I have hunted with dogs all my life , at over 50 i feel not only qualified but obligated to to commit on some of the statements above !
dog hunting compared to baiting , get real the dog finds and moves the deer , hunters are placed on stands and wait for a shot not sit over a waiting meal alot of luck goes with dog hunting and baiting is a lead pipe cinch !
as far as dog hunting being ok with other animals and birds , gee the bigotry does come out doesn't it !
so as long as you don't hunt the critter its ok to use dogs or maybe if you use dogs for certain critters its ok we call people like that ONE WAY or snobs around here !
Lets see , you are correct most dogs can't read posted signs , the good one's know not to bark on posted land !
as far as slob dog hunters go YES there are some , we hate them more than ya'll cause the cause ya'll to see all dog hunters as slobs which we are not ! as an example , our club rents over 5000 acres of land to hunt , our dogs do cross other peoples land , we have little or no trouble with other land owners ! we put on a stew and invite everyone in the aera , we listen to their complaints and work things out , we carry them meat and in general try to be good neighbors , its the right thing to do !
as far as disrupting other hunters , that is a bad thing , it happens but i have also been interrupted on other hunts , it will happen no matter the hunting method , but if someone is on posted land thats a different story
if we know some one is hunting private land we touch base with them and work it out !
Like BEN FRANKLIN said if we don't hang together we will certainly hang alone !