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Originally Posted by blazee

I guess I should clarify for those that don't know..... dog hunting doesn't mean that you shoot dogs. You use the dogs to hunt the deer. The woods that are designated for dog hunting . are divided up in huge grids, with the grid lines being roads. You put the dogs on a set of fresh tracks, they find the deer and chase it barking to let you know were they are. You (with the help of several buddies with 4wds and CB radios) try to head them off and get in a location to take a shot at the deer.

Of all the types of hunting, this is the most unsportsman like, but it is a lot of fun, because inorder to get in front of the deer, you have to put you hunting truck through it's paces, often getting air born, knocking down trees, etc... It is pretty much a legal way to act like an idiot, and drive EXTREMELY recklessly.

The good chases last for hours.

Yea - I got ya. Up here in NY we can't hunt large game with dogs - or trucks! We do the drive ourselves by fannng out and "pushing" the deer into the path of designated shooters. I'm not a fan of it though, I had a close call...