houndsound
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Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Sheridan, WY
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Tough to watch... a guy that knows nothing of a culture and has made up his mind the culture involving hunting, or hounds is wrong. This is the future land owner we have to deal with. P.S. sir- you have 160 acres... its not a farm it's a big yard. Enjoy your ducks.
He says some things that are not true. Mostly that "they were out there with guns and lights." It appeared they were on a sanctioned hunt as they had a guide so obviously were not armed.
He said they were hunting on his land... actually looks like they were hunting nearby and just were trying to retrieve a dog that got off property.
He makes a connection morally about using GPS to keep track of dogs and an assumption that it is unethical not to "be right with your dogs." There is no logic there, and again highlights he is making judgments on a culture he knows nothing about- which of course is the ultimate unethical thing to do for a progressive- unless it's making judgments against a conservative, rural, American culture.
I have no idea if they were as rude and confrontational as he claimed. I doubt it, but obviously don't know. I've been in the human behavior business for many years.... and it's been my experience when someone feels victimized, they almost always exaggerate the way they were treated.
Now that said... a couple lessons for all of us.... contact neighbors the day before a hunt, introduce yourself, let them know you will be hunting nearby and while it is not your intent, it occasionally happens that a hound gets out of pocket. Tell them that on the rare occasion that happens, if they see some lights- explain it is just someone trying to get their dog off their property as soon as possible.
Secondly..... DO NOT publish youtube videos to the public of game being shot and killed, or chewed on by a hound. It is your right, you may not care what people think.... but realize most people are not familiar with hound hunting (even other hunters) and will equate what we do morally with dog fighting. Videos of us killing game or animals being chewed on and killed by our hounds do us no favors.
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