“Otherwise, you’re just shooting someone’s pet, which will get you charged with a felony and get your right to own firearms permanently suspended, so I suggest that you are careful to make sure that you see a dog actively chasing a deer before you shoot it.”
They are not shooting someone’s pet; they are shooting an animal running loose and endangering wildlife and human beings. If that describes your pet; it isn’t a pet....
Agreed. I was attacked by a giant assed dog a couple of years back in the woods. He didn’t have a collar, leash nor owner attached to him. He charged me and was about to leap and attack. Like a dumbass I had left my weapon in my tent (because I’d gotten soaked in a rain storm and hiked back to my vehicle for dry clothing). The only think I had was a knife, which I drew to fight with.
The owner suddenly called the dog off. He was walking in the woods near by. I had NO idea this dog belonged to someone, and I’d have shot it dead on the spot if I’d had my side arm. As it was, it would have been a dead animal if he continued his charge.
If an animal isn’t on a leash, running loose and it is charging other animals or people, then it’s a menace.
You deduced all that from these people walking their dog on state forest land?
What indication did you see in that article that the dog was endangering wildlife or human beings?
What is your definition of endangering wildlife? Aren’t hunters doing just that? Is it legal to shoot a crow? Have you ever?