Shoot, Shovel and Shutup

The above comes up on a regular basis here.

Reading on another forum, the subject of dogs on your land came up and most of the replies were almost exact as here.

One response was interesting following a SSS. The comment was what if the dog had a micro chip imbedded in it and it's buried remains were found on your place. Puts a different twist on SSS.

Seems more folks have chips in their dogs.

While that's a good point, I find that most pet owners that chip their dogs fall into the responsible pet owner category. Which typically arent the type of dogs that are brought up in those threads.

best to have the remains found along some road

Just toss em in the brush.

Those chips don't have GPS on them right...so what's the point in they are chipped or not?

The end result is a coyote or buzzard that is “chipped”. You are what you eat, as the old saying goes.

The main point behind SSS, is the last S.

Dozens of ways to get around anything if you put a tiny bit of thought into it.

Guess it is just coincidence that your handle is "Rustler"?

Bandera County has a leash law. If you can't take care of your pets then the death is on the owner. And very seldom does the owner want to say it is their pet when there many be restitutions to pay.

Was out welding on some braces and gate posts at my new place the other day. The neighbors across the road stopped in to introduce themselves and mentioned they had 3 labs that ran loose dont shoot them. I had noticed dog tracks all over.

No coincidence, what does a nickname given to me by coworkers about 41 years ago have to do with, well, anything...

It was just a joke, nothing more. THF is my daily comic relief.

Alrighty then.

What'd you say?

he said " all I've noticed are dog tracks "

People can chip their dogs all day long , but they better keep em tied up or fenced in. Dogs chasing our donkey or horses don’t make it. Chip is worthless underground.

Chipped dogs normally aren’t running at large. With that said. Just because someone finds a “chip” trespassing doesn’t make the landowner’s liable for its death

It’s a non-issue. Chips don’t have GPS capabilities.

I have pondered the issue as it relates to GPS collared hog dogs.....

It’s already gone to trial. Does the GPS prove it wasnt chasing livestock or attacking people. You even commented on it. In this case I think GPS proved they where chasing livestock(horses) in the pen area

No one can trespass and find a chip unless they know where the dog is already. A chip sends out no signal to find.

As for the GPS collar, what are you trying to argue about? I didn’t say anything other than I’ve pondered the issue. I’m not going to put my conclusions or thoughts on the issue on a public forum. There are reasons for this which should be obvious.

If I’ve done so before, so be it.

Stop being defensive. GPS and chip are different I know this. One just gives off electromagnetic signal that can be crossed reference against stored data, GPS gives actual position, speed and tracks.

Do You not remember the coon hunting dogs thread, think it was along red river? It was right after laws where changed. Probably only time we have agreed. GPS proved they where chasing horses.

GPS’d hog dog would mirror it. Basically GPS info could prove or desolve defense in accordance to current live stock laws, same for self defense. Aka better get your story right, GPS is double edged sword

GPS collars quit working when they are busted up.

One word fix,,, “Tannerite”. Dogs gone, chips gone, gps tracking devise gone, problem gone.. Yes I know it sounds bad but I promise it works great according to a friend ;), outstanding on pigs to so I hear

No they quit reporting after not before.... big difference.

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Gotta have a hand scanner to read the chip SSS is still a valid option.
In Texas if dogs are harassing live stock or killing live stock they will be dealt with. Not my words but the State of Texas.
Every issue I've has with live stock has been from a domestic dog. I.e. cattle, hogs, chickens, etc.

Good place for a GPS unit is duct taped to a semi truck at a truck stop. The rest, butchered with a chain saw and spread out along the highways and byways.

Ummm... aren't you guys really messing up on the third "s"? Lol. All this talk about the shoot and shovel part kinda negates the shutup part.

A micro chip has to be scanned with a reader. It is designed to be scanned to determine the owner of the dog if it winds up at a pound or vet. It is not a gps tracking device.

Yea, the chip to be scanned

It’s not like a gps

Not much of a neighbor or a dog owner if they let them run lose.

I won't put up with it.
Had a calf mauled by dogs a few years back and since then it's become pretty much zero tolerance.

You will not find a bigger dog lover than myself or my family but the bottom line is your animals belong on your property, not your neighbor's property!

That's everything in a nutshell.

Like you, I'm a huge dog lover. I love them so much I would be horrified if they were on someone else's property. Especially knowing what happens to stray dogs causing problems.

More people need to make this a strict practice. Keep your dogs home!

This negates all other points of contention regarding the chip.

You don't bust them up where you live. I may not be too bright but I am not stupid.

Same here. My dog will be in a pen. If she is out it is not on purpose. If something bad happens to her when she is out, thats my fault.

Smart outlaw

Chain saw .....that why they call you dogcather!!! lol

Excellent!

The first S in SSS probably should be "shut up" (or silence if you prefer). Too many people make a stink about a dog problem only to let themselves be the first accused when a dog is missing. Handle the problem, don't talk about it. Anyone with a roaming dog already knows the risk.

Keep them on your own property and they won’t be a problem, irresponsible to let them run loose.

Yessr

The fact that you buried it does not refute your claim that you felt threatened before shooting. It just shows you cared enough to spare the owner’s feelings.

Now drones have GPS chips. Soak 'em in a water trough before you bury them. 'Friend on here taught me that.

Many years ago, when we first took the beagle up to our place by Fbg., I explained to the kids that if she got loose and started chasing sheep on any neighbor's place, she'd be shot. That's back where there were still a few real square-heads running sheep. The neighbors let me down.

We are going fishing tomorrow at a coworkers place. She informed me a pack of dogs have been attacking her cows and killed a calf and chewed the ears off another one. No one is clamming the dogs She wants them gone.