Dog chasing/killing Salmon in Minter creek

[Rich_S]

As I'm sitting here typing this, there is a black and white Border Collie (I think) chasing Salmon - and catching them - in Minter creek in front of my house. I called the hatchery which is about 1/2 mile upriver but just got an answering machine.

I'd love to shoot the dog owner with a load of rock salt. 

Oh, now he's running after a Blue Heron.

[Special T]

Well since its a smart dog mabee they can train it to chase blue herons instead of salmon. 

Bordercollies are one of those dogs where you had better get it a job or it will find one.... Usually not the kind the owner wants!

[Rich_S]

It does seem to be a smart dog. As soon as he heard me start to pump up my air rifle, he took off running down the creek.

[NRA4LIFE]

If he eats one of the salmon, the problem may take care of itself.

[birddogdad]

So this OP post strikes a nerve with me and i will go there... OP you are not the police please dont feel you have the right to be judge and jurry on someones pet...

my dad had his dog shot, walking trails by an opening day grouse "hunter" 5 years ago. My dad was carrying and to this day, i dont know how he restrained himself. I think if the hunter had pointed his shotgun toward my dad who came around the corner and saw his dog dead with a guy standing over it he would have been shot by my dad. The hunter lived.... my dad  was so grieved, he lost his best friend by someone who thought it was a stray (orange collar and all) and that they were doing something good.

enter me. contact mason police, could never find the guy but IS A FELONY ANIMAL CRUELTY and results if i would have found the guy would be NEVER have a gun in his hand again!

oh, area, dewatto  area, mason county had a brittney spaniel.. and one lucky *censored*....

Again, WE are not the police, WE dont take action in our own hand.  WE dont get to make those decisions, WE report and let the proper authorities handle it.

[DOUBLELUNG]

What NRA4LIFE said: salmon poisoning disease in dogs is a really cool mechanism to protect spawners from canid predation.  http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vetmed.wsu.edu%2Fcliented%2Fsalmon.aspx&ei=CwTlU7PlIJCAogTywIKACg&usg=AFQjCNFQ0j6P5ob1IoPa6m5ysCf8QqJ6iw&bvm=bv.72676100,d.cGU

[Special T]

Again, WE are not the police, WE dont take action in our own hand.  WE dont get to make those decisions, WE report and let the proper authorities handle it.

I think you need to reread the OP he said he thinks the OWNER needs a peppering of rocksalt...

[Becky]

Again, WE are not the police, WE dont take action in our own hand.  WE dont get to make those decisions, WE report and let the proper authorities handle it.

I think you need to reread the OP he said he thinks the OWNER needs a peppering of rocksalt...

 

Sounds like a completely different situation that you experienced birddogdad, which is sad. The OP is actually witnessing the dog kill wild life, what if it were killing fawns? It doesn't sound like he wants to kill the dog but have a stern talk with the owner.

[birddogdad]

It does seem to be a smart dog. As soon as he heard me start to pump up my air rifle, he took off running down the creek.

nope, didnt misread his reply to first post.....

[grundy53]

If he eats one of the salmon, the problem may take care of itself.

sent from my typewriter

[cbond3318]

Maybe the dog doesn't have an owner, therefore it is wildlife eating wildlife....seems natural to me. Invasive species at worst.

[Badhabit]

Rich, why not walk down to the creek with a leash and see if you could somehow catch the dog. Call 911 and have the game warden or animal control come get the dog. While waiting maybe the owner might show up and you could have a chat with them.

[pianoman9701]

I agree with birddog on this one. He's not running deer. He's chasing salmon and he won't be doing that for long if successful. I'd have a really hard time shooting a dog.

[pianoman9701]

Rich, why not walk down to the creek with a leash and see if you could somehow catch the dog. Call 911 and have the game warden or animal control come get the dog. While waiting maybe the owner might show up and you could have a chat with them.

Good idea. 

[Rich_S]

After my grandson has fired elebenty thousand rounds through my old BB gun, I doubt a BB would even reach the creek. It was the sound of pumping it up which scared it off. Kinda like the sound of an 870 being racked does to a burglar. Come off your high horse and read what I wrote before you get all huffy with me. Like I said, I tried to report it.

It's back, so apparently I didn't upset it too much. Hard to see in this picture, but it is just sitting by the edge of the creek, waiting for another Salmon to come by. I'd guess he's killed a dozen of them this morning. It isn't eating them, just killing them.



Badhabit . . . From my house, I'd need to wade through a couple hundred feet of knee-deep mud before I got out to the creek bed. Too old to do that any more. Somebody would need to call 911 to rescue me!