Good conversation. I relate to both sides. I just wanna add. To the person asking how they'd know. If you shoot one of my crews dogs. We gonna use the GPS and when we figure out what happened. I can promise the police getting called. Probably by the shooter. The best outcome for him is if they get there quick , and all he gets is a felony.
My deer hunting crew is a different story though. Some won't invest the time or getting the technology. But in the very short future, they'll have to have things up to par or they can keep they're dogs in a pen. Hunting is getting smaller for everyone.
Better hope he doesn't end up dead for shooting a man's dog. I know for a fact I'd kill a man over my squirrel dog