George - Yes, we are trying to do a better job logging the complaints. Before the study was even conceived we were also looking at the trends in other states such as Florida and Georgia. So, it was part numbers and part of what was happing else where with the sport that concerned DGIF. Plus as you know DGIF was in turmoil from a previous administration. The agency I believe is trying to get back on track. You do make a good point about the numbers. It is difficult at times to determine if the complaints are founded or not. We are trying are best.

Many of you may be suspicious as to why I have posted on this site. I will tell you that last year I was diagnosed with cancer. This changes your life in many ways. It changes your whole outlook on life in general. As of right now I have been 1 year in remission. I could live to be 100 or the cancer could return tomorrow. I have always loved the sport of hunting and being outdoors with nature. I would like to know I did my part to help secure the future of hunting. I am not on here to try to offend anyone. I am just trying to offer you another point of view and what it is like to work as a CPO. What worries me is some of the ethics I see in all forms of hunting not just hound hunting. I truly enjoy talking with hunters and especially seeing kids on the hunt any hunt. I have a 10-year-old boy and I just hope that when he is my age he can still pick up a gun or bow and hit the woods. Anyway, I am not trying to speak from a soapbox, but trying to have a meaningful dialogue with those I work for. Most hunters rarely have access to a CPO. What I don’t want to see is Hunters v. CPOs, but rather for us to work together to protect all hunting. I have poured my life into my work at the expense of my family just like many career CPOs. We are getting busy and it is getting harder to keep up, so if you need any assistance you have my personal email address. I’ll try to drop in from time to time. I wish everyone a safe and happy hunting season.

"As for the groups releasing a large number of dogs on very small acreage, it happens quite frequently. We make a few cases on these groups every year, they just consider it the price of doing business."

Thats a simple fix also you find a violation such as this, arrest and bond them. Your right you hand them a 100-300 dollar ticket they can pay off it is a joke, and probably cheaper than most hunting club dues you arrest them and get them put under a 500 bond and let them sit in a cell until bond/court it no longer becomes a price of doing business. I dont know exactly what yall's policy and procedure permits, but alot of these complaints and issues are easily fixed with the right amount of wardens and enforcement. That is why so many folks have screamed better enforcement of the laws on the books, A club as a whole can only do so much, if they kick the member that is a problem out, they are either going to go to another club or hunt ilegally. That is where yall come into play.