Normal circumstance for someone walking their dog is to have it on a leash b/c of leash laws. If it wasn’t, that would be relevant and probably reported. You (psychically?) determined otherwise based on what? Nothing. Your assumption is like reading about a home invasion with no mention of drugs and saying, “Well, they shouldn’t have been drug dealers.” In other words, you made a completely groundless assumption that may be true, but has no basis in the facts as stated.
1.The owner is a veternarian
2.the dog wasn't on a leash by the owners admission
3.she wasn't wearing blaze orange,nor the dog.Again the owner admits this.
4.she didn't know hunting was allowed on the property or that it was hunting season."See above owner info"
5.homes in that area were built well after that land was designated a hunting area.
6.alot of tree hugger,anti hunting crowd lives there.
Do a little search on the name.