Wild? dogs

[easy]

Have a few local dogs, no collars. One is semi-friendly the rest spook easily. Possibly left over after an old man down the road died a few months ago. Problem is they are now starting to chase/harass deer in the woods on my property, experienced this this morning. Bumped a young buck, he ran about twenty yards and stopped, could still see his white tail flipping in the brush. Then buck-o suddenly bolts back towards me with dogs barking and in pursuit.

Would like to not have to shoot the dogs. Is there an effective easy way to trap these dogs or am I going to have to be ugly about it? (Wife and I are a bit mushy about animals.)

 

[furlong222]

you pretty much have to shoot em.....they'll be killing livestock pretty soon - trapping is just passing the problem on -

 

[makeithappen]

Two options:
Locate the owners and hope they care.
SSS - shoot, shovel, shut up.

There really isn't an in-between unless you're in city limits and can take them to the pound. Pound won't accept animals from outside the city limits.

 

[Okie4570]

They'll go in a large live trap. especially hungry. Wire it to a T post so they can't roll it over while inside.

 

[dennishoddy]

Yes, large live trap, but sometimes the only option is to eliminate them. They won't stop chasing the cows or deer.

 

[Deer Slayer]

I had 5 feral dogs that chewed thru chain link and dismembered several cats. The cats never had a chance. I am not particularly a cat lover but no animal deserves to die the way the cats did.The dogs came at me jumping up on their hind legs and barking at me agresively. That was a mistake. They then took off. Dog #2 took a .308 168 gr in the ribs. Dog #3 took a 168 gr in the ribs. Two days later the pack was back. Dog #1 took a .22 mag in the shoulder. The survivors never came back. When dogs start chasing deer or cattle they have crossed the line. I see this frequently in SE Okla. The dogs never have a collar either.

 

[adamsredlines]

I had 5 feral dogs that chewed thru chain link and dismembered several cats. The cats never had a chance. I am not particularly a cat lover but no animal deserves to die the way the cats did.The dogs came at me jumping up on their hind legs and barking at me agresively. That was a mistake. They then took off. Dog #2 took a .308 168 gr in the ribs. Dog #3 took a 168 gr in the ribs. Two days later the pack was back. Dog #1 took a .22 mag in the shoulder. The survivors never came back. When dogs start chasing deer or cattle they have crossed the line. I see this frequently in SE Okla. The dogs never have a collar either.

Sucks it comes to that but sometimes it's what it takes.
BTW: fixed your username :p

 

[Deer Slayer]

LOL, "Dog Slayer" Eh? not by choice, by necessity. Pack mentality is never pretty.

 

[Pokinfun]

In Iraq (2003), I bet I had to shoot over 100 feral dogs. They were all over a compound we occupied. The one thing you cannot get an 18 year old American do, not feeding the wild dogs.
I love dogs, and I hated to killed them, but the danger of a bite and disease they carry are not worth the risk.
Unless you are going to take them to some sort of rescue organization, I would shoot them.

 

[Bulls eye]

SSS