Title_II wrote:If you carry a fun in Australia you will go to jail.
juststarting wrote:Wondering about people's opinions on hunting with hounds, to cut to the point - doesn't feel like hunting. I've noticed few people posting photos of deer they shot with hounds and that got me thinking... It's not really hunting, is it? The dog is doing the work there. Human is quietly following and shooting when required. But as far as the hunt or challenge or whatever, it just doesn't seem like it's the skills of the hunter that are being used, kind of like posing with an animal shot on a farm or along those lines.
Am I missing something here? Happy to be educated if there's more to it, I suspect there is, hence asking.
juststarting wrote:This is not what I asked. I understand why you would use a retriever or dogs for flushing birds...
I am talking about use of hounds for sniffing out a deer.
juststarting wrote:This is not what I asked. I understand why you would use a retriever or dogs for flushing birds...
I am talking about use of hounds for sniffing out a deer.
Chronos wrote:People have been hunting game including deer with hounds for longer than they've been using guns, the last thing we as a hunting community need is more excused to split us into less powerful factions.
Question, do you really believe using a pointer is cheating? Is hunting with a mate cheating too? what about driving to the hunting grounds or using a gun at all? Maybe we should ban guns too, just buy your meat from the supermarket where no animals are harmed LOL
Chronos
juststarting wrote:The dog is doing the work there. Human is loudly and drunkenly following and shooting everything that moves.
bladeracer wrote:juststarting wrote:This is not what I asked. I understand why you would use a retriever or dogs for flushing birds...
I am talking about use of hounds for sniffing out a deer.
I haven't seen any hounds that merely scent deer, they generally go nuts, baying after them.
juststarting wrote:Wondering about people's opinions on hunting with hounds, to cut to the point - doesn't feel like hunting. I've noticed few people posting photos of deer they shot with hounds and that got me thinking... It's not really hunting, is it? The dog is doing the work there. Human is quietly following and shooting when required. But as far as the hunt or challenge or whatever, it just doesn't seem like it's the skills of the hunter that are being used, kind of like posing with an animal shot on a farm or along those lines.
Am I missing something here? Happy to be educated if there's more to it, I suspect there is, hence asking.
Chronos wrote:People have been hunting game including deer with hounds for longer than they've been using guns, the last thing we as a hunting community need is more excused to split us into less powerful factions.
Question, do you really believe using a pointer is cheating? Is hunting with a mate cheating too? what about driving to the hunting grounds or using a gun at all? Maybe we should ban guns too, just buy your meat from the supermarket where no animals are harmed LOL
juststarting wrote:...I am looking at it as, how do I convince minister of war to get a second dog :p She said she wanted a cat instead, I said I have just the right caliber for it. That look I got, that wasn't a nice look.
juststarting wrote:wow, chill there Chronos...Chronos wrote:People have been hunting game including deer with hounds for longer than they've been using guns, the last thing we as a hunting community need is more excused to split us into less powerful factions.
Question, do you really believe using a pointer is cheating? Is hunting with a mate cheating too? what about driving to the hunting grounds or using a gun at all? Maybe we should ban guns too, just buy your meat from the supermarket where no animals are harmed LOL
Actually, hunting with mates, that didn't even cross my mind, flushing the animals - no I don't think that's cheating, so this is why I asked, see, forum, ideas, opinions... Put dem claws back in
bladeracer wrote:For me it goes against the very principle of hunting
Lorgar wrote:Yes indeed, friend. Quite clear.
I then said, with equal clarity, that my comments we partly in response to you, the original post and on the subject of hunting in general.
Blackened wrote:This is the kind of "argument" we like to see
Chronos wrote:juststarting wrote:wow, chill there Chronos...Chronos wrote:People have been hunting game including deer with hounds for longer than they've been using guns, the last thing we as a hunting community need is more excused to split us into less powerful factions.
Question, do you really believe using a pointer is cheating? Is hunting with a mate cheating too? what about driving to the hunting grounds or using a gun at all? Maybe we should ban guns too, just buy your meat from the supermarket where no animals are harmed LOL
Actually, hunting with mates, that didn't even cross my mind, flushing the animals - no I don't think that's cheating, so this is why I asked, see, forum, ideas, opinions... Put dem claws back in
No claws mate, hence the quote of the supermarket line and the "LOL"
Besides hunting with your dog is better than him lying around the house like this
Chronos