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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 386807" data-attributes="member: 562">Update for everyone, with deer season just around the corner... From the current regulations:-------------------------------------------------------------<h2>"Use of Animals and Tree Stands</h2>Animals - It is unlawful to use any animal except horses or mules as an aid in the hunting or taking of big game. State law allows the use of dogs in the recovery of big game – see N.D.C.C. 20.1-05-04 or contact the Department for additional information."------------------------------------------------------------I just got off a long conversation with the G&F and they confirmed that it is LEGAL to use dogs to track or find deer, but you are not allowed to have a rifle with you during this process. After you have found a deer, if the deer is alive and needs dispatching, the dogs would need to be returned to your vehicle, at which point you can take a rifle and proceed with "hunting" the wounded animal. If the deer is dead when you find it, the dogs can remain with you while the animal is field dressed and removed from the field.Also discussed having a dog with you WHILE you are hunting. Warden said that there is a lot of gray area doing that and you may open yourself to the interpretation of what the specific game warden who witnesses it thinks. Personally, I dont shoot at running deer, and I always sit still on a hill, or in a stand or blind of some sort. Id like to take my dog along just because she loves being outside and doing stuff with me so much, I feel bad leaving her at home and she can tell when Im getting ready for an adventure. The way it is worded, in my judgement, the dog would have to actively be AIDING OR ASSISTING you while you are hunting. A dog sitting next to you on the ground while you shoot at a deer 300 yards away wouldnt count. Warden said, what if, while you are walking to your blind, you chase up a deer and get excited and shoot at it? Then you didnt INTEND for the dog to help you, but an officer would still rightly see this as using a dog to ASSIST you, even if that wasnt your intention...</blockquote>

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