Stone Branch, build it, they will come.

Congrats on an old monarch. Really cool

Good to see your doe population on the rise as well. Your work is paying off big time
 
gut_pile said:
Congrats on an old monarch. Really cool

Good to see your doe population on the rise as well. Your work is paying off big time
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Thanks guys, gut pile. I'm pretty happy with how things worked out this year.

late muzzleloader starts Saturday. I have a chance of helping 1 brow make to next year. He seems to be hanging pretty tight to my ground. He is mature but I believe still on his way up.

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We're a bit sad here at Stone Branch this week, our little buddy Spike passed away on Sunday.

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George said:
Thanks guys, gut pile. I'm pretty happy with how things worked out this year.

late muzzleloader starts Saturday. I have a chance of helping 1 brow make to next year. He seems to be hanging pretty tight to my ground. He is mature but I believe still on his way up.

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We're a bit sad here at Stone Branch this week, our little buddy Spike passed away on Sunday.

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Sorry to hear about Spike. I guess the squirrel community is happy thought.
 
George said:
Thanks guys, gut pile. I'm pretty happy with how things worked out this year.

late muzzleloader starts Saturday. I have a chance of helping 1 brow make to next year. He seems to be hanging pretty tight to my ground. He is mature but I believe still on his way up.

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We're a bit sad here at Stone Branch this week, our little buddy Spike passed away on Sunday.

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Wow, sorry to hear about Spike. Best Wishes to you G.
 
cutman said:
Is Spike the dog or the squirrel? What happened? Sorry for your loss. You’ve had a rough time with dogs.
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My Loved One said, "you are such a good dog person this isn't fair".

My little pit bull was happy, enthusiastic, and a good friend on one hand and a vicious silent attack dog on the other. His triggers were deer carcasses, me, territory, fresh kills. He attacked Tank probably a half dozen times. No dog was going to make a living attacking Tank. The last time that he attacked Tank I pulled on one of Spike's back legs until Tank released Spikes head. After that we seemed to get a handle on it and Spike was Tank's constant companion as Tank was succumbing to cancer.

Spike attacked Rip twice when Rip was little over a coon that Spike had killed. I took a picture of Spike with his squirrel and told him to drop it, he did and I tossed the squirrel on to the compost pile. Spike then attacked Rip, I had to choke him off the grip that he had on Rip's elbow. I rolled Spike in a leg triangle and stuffed my gloved right hand into his mouth. I then carried him up to our building and put him in his crate. I treated Rip's wounds and kept the dogs separated that day.

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I let Spike out in the evening and I also let Rip out. Rip was standing attached to me in our building and Spike came in and attacked. Rip came out with just a few dings around his one ear as he decided to fight back and put a chomp on Spikes head. I took some damage this time. A little taste of how pit bulls rip ladies faces and legs off.

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This all happened on Thursday and I/we pondered the situation for a couple of days, castration, muzzle, Prozac. On Sunday, I shot him and planted him next to Tank. We miss him but we are safer now.

I have a great puppy, who is at a critical stage, that I have to protect, I don't want to have to shoot him too. Rip is now 11 months old and 136lbs.

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George said:
My Loved One said, "you are such a good dog person this isn't fair".

My little pit bull was happy, enthusiastic, and a good friend on one hand and a vicious silent attack dog on the other. His triggers were deer carcasses, me, territory, fresh kills. He attacked Tank probably a half dozen times. No dog was going to make a living attacking Tank. The last time that he attacked Tank I pulled on one of Spike's back legs until Tank released Spikes head. After that we seemed to get a handle on it and Spike was Tank's constant companion as Tank was succumbing to cancer.

Spike attacked Rip twice when Rip was little over a coon that Spike had killed. I took a picture of Spike with his squirrel and told him to drop it, he did and I tossed the squirrel on to the compost pile. Spike then attacked Rip, I had to choke him off the grip that he had on Rip's elbow. I rolled Spike in a leg triangle and stuffed my gloved right hand into his mouth. I then carried him up to our building and put him in his crate. I treated Rip's wounds and kept the dogs separated that day.

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I let Spike out in the evening and I also let Rip out. Rip was standing attached to me in our building and Spike came in and attacked. Rip came out with just a few dings around his one ear as he decided to fight back and put a chomp on Spikes head. I took some damage this time. A little taste of how pit bulls rip ladies faces and legs off.

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This all happened on Thursday and I/we pondered the situation for a couple of days, castration, muzzle, Prozac. On Sunday, I shot him and planted him next to Tank. We miss him but we are safer now.

I have a great puppy, who is at a critical stage, that I have to protect, I don't want to have to shoot him too. Rip is now 11 months old and 136lbs.

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That's a tough one, and painful decision, but the right one. Cause one day he might have gone for your throat with no one around to help you...
 
Sorry you had to do that. We did a behavioral euthanasia today at my clinic on a dog that bit people. I don’t have tolerance for dogs who bite people. Life is too short.
 
buckdeer85 said:
That’s the 2nd dog you have had to kill right? Those pit bulls are something else from what I have read.
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Yep, Tiny a pit x mastiff tried to kill Tank and chewed up my hands, and now Spike. Rip and Bell are cane corsi, I'm in no hurry to get a new pit puppy.

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That's a tough one, and painful decision, but the right one. Cause one day he might have gone for your throat with no one around to help you...
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Yeah, no, the thought of a severed artery did cross my mind, I could say it was self defense.

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George said:
My Loved One said, "you are such a good dog person this isn't fair".

My little pit bull was happy, enthusiastic, and a good friend on one hand and a vicious silent attack dog on the other. His triggers were deer carcasses, me, territory, fresh kills. He attacked Tank probably a half dozen times. No dog was going to make a living attacking Tank. The last time that he attacked Tank I pulled on one of Spike's back legs until Tank released Spikes head. After that we seemed to get a handle on it and Spike was Tank's constant companion as Tank was succumbing to cancer.

Spike attacked Rip twice when Rip was little over a coon that Spike had killed. I took a picture of Spike with his squirrel and told him to drop it, he did and I tossed the squirrel on to the compost pile. Spike then attacked Rip, I had to choke him off the grip that he had on Rip's elbow. I rolled Spike in a leg triangle and stuffed my gloved right hand into his mouth. I then carried him up to our building and put him in his crate. I treated Rip's wounds and kept the dogs separated that day.

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I let Spike out in the evening and I also let Rip out. Rip was standing attached to me in our building and Spike came in and attacked. Rip came out with just a few dings around his one ear as he decided to fight back and put a chomp on Spikes head. I took some damage this time. A little taste of how pit bulls rip ladies faces and legs off.

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This all happened on Thursday and I/we pondered the situation for a couple of days, castration, muzzle, Prozac. On Sunday, I shot him and planted him next to Tank. We miss him but we are safer now.

I have a great puppy, who is at a critical stage, that I have to protect, I don't want to have to shoot him too. Rip is now 11 months old and 136lbs.

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That’s tough but definitely understandable. My neighbors in the mountains are all up in arms that I finally got animal control involved to “help” them keep their pit mixes on their property.


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weekender21 said:
That’s tough but definitely understandable. My neighbors in the mountains are all up in arms that I finally got animal control involved to “help” them keep their pit mixes on their property.


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I've never had any luck getting people to take care of their dogs. I had pit bulls working me a year or two ago. I got a picture of one of them running east on a trail. A few minutes later I got a picture of a big doe running west, panting, with the hide on one of her rear legs ripped off of her hock.

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George said:
I've never had any luck getting people to take care of their dogs. I had pit bulls working me a year or two ago. I got a picture of one of them running east on a trail. A few minutes later I got a picture of a big doe running west, panting, with the hide on one of her rear legs ripped off of her hock.

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In Pennsylvania, you can legally kill a dog in the act of pursuing, wounding, or killing big game (deer, bear, elk, turkey) or domestic animals/pets, with no liability, if it's an immediate necessity to protect the wildlife or property
 
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