How Many will Support Houndsmen?

[Machias]

So how many of you folks are going stand with the FEW remaining houndsmen in this state and confront the WDFW about taking away hound hunting for coyotes?  There is ABSOLUTELY no scientific reason to outlaw it and there has been no fricken Initiative outlawing it.  There is NO reason to outlaw coyote hunting with dogs.  I'm asking for your support, when you do your e-mails and when we go to the meetings.

[Grizzly95]

Well I don't even use dogs for bird hunting (I would actually need to get out to chase them), but I would fully support the use of hounds. If a line isn't drawn they will continue to limit the use of dogs in other forms of hunting. I don't make it to any meetings, but I will forward or send emails in support.

[bowhuntin]

I don't hound hunt and don't really have an interest in doing it in the future. But I will send off an email in support of the use of hounds as a management tool. I don't see any reason why they should get rid of hounds, other than they are caving in to special interest groups that are anti hunters put pressure on them to do it.

[Machias]

Thanks guys! 

I don't chase coyotes with hounds either, but there is no reason to take this away from those guys who do.  I run coons here and I imagine we're next on the chopping box, then guys who run beagles on rabbits and so forth......

[Grizzly95]

Might be a dumb question, but does putting your dogs in direct contact with coyotes give them a greater risk of diseases like parvo and such?

[bucklucky]

I dont run coyotes with my hounds, but will definately support it. Coons are next and they need to be kept at bay.

[Machias]

Might be a dumb question, but does putting your dogs in direct contact with coyotes give them a greater risk of diseases like parvo and such?

Not unless they are not current on vaccinations.  Parvo and other canine diseases are pretty rampant in all our towns.  If you take a unvaccinated puppy down tot he park and he runs around for a bit, he'll most likely end up with parvo.

[bowhuntin]

Just sent off an email to WDFW in support of using hounds for coyotes.

[Machias]

"Hunting coyotes with dogs has been allowed in Washington for many years, but is proposed to be
eliminated. Public sentiment over using dogs to catch and kill other canids has reached a point
where it is no longer socially acceptable."

They are so full of 

[Ray]

I support the hound hunting. I will include it in my communications.

[Elkstuffer]

I don't hound hunt and don't really have an interest in doing it in the future. But I will send off an email in support of the use of hounds as a management tool. I don't see any reason why they should get rid of hounds, other than they are caving in to special interest groups that are anti hunters put pressure on them to do it.

Same here!!!

[Aneoakleaf]

I have killed a bear behind hounds years ago and I think they are working hard for what they get. A blow to any hunting is a blow to us all ... I'll be writing to the WDFW TOO!

[TeacherMan]

That is a good point. Just because you don't do it doesn't mean that someone else doesn't. (does anyone hunt yotes with dogs?) These new hunting proposals seem so anti hunter to me. Anti hunting groups don't try and take it all away at once, little piece by little piece until it is all gone. Stand up for them, someday they may be able to stand up for you.

[FrankDown]

The part about being "socially acceptable" is sure to be pressure from the anti hunting lobby.  If another group said it was just as loud who are they going to side with.  The trappers lost out here because no one stuck together,  then another, and another, and another.  I dont hunt here with dogs for coyote but Ills end a letter or email too.

[billythekidrock]

You know I will Fred.