Have to agree with BA-IV. The vids were in bad taste but the vest I believe is just a matter of personal preference. A vest has the potential to save a dog or get it killed. Just depends on the particular situation. I personally choose to run a vest.
X2 Ive seen a vest tangle a CD up just short but I'm still gonna use one.
I agree Kevin, I don't look down on anyone for not using a vest on a CD, there was a time when I didn't run a vest either, just cut collars on every dog. I lost a dang good catch/protection dog due to not having him vested and I have run a vest ever since. A few of ya'll have seen older pictures of him on here, his name was buck, he was as good a cd as ive ever hunted with. My personal outlook is if im gonna feed it and hunt it im gonna do my best to protect it...........
now back to the discussion..............I also agree completely about not posting pics/vids of cut up dogs.....I have not nor will I ever take a pic of a cut dog unless im sending it to someone for advise on how to properly care for it. there is no need or excuse for pics/video's of that nature to ever be broadcast to the masses. Pictures/Videos of torn up dogs and hogs will be the end of our sport. I don't believe that there is anything wrong with showing your kills but people need to understand that to non hunters and anti's a picture or video of a torn up hog is as bad as a picture of a torn up dog. I know it sounds ignorant and I agree that it is but I can promise you that to your average non hunting individual a badly torn up/ chewed on hog is not something that will help persuade them that our sport is good to have around. just my opinion on this subject, nothing more nothing less. happy hunting to everyone!
