I don't know what exactly the deal is. It is not the deer thing. You can hunt everything else with dogs in the SHNF. I do know the wildlife officials are aware of the fact that some of the old timers and may be some of the not so old timers have turned hogs loose there. You know, caught them of of ranches and turned them loose in the forest where they would always be there. I know a law enforcement officer who works for the Forest service. He is a K9 officer and certifies K9 teams is how I know him. The first year they stopped it I said to him, "why did they do that? Hunting them with dogs is one of the most effective methods." He said, "Hell, the dog hunters turn more loose than they take out" So, I think this is what they are thinking. ?
I still think we need to try to do something about this. It ain't right. There are folks who rifle hint deer illegally. But they ain't gonna outlaw rifle deer hunts!
Your completely right about the whole illegal rifle hunting thing but we step on there with dogs they will nail you which is crap.
