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Originally Posted by LKILR
Maybe some of us need to practice making better shots or not shooting at all. I have been hunting for 30 years and I have only lost two big game animals that I wounded. If people are allowed to use dogs to track they might be tempted to take any shot knowing the dog can finish the job for them. It's just another excuse for a hunter to pull the trigger.
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So would it not have been a good thing to be able to use a dog to try to find those two animals that you wounded and lost? Having the option of using a dog to track a big game animal would not effect my decisions as to which shots I choose to take, but it would be nice to have the option in the event that an animal can't be located, as happened to you twice in your hunting career. I certainly wouldn't purchase a dog for that purpose, but if I had a suitable dog, as I soon will have, I would certainly take the time to train him for that purpose.