Post by: hunterrcc on April 09, 2011, 10:18:55 PM
Post by: DeerThug on April 09, 2011, 10:46:29 PM
When I was a kid I was on the lower Yakima just messing around with my 22. Bout February after the snow left. At just a few feet a doe came running by. In seconds was a dog, Shepard mix hot after the doe. I shot him. He was followed by several more, some were young pups, around a dozen or so. Cant remember exactly how many I killed, but I emptied the gun and reloaded. so that was 30 shots with the first rounds and then the finishing off shots. I wounded several that ran off.
Now here is the weird part of the story. A couple of years later I ran into a farmer who I knew very well. he was feeding his cattle not far from where this happened. there was this dog in his truck with a messed up leg. The dog started growling at me real vicious like. He got after the dog and said that the dog never acted like that to anyone. He said he found this dog when it was a pup in the barn and that some one had shot it. It took me a while to piece it together, but later I figured out that that was a pup from the pack that was chasing that doe. Never did go back and tell him the story.
Moral of the story, deer chasing dogs deserve no mercy.
Post by: Gutpile on April 10, 2011, 08:05:38 AM
Post by: MikeWalking on April 10, 2011, 08:40:31 AM
Post by: Mike450r on April 10, 2011, 09:09:40 AM
Post by: kibber on April 10, 2011, 09:19:27 AM
Post by: lokidog on April 10, 2011, 09:21:47 AM
Post by: Mike450r on April 10, 2011, 09:24:55 AM
Mike450r never heard of this being a problem. What law says you can't shoot a wild dog in the wild?
I will have to find it, will post when I do. It basically says WDFW must be called and an agent needs to be the one to make the call whether to dispatch the dog(s) or not.
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on April 10, 2011, 09:50:01 AM
I would have done the same but unless you are being attacked or they are chasing livestock it is not legal. I doubt anyone on here will turn you in but the post is out there.+1...i had a dog get shot ~250 yds behind my house. Of course the kid said she was chasing a deer... the next day when she died from a .22 in the gut I decided that if I ever had another dog shot I would beat the living $hit out of whoever did it.
Shooting dogs that are not 100% wild and clearly a danger is a bad idea. It's illegal and it could be someones pet/hunting dog. Mine was a very nice young red bone hound.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 10, 2011, 09:54:34 AM
Post by: lokidog on April 10, 2011, 10:20:38 AM
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on April 10, 2011, 10:21:21 AM
Post by: Mike450r on April 10, 2011, 11:25:54 AM
If the director determines that a severe problem exists in an area of the state because deer and elk are being pursued, harassed, attacked or killed by dogs, the director may declare by emergency rule that an emergency exists and specify the area where it is lawful for fish and wildlife officers to take into custody or destroy the dogs if necessary. Fish and wildlife officers who take into custody or destroy a dog pursuant to this section are immune from civil or criminal liability arising from their actions.
Unless these conditions are met, the dogs would need to be an immediate threat or harassing livestock to be legally killed by a civilian, otherwise would need to be killed by an officer of the WDFW. Typically an officer can make the decision acting in the interest of the director and make the decision on the spot. I am not condemning what you did by any means, just saying I wouldn't post about it. You could probably get it dismissed by a judge with common sense but I myself do not have the time or money to test it.
Post by: dscubame on April 10, 2011, 03:28:32 PM
Post by: Gringo31 on April 10, 2011, 04:45:09 PM
When I lived in the lower valley I shot a LOT of dogs. Many with collars, many that were thin/sick/injured etc. You are right about the hispanic population turning the dogs loose when they go back to Mexico. October was usually a big month. I think the most I killed in a month was 17 and that was October. I tried several different ways to fix the problem, at that time Yakima county didn't have a animal control officer. The people I talked to wanted me to catch, hold, bring to them and then pay a fee for them to kill them. Screw that.
First time I've ever heard of it being illegal to shoot someone elses dog on your property but in my situation there were always livestock involved.
Those of you that may be interested may want to look at Neospora. Most vets I've talked to say virtually every herd they have tested for in the Yakima Valley has tested positive.
Kill em all, (minus the neighbor dogs), they get a warning or two first.
Gringo
Post by: TeacherMan on April 10, 2011, 05:19:44 PM
thanks
Post by: TeacherMan on April 10, 2011, 11:08:03 PM
What App did you get for your i phone??? I have one and I was looking. Not sure what to search?
thanks
I googled it, had it text to me, bought it for $1.99. I have to say the coolest app I have on my phone! Thanks!!!!!!!! :tup:
Its very clear, strong sound. I just need to find some good speakers now.
Post by: Buckslaya on April 11, 2011, 12:28:16 AM
I was waiting for the punchline, but it never came?? :dunno:
Post by: jackmaster on April 11, 2011, 12:22:57 PM
Post by: boneaddict on April 11, 2011, 12:50:00 PM
Post by: jager on April 11, 2011, 01:32:58 PM
TUMTUM, Wash. – Wednesday KREM 2 News learned about a second brutal attack on farm animals in the town of Tumtum.
4 out of the last five days farm animals in Tumtum have been killed. Sheriff’s deputies say they have set up extra patrols to catch them, but even so people in the area are taking matters into their own hands. They say they’re on the lookout for a gang of vicious dogs attacking and killing animals.
“I think it’s going to keep escalating and keep going until they’re caught,” said Mariann a neighbor in the area.
Tuesday night there was an attack at a farm on Scott’s Valley Road. That’s where a valuable pygmy goat was killed along with the goat’s two babies. That attack happened about a mile from the first attack KREM 2 News reported Tuesday night. Dozens of rabbits, sheep and chickens were savagely killed there.
“It was pretty intense, it seems like they’re going between houses,” said a neighbor.
The dogs started killing Saturday April 2nd and Sunday April 3rd, since then they have come back twice. In all 11 sheep, 25 goats, several chickens and geese have been killed or gone missing for a value of approximately $3,500 dollars.
Check the video -http://www.krem.com/news/local/Vicious-dogs-attack-and-kill-more-Tum-Tum-farm-animals-119378154.html (http://www.krem.com/news/local/Vicious-dogs-attack-and-kill-more-Tum-Tum-farm-animals-119378154.html)
Post by: grundy53 on April 11, 2011, 01:55:52 PM
Post by: Special T on April 11, 2011, 02:58:24 PM
Post by: jackmaster on April 11, 2011, 03:28:36 PM
Post by: grundy53 on April 11, 2011, 03:31:45 PM
it isnt guys like you special t or guys that care for there dogs period. its people that dont want there dogs and turn there back on them so they have to fend for themselves, which leads to us having to take matters into our own hands i know i dont want to shoot a dog there is no thrill in that hunt, but i care for are farm animals and deer and elk than i do a dog that has reverted back to the wild :twocents::yeah:
Post by: Bofire on April 11, 2011, 06:20:47 PM
Carl
Post by: TeacherMan on April 11, 2011, 08:27:28 PM
Post by: spookgus on April 11, 2011, 09:37:38 PM
Post by: h2ofowlr on April 11, 2011, 10:03:04 PM
Still stumped on how you hit that 500 yard shot and didn't get all those close yotes. :dunno: ;)
Post by: Special T on April 12, 2011, 07:32:22 AM
Post by: quadrafire on April 12, 2011, 07:48:59 AM
So if you encounter them and do happen to get bitten. Go to the Doctor. :twocents:
Post by: Gringo31 on April 12, 2011, 01:30:37 PM
Post by: Sidewinder on April 12, 2011, 10:31:33 PM
Post by: CamoKevin on April 13, 2011, 12:51:53 PM
I am a dog owner and he's my best friend but dogs/cats off the owner's property without tag/collar are fair game and I'm not talking about a lost dog in a neighborhood. If you let your animals roam around the woods on public lands or other people’s property without it being licensed your asking for something bad to happen, weather it’s legal or not.
Maybe it’s me being pissed about all the stray cats and idiot cat owners who think they don’t need to pay licensing fees or need to keep their animals on leash and on their property.
With that said I got my rescue beagle from the eastside and that’s where most rescue dogs come from east to west.
With that I would feel horrible to say the least if my dog got shot due to my own incompetence or inability to control him but I would only be able to blame myself.
Post by: jackmaster on April 13, 2011, 02:15:59 PM
Post by: MikeWalking on April 13, 2011, 11:12:02 PM
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Still stumped on how you hit that 500 yard shot and didn't get all those close yotes.
Like Lee H Oswald...Luck.. 8) :rolleyes: ;)
Post by: farmin4u_98948 on April 14, 2011, 09:59:06 AM
Post by: 724wd on April 14, 2011, 03:56:18 PM
Post by: Gringo31 on April 14, 2011, 09:51:05 PM
Just keep you mouth shut.
Post by: lokidog on April 17, 2011, 09:21:57 PM
I know I am going to hear cr*p for this but here it goes.
I am a dog owner and he's my best friend but dogs/cats off the owner's property without tag/collar are fair game and I'm not talking about a lost dog in a neighborhood. If you let your animals roam around the woods on public lands or other people’s property without it being licensed your asking for something bad to happen, weather it’s legal or not.
Maybe it’s me being pissed about all the stray cats and idiot cat owners who think they don’t need to pay licensing fees or need to keep their animals on leash and on their property.
With that said I got my rescue beagle from the eastside and that’s where most rescue dogs come from east to west.
With that I would feel horrible to say the least if my dog got shot due to my own incompetence or inability to control him but I would only be able to blame myself.
:tup: :tup:
I trapped a stray cat IN MY SHOP, and all of a sudden there is a big uproar (against my better judgement, I did not shoot it, though if it had been after my chickens I would have)! Another person's cat has not been seen for a couple of weeks, it runs loose and she even leaves the island for a week at a time, I've been blamed for shooting it even though I have never seen it even in my yard. Never mind the huge number of racoons we have around here. Another neighbor leaves for two weeks and just leaves her dog loose for my daughter to feed once a day. Trapped that one in my racoon trap near the chicken coop one night, returned it to her.
People that do not take care of their animals have no room to complain if something bad happens to their animals. Wish they would enforce the cat licensing laws, there wouldn't be a problem with funding then!
Post by: homehunter on May 11, 2011, 04:29:20 PM
Post by: dscubame on May 11, 2011, 05:47:34 PM
Post by: littletoes on May 15, 2011, 08:41:43 PM
If it doesn't have a collar, its a coyote. It it DOES have a collar, but is on MY property, its a coyote.
This same theory works for cats too.....
Yea, here on the dry side, some folks believe they should just let their animals run loose. I say if you see them step one foot off of their property, shoot 'em.
Tired of hearing how so many folks love their dogs, and think they should be allowed to run free...yet they never think that all that "free" land belongs to somebody, who may have animals on it "they" love.