Originally Posted by FCLightning

Only if you accept the premise that the restriction was put in place to keep dogs from indiscriminately chasing wildlife and the reason we should be allowed to have dogs along is simply because someone else can - which I do not.

Personally I believe that it would be of great benefit to hunters to allow them the use of pack dogs and tethered tracking dogs and it would have no negative impact on the sport or the wildlife in any way. Whether we want to tackle the issue of running bears with hounds as in much of the rest of the world, running moose with dogs as in the Scandinavian countries, deer with dogs as in Ontario and many parts of the south east US is another arm of the problem and IMO needs to be discussed if we are to open the issue of hunters accompanied by dogs - what is and isn't appropriate, how will it be readily identified and communicated. Right now the rule is pretty clear, easy to follow and regulate. With any changes the water muddies very quickly.