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Poult

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Post Bad Bill needs comments
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB995

There is absolutely no reason to require a tracking dog license, except to make someone with a tracking dog business special and to keep other hunters from using their dogs. This bill also makes a tracker with a license special because he can carry a "weapon" while the hunter that shot the animal cannot. This does not make sense except to make the tracker special (money maker).

Almost any dog can be a tracking dog with little or no training. Almost every hunter has a dog that can be used for tracking wounded deer.

Instead, let the hunter carry the weapon used to shoot the animal while tracking with a dog.


Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:05 pm
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King of Spring
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Post Re: Bad Bill needs comments
Yep, money maker. Does not make sense. Especially the hunter not carrying a weapon. Maybe I misread or read too much into it. I will call tomorrow and get clarification. Thank goodness they did not include turkey dogs. I know a few turkeys over the years that may have gotten away without a dog after a wounding shot was taken in the fall seasons.


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Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:01 pm
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Post Re: Bad Bill needs comments
I think Texas as something similar to this but I'm not 100% positive. It does make it more difficult for anymore wanting to train their own dog and use their own dog to track their own deer.


Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:12 pm
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