Biggest buck I've ever seen in the wild came across an open field on my place opening weekend of pheasant season. He had been flushed from his hiding area by a line of pheasant hunters.
I didn't shoot, as I was afraid of it not being legal.
According to the regs as I read them, taking deer with aid of dogs is not legal.
I guess that could be interperted a couple of different ways, as they were not my dogs, nor were they on my property, but still..... I'd rather err on the safe side.
I guarantee this boy would have been sending rounds downrange. You have very good self control Dennis.