You'd never know that round these parts. Quite common to see 10 guys standing down a loggin road with a couple of beagles running deer! Very interesting way to hunt, although not very advantageous.
You'd never know that round these parts. Quite common to see 10 guys standing down a loggin road with a couple of beagles running deer! Very interesting way to hunt, although not very advantageous.
Its also considered making every effort to prevent waton loss of wounded game...its hard to claim you are hunting if you are not carrying any weapons.
Very illegal as well.
Some states allow the use of blood trailing dogs. Personally I would like to see it here.
If that's very common, then your warden down there must be paid off or inept.
If you're blood-trailing, and don't have a gun, I kinda doubt anyone's gonna care - the concern is that you'll say "no, I'm just trailing a wounded deer" when in reality you're hunting with the dogs.
If you're blood-trailing, and don't have a gun, I kinda doubt anyone's gonna care - the concern is that you'll say "no, I'm just trailing a wounded deer" when in reality you're hunting with the dogs.
Things are a little different down here. I'm not saying everyone does it or anything. But one of the deer camps I know, that's the only kind of deer huntin they have ever done for the last 50 years, and probably long before that. Runnin races is just a way of life. Few miles down the road in Arkansas it is legal. I have never known them to kill anything but does very very seldom do the get a buck, dog gets on a buck and he takes off straight for the river. Does just run in circles. Wardens seem to be tolerant of it, never seen or heard of anyone gettin a ticket for it.
I've use a house dog to find a downed deer before. I'm pretty sure no one is going to fine me for running deer with my jack russel or pug.
If that's a way to get rid of the damned does, then I may have to consider it! Kidding of course. All's I seem to get the last few years are little yearling bucks with spikes or little forkhorns that walk leisurely by, that I end up passing on (except for the one I didn't pass on, last Jan 15th, since I hadn't got a deer all year).
and r00s, Arkansas, as you know, is an *entire county* to the east of the easternmost point of Push county, so it's absurd for them to try to justify it since "my buddies / cousins down the road do it legally" - that ain't "a few miles" - even if that were a valid justification, that's an entire county plus some distance from your area, so it still wouldn't fly. At its narrowest point, LeFlore County is 27 and 1/4th mile wide.
Hahaha, I understand that.... what I'm saying is the terrain is the same as over in Arkansas. That is the whole reason you hunt with dogs down here is because of the terrain. It wouldn't do you any good to go out to western Oklahoma and kick out a beagle. It is all about the terrain. I am by no means justifying it, I don't do it any more, mainly cause you rarely kill anything! But also cause I have too much to lose now. But there is certainly nothing wrong with it in my book... just the Oklahoma rule book. haha
I have used a Colman lantern many times in tracking, and yes the blood will stand out and easily seen. Don't ask me why??? but it worked
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