“Don’t shoot my dog” etc

[Rokbar]

They steal dogs?!


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Absolutely!

 

[TreeStandAthlete]

But,


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Not surprising. I've witnessed with my own eyes a guys new son-in-law from Denver get blackballed from a WI deer camp for bringing kale chips*. Lot of "meat and potatoes" old people in the Midwest doing their best to contribute to that number.

*To be fair he didn't start on a good foot by refusing the Bush Light and insisting instead on pouring every can of craft beer he brought into a glass and smelling it before he drank it. Nice guy but Jesus dude, know your audience.

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[TheGDog]

We were archery hunting Grand Mesa a couple of days ago and had bear hunter pull his rifle up and aim it at my partner when he saw his movement. This was at about 25 yards. He dropped it immediately but it still sucked. Bottom line is we share the woods with a lot of people.

That sh*t of using the optic on your weapon for scanning terrain and confirming targets is a big big no-no. And they really won't understand the logic behind why that is until they have somebody point at them with a high-powered hunting rifle someday! THEN... they'll understand once they've experienced that freakout!

 

[Bubblehide]

That sh*t of using the optic on your weapon for scanning terrain and confirming targets is a big big no-no. And they really won't understand the logic behind why that is until they have somebody point at them with a high-powered hunting rifle someday! THEN... they'll understand once they've experienced that freakout!

I had a guy in Utah do it to me, I was about one second away from pulling my trigger when he finally lowered his rifle.

 

[Poser]

Not surprising. I've witnessed with my own eyes a guys new son-in-law from Denver get blackballed from a WI deer camp for bringing kale chips*. Lot of "meat and potatoes" old people in the Midwest doing their best to contribute to that number.

*To be fair he didn't start on a good foot by refusing the Bush Light and insisting instead on pouring every can of craft beer he brought into a glass and smelling it before he drank it. Nice guy but Jesus dude, know your audience.

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I once went to a duck camp in the Mississippi Delta. I was the only one not sporting size XXXL waders. These guys ranted and raved about how good their camp cooking was and how I had “never had duck breast, until I had their camp recipe.” I was, of course, suspicious when I saw their duck breast were skinless. Then the cook proceeded to deep dry the breast in 2 deep fryers filled with vegetable oil that probably hadn’t been refreshed in a few years. Then they handed me a deep fried duck breast with a side of ranch dressing.

Really? That’s the recipe that’s going to change my life? Anyway, when in Rome. I ate my deep fried, skinless duck breast, ranch dressing and washed it down with Bud Light, though, I absolutely draw the line when people start breaking out their Mississippi State cowbells to watch a football game.

 

[StuckoYota99]

Hunting in western Washington I can confirm people act very strangely when you have a rifle or a bow . 99% are ignorant of hunting. They think I'm gonna shoot them, shoot their kids, and their dog. So now I leave trail heads in the dark.
I put an orange vest on my 80 pound black fluffball of a husky. And he's always within arms reach.
Now as a hiker I've had my hand on my pistol when an off leash German shepherd started stalking my dog.

 

[HoneyDew]

Hunting in western Washington I can confirm people act very strangely when you have a rifle or a bow . 99% are ignorant of hunting. They think I'm gonna shoot them, shoot their kids, and their dog. So now I leave trail heads in the dark.
I put an orange vest on my 80 pound black fluffball of a husky. And he's always within arms reach.
Now as a hiker I've had my hand on my pistol when an off leash German shepherd started stalking my dog.

I’m amazed how naive people in PNW are about hunting, bears, and dogs off leash that are out of their control. I have a 50lb liver and white Brittany that wears his orange hunting vest whenever we hike. He wears it for the orange but it helps keep him cleaner which is a bonus. I’ve bumped bears hunting and hiking in western WA. I openly carry when possible and concealed + spray if it’s somewhere that open is too much an issue. Even if I don’t mistake their dog as a bear I have had to physically step between an off leash dog that wanted to get at mine on leash. I like dogs and blame their owners for bad behavior so I wasn’t going to shoot it just yet… If I let my dog off leash I maintain him within sight or 50 yrds (whichever is less and appropriate for the terrain we’re in). While I try to make any encounter a positive one it does get old.

 

[bowieknife50]

I told her that I shot them, and the look on her face was priceless as she loudly and mournfully exclaimed "WHYYY?! in an almost wailing question. My reply- "because those little buggers are delicious." (Squirrels work really well in gumbo by the way). She was from Ann Arbor- I was the barbarian hick from rural central Michigan who kills wild things and eats them. Lol. I'm all for explaining why (and how) I hunt and how I try to use (eat) everything I kill, however, it was obvious that she wasn't going to listen to an explanation even if I made the effort.

I get a very queasy feeling every time I get close to that town. I'm surprised it was flat ignorance instead of animosity.

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[Fordguy]

I get a very queasy feeling every time I get close to that town. I'm surprised it was flat ignorance instead of animosity.

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Well, her look as she walked away was a mix of shock and disgust. I'm pretty sure there was already animosity due to the fact that her son was going to marry my ex girlfriend Lol. I would have offered her some gumbo if she had stayed long enough. Maybe I could have changed her perspective.

 

[Opah]

we had a couple hound dogs tree our cat, when I went out to shoo them off, one turn to me and showed me the biggest ass fangs I have ever seen, they were not giving up my cat until they got bored with it.
It is hard to believe someone could steal a well trained hunting dog.

 

[EastHumboldt]

My ex wife was out riding her horse with a friend and their dogs were along for the trip. This was over near Cool CA. A pack of bear dogs came out of the woods, attacked and killed her Aussie. At least some of those dogs would have died of lead poisoning if I was around but I was not.

Another time my new wife and I found a bear dog running on the highway near Markleeville. He seemed disoriented and was only too glad to get in the car with us. We took him several miles down the dirt road he had emerged from and found a guy with a dog truck. IIRC He said “ Yeah, that’s my dog. He’s real friendly but not the best hunter… you want him?”

 

[Glendon Mullins]

You could try responding with..... "I'm not interested in shooting your dog, but you sure got a purty mouth"

 

[Moserkr]

If a granola eater said “dont shoot my dog” with the right tone I may say “if i wanted to do something stupid, id go make you a sister”

Usually it was me telling people not to shoot my dog while bird hunting though, just once, before we hunt together.

Ive seen too many mask wearing people, alone, on trails miles deep into the wilderness. It bugs me. They dont say hi back and im generally very friendly, looking for a brief conversation. I get a lot of cold shoulders and ugly looks in CA.

I did scare the shit out of 2 backpackers when I stopped on the trail above them at a switchback. Its a spot bear and deer cross through a lot. German granola eater #1&2 had no clue i was standing there watching this chokepoint, and they came around a tree to see me standing there 10’ away. Dead stop in his tracks - “whoa” - me “hows it going? Seen any bear?” Lol. One was friendly after that. If i were a bear they would have had a much different experience being so oblivious walking through his patches of willow n forest.

 

[bowieknife50]

we had a couple hound dogs tree our cat, when I went out to shoo them off, one turn to me and showed me the biggest ass fangs I have ever seen, they were not giving up my cat until they got bored with it.
It is hard to believe someone could steal a well trained hunting dog.

I would not consider a hound that offered to bite a person a well trained hunting dog. Quite the opposite for my dogs, my kids can handle all of them. If they want to bite a person they're not going to live long.

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[Salmon River Solutions]

I won’t, I’m just out hunting vegans today.

 

[BFR]

My ex wife was out riding her horse with a friend and their dogs were along for the trip. This was over near Cool CA. A pack of bear dogs came out of the woods, attacked and killed her Aussie. At least some of those dogs would have died of lead poisoning if I was around but I was not.

I’m with you there. My family was camping in a NF campground with horses and had a German Shepard cross that kept coming from another group and harassing our horses. I tried talking to them but they thought it was funny. Well, I had a rancher friend who had a horse that just flat out hated dogs, I called him and he brought him up. Next time that dog showed up I went to get the owner, he wasn’t too happy, that horse plumb stomped that dog up some, didn’t kill him but there was a heck of a vet bill. But at least I didn’t shoot him.

 

[TheGDog]

I always look at it like... when you hve a gun on you... here in CA.... there's this unspoken rule where.. if you like your 2A rights and want them to not be EFF'd with any more than they already are... you remember that when you have any firearm or weapon on you and are obviously hunting or scouting... you are, in that moment, an ambassador.

That other person... if like the majority of unwise people... will come away from that interaction with you.. and base their whole political stance about the underlying issues... solely on the stupidity of how that interaction made them "Feel". And we all know how much these c*nts run on pure feelings with zero regaurd to logic and reason.

So... it is with that mindset that I make sure to exude some extra friendliness in the encounter. Not soo much that it seems contrived and on purpose... just enough to where I hope I've changed that persons mind about senselessly viewing all hunters in that negative way. Soo many of them have almost zero exposure to ANYONE walking around with firearms other than Cops and Bad Guys, so right off the bat they act real weird about it. So ya gotta give a very disarming smile and friendly Good Morning! And what not to show that you're good people too.

 

[EastHumboldt]

I’m with you there. My family was camping in a NF campground with horses and had a German Shepard cross that kept coming from another group and harassing our horses. I tried talking to them but they thought it was funny. Well, I had a rancher friend who had a horse that just flat out hated dogs, I called him and he brought him up. Next time that dog showed up I went to get the owner, he wasn’t too happy, that horse plumb stomped that dog up some, didn’t kill him but there was a heck of a vet bill. But at least I didn’t shoot him.

I had A horse like that. He would not chase a dog but if he was harassed he would kick, and if harassed form the front he would strike down hard. He never did any damage but I think it was because I took a lot of effort to keep peoples dogs away from his front feet.

 

[bobr1]

I always look at it like... when you hve a gun on you... here in CA.... there's this unspoken rule where.. if you like your 2A rights and want them to not be EFF'd with any more than they already are... you remember that when you have any firearm or weapon on you and are obviously hunting or scouting... you are, in that moment, an ambassador.

That other person... if like the majority of unwise people... will come away from that interaction with you.. and base their whole political stance about the underlying issues... solely on the stupidity of how that interaction made them "Feel". And we all know how much these c*nts run on pure feelings with zero regaurd to logic and reason.

So... it is with that mindset that I make sure to exude some extra friendliness in the encounter. Not soo much that it seems contrived and on purpose... just enough to where I hope I've changed that persons mind about senselessly viewing all hunters in that negative way. Soo many of them have almost zero exposure to ANYONE walking around with firearms other than Cops and Bad Guys, so right off the bat they act real weird about it. So ya gotta give a very disarming smile and friendly Good Morning! And what not to show that you're good people too.

Good for you for doing this, unfortantely its the small majority of hunters thats act like jackasses that somehow end up representing us and makes it worse for everyone. What is also funnny after getting out of the military and moving to Montana my wife had a friend who lives in California that asked us about coming out and visiting. Then said "I heard they hunt and have guns in Montana, I get scared just seeing a gun...I don't think I can come and visit you." I just rolled my eyes and told my wife, "good tell her to stay in California."

 

[Opah]

I would not consider a hound that offered to bite a person a well trained hunting dog. Quite the opposite for my dogs, my kids can handle all of them. If they want to bite a person they're not going to live long.

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What about someone breaking into your home ? smacking your kids around
Sneaking into your Camp in the middle of the night ? Unless you have trained it not to protect unless commanded.