it.

If you can’t see the difference, you shouldn’t own either.

People have a mind of their own, but people can use firearms and other weapons to do far more damage than any dog. Some people can see how illogical our laws are, yet some let personal fears and paranoia keep them from being objective.