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<blockquote data-quote="Rusty Shackleford" data-source="post: 1463219" data-attributes="member: 7381"><p>Take a look at the scientific study on the impact of coon hunting on deer.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/publications/pdf/raccoonimpact.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/publications/pdf/raccoonimpact.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>I'd argue that coon hunting is much more of a hunt than the way many people deer hunt. Setting up a corn feeder to dump corn 30 minutes before dark every day and then sitting in a blind 50 yards a way with a rifle is not much of a "hunt". (FWIW I have hunted over feeders many times myself) Coons are smart, and I have seen them fool dogs and live to run another night many times. On the other hand, many of my hunts end in me looking at several deer and figuring out which one I wan to shoot.</p><p></p><p> I walked many hours training my dog as a pup and it has paid off in many successful hunts. Unless you have the money to buy a finished dog, you can't just wake up tomorrow morning and decide to become a coon hunter, you are going to wear out some boots and spend a lot of time in the woods before you can even think about having a true coon dog. Maybe that's part of why there are not many of us left, takes too much work for most guys.</p><p></p><p>As for the trespassing issue, that can certainly be a problem, as there are definately guys that don't respect landowners rights. On the other hand, let's say it's 2:30 at night and my dog moves off of land that I have permission to hunt and is 100 yards across the fence on your land, would you rather me slip in there without a gun, leash the dog up and move on, or knock on your door in the middle of the night asking for permission? And what about my safety? from my point of view it's a lot safer to just go get the dog than take a chance on waking up a nut case, or walking up on a meth house. As you can see, it's not a black and white issue here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rusty Shackleford, post: 1463219, member: 7381"] Take a look at the scientific study on the impact of coon hunting on deer. [url]http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/publications/pdf/raccoonimpact.pdf[/url] I'd argue that coon hunting is much more of a hunt than the way many people deer hunt. Setting up a corn feeder to dump corn 30 minutes before dark every day and then sitting in a blind 50 yards a way with a rifle is not much of a "hunt". (FWIW I have hunted over feeders many times myself) Coons are smart, and I have seen them fool dogs and live to run another night many times. On the other hand, many of my hunts end in me looking at several deer and figuring out which one I wan to shoot. I walked many hours training my dog as a pup and it has paid off in many successful hunts. Unless you have the money to buy a finished dog, you can't just wake up tomorrow morning and decide to become a coon hunter, you are going to wear out some boots and spend a lot of time in the woods before you can even think about having a true coon dog. Maybe that's part of why there are not many of us left, takes too much work for most guys. As for the trespassing issue, that can certainly be a problem, as there are definately guys that don't respect landowners rights. On the other hand, let's say it's 2:30 at night and my dog moves off of land that I have permission to hunt and is 100 yards across the fence on your land, would you rather me slip in there without a gun, leash the dog up and move on, or knock on your door in the middle of the night asking for permission? And what about my safety? from my point of view it's a lot safer to just go get the dog than take a chance on waking up a nut case, or walking up on a meth house. As you can see, it's not a black and white issue here. [/QUOTE]
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