2 years ago, in a heavily wooded area, my Beagle tracked down a WT doe inside of 5 minutes that could not be tracked by a couple of 2 legged creatures in a span of 2 hours with darkness fast closing in. The shot was decent, but the deer didn't want to expire. Which law was broken? using a dog to track an animal? or was it letting an animal spoil? Either way, a dead deer was retrieved and did not go to waste. I was fully prepared to deal with consequences once I unleashed that most incredible nose. And I'm not ashamed to say that the so-so shot was my own.
