Nut Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 You are doing a deer drive. You and others are on a driveway road and the people up the road put their dog out which automatically starts barking madly at the orange. What is your thoughts on what is wrong and what is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeyenut Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 It's kinda hard to form an opinion with such little information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 Tough call with the given information Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted December 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 The dog keeps barking at the standers totally messing up their drive. Mind you the dog is on a leash in it's own yard. Does this give the hunters the right to call out names and threats to the people living there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkV Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 UUUMMMMM No in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted December 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 errr it was my wife who put the dog out. I went to see what the dog was barking at and parked down the road was a truck. The road hunters were actually standing in the road waiting. I think one even told me I was number one in his book with a salute. So I left the dog out and barking until they left. hey have to drive by my house and we heard alot of yelling..... Last day of shotgun week ....I stayed in with 5 deer in the freezer.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 Your land / your call. Are there not regs on hunting a certain number of yards from a dwelling where you are from? Certainly the distance would be sufficient enough to keep them off your driveway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 The dog keeps barking at the standers totally messing up their drive. Mind you the dog is on a leash in it's own yard. If the dog was let out on purpose, to harass and interfere with a legal hunt, then it was ignorant, and illegal. on the other hand, if the dog was just let out, without the owner knowing the hunters were there, then no foul. Does this give the hunters the right to call out names and threats to the people living there? That would be just as ignorant, as letting out the dog to harass the hunters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchdowndallas2000 Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 If the dog is leashed (or if it were a fence) and in it's own yard, I don't think any hunter has a legit gripe. I know it is frustrating to be in the woods and hear dogs barking nearby but that doesn't give a hunter the right to complain or give obscene gestures. Don't hunt so close to homes. We have to remember that just because we are hunting near a home it doesn't mean everyone else who is not hunting must change there routines while we are in the woods. That being said, if it were me and I knew there were hunters in the woods behind my house, I would probably "try" to keep my dogs quiet. It is not my obligation though, in my opinion. Just my 2 cents, Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 The dog keeps barking at the standers totally messing up their drive. Mind you the dog is on a leash in it's own yard. Does this give the hunters the right to call out names and threats to the people living there? Absolutely not Fred. Sure it is aggrevating for those hunting, but if the dog is not loose really do not see where they should have any gripes. Think if anything those hunting should have asked the dogs owners to quiet down the dog rather than calling out names and threatening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 If they were watching from the road, isn't that illegal? Here in NY it is illegal to discharge a gun from the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 The deer in that area are probably used to your dog, anyway. Your land, your prerogative. No way that could be construed as hunter harrassment, sorry Buckee. Just a dog being a dog. I am as ardent an advocate of hunting as anyone, too. Those guys were flat out jerks. Way to give the rest of us a black eye. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Around here you must be 150 yards from any dwelling with a loaded gun. I'm not sure of the regs in your area, but I've advised hunters of this when the drive below the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shorty785 Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 well did the people have permission to be in your driveway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods07 Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 If the dog is leashed (or if it were a fence) and in it's own yard, I don't think any hunter has a legit gripe. I know it is frustrating to be in the woods and hear dogs barking nearby but that doesn't give a hunter the right to complain or give obscene gestures. Don't hunt so close to homes. We have to remember that just because we are hunting near a home it doesn't mean everyone else who is not hunting must change there routines while we are in the woods. WORD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 If the dog is in your yard and next to the house and his barking at the standers is interupting the drive, my opinion is that they are way to close to the house to be safely hunting even if they are a legal distance from the house. I have never been one to do my hunting under the noses of local residents. It's just an etiquette thing. If you can't arrange your drive such that the standers are out of sight and a reasonable distance from residents, then it is time to re-think the drive-plan or simply hunt somewhere else. A little courtesy toward residents never hurts our hunting image. I do wish more hunters would keep that in mind. Who knows, it just might help keep a few new posted signs from going up. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 If the dog is leashed (or if it were a fence) and in it's own yard, I don't think any hunter has a legit gripe. I know it is frustrating to be in the woods and hear dogs barking nearby but that doesn't give a hunter the right to complain or give obscene gestures. Don't hunt so close to homes. We have to remember that just because we are hunting near a home it doesn't mean everyone else who is not hunting must change there routines while we are in the woods. That being said, if it were me and I knew there were hunters in the woods behind my house, I would probably "try" to keep my dogs quiet. It is not my obligation though, in my opinion. Just my 2 cents, Jay Pretty good answer right there. If they were road hunting they were breaking the law. Shame a lot of Ohio is like what you described. Yet another reason I don't care for gun season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 If you hunt that close to houses, expect the obvious of dogs, cars, and loud children. Do not give me any hassle for going about life and your coming this close to my house. Besides, isn't there a law on the distance you can hunt from a right of way and close to a dwelling? Personally I don't blame you for leaving the dog outside after what they did. I at least show residential area some respect and give their deserved distance especially with a firearm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 If you hunt that close to houses, expect the obvious of dogs, cars, and loud children. Do not give me any hassle for going about life and your coming this close to my house. Besides, isn't there a law on the distance you can hunt from a right of way and close to a dwelling? Personally I don't blame you for leaving the dog outside after what they did. I at least show residential area some respect and give their deserved distance especially with a firearm. Can't hunt from the road in Ohio, and the legal distance is 300 feet from a building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I thought there was, I just didn't feel like getting my Ohio regs book out. Thanks Tom, and some hunters wonder why more and more restrictions are put on us. It's morons like that that end up sending a slug through a house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I believe they were far enough away from the house. No my wife did not know they were there when she put the dog out.But I left it out......... Yes they were standing in the road which was illegal. No I did not call...would not have done any good. I am just happy these fellows are not around during archery..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Actually, most likely they made a big thing out of nothing. The fact is that deer get very used to barking dogs and their drive was probably not effected one bit by the dog. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 By leaving the dog out maybe they will not be back next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted December 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I have had deer in the backyard when the dogs were out front. Here is a pic. They were in the road at the rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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