Feral dogs

[pianoman9701]

The OP was specifically talking about packs of feral dogs, not a single or a hound. I think it would be pretty obvious to anyone not to shoot if there were 3 or 4 hounds working together as opposed to a pack of feral dogs. 

[Heredoggydoggy]

Don't shoot a hound

 thats exactly what I was thinking. Makes me nervouse with all the shoot shovel shut up stuff- hounds can be out for days not because the owners not looking sometimes you just cant find em for a while. I agree with shooting wild game chasing dogs just make sure that youre not shooting someones hunting dogs   

  I would have to actually see a dog or a pack of dogs chasing game before I'd shoot.... Hounds chase game, but the game can usually stay ahead of the dogs unless treed.  Different case. 

[washelkhunter]

The OP was specifically talking about packs of feral dogs, not a single or a hound. I think it would be pretty obvious to anyone not to shoot if there were 3 or 4 hounds working together as opposed to a pack of feral dogs. 

 

You'll know feral dogs when you see them, there will be no doubt, there's usually a strong pucker factor associated with an encounter, esp if you're afoot.

[Gringo31]

I think folks need to for the most part leave feral dogs alone unless they know the area very well.  I've shot a lot of feral dogs in my life....I think my record was 16 in one month.  It was usually worst when harvest was over and migrant workers were headed back to Mexico and decided to turn their pets loose.

The locals know who's dog is who's.  Imagine how horrible it would be to shoot a feral dog and have the owner come running over the hill calling it because they were on a hike or something.

Most dogs I've killed I was doing a favor.  They were thin, unhealthy and getting into trouble because they were starving.