Almost a year ago, I said this would happen......

When hunting, a wild animal belongs to everyone until it is "mortally wounded" and then it is property of the person that "mortally wounded" the wild animal. Dogs in pursuit or even if the animal is cornered in a well (an actual case) it is not mortally wounded. The problem you get into is where the animal is located when it becomes mortally wounded. You must have permission from the land owner or land owner's agent to remove hogs or to hunt anything. Once your dogs leave the area you have permission to hunt it becomes dog recovery only! If you shot the animal "mortally wounded" then it is recovery and then you can call the game warden to assist to avoid trouble. But if the dogs are chasing the dog the pig is safe. It is like the old Duke's of Hazard. The Duke boys ran as fast as they could to get across the county line because the sheriff could not cross the line. But you are chasing Boss Hogg and when he crosses the line it is game over, call off the dogs or you can go to jail. It is all about knowing the rules and if you break them take the penalty and go to the next play. If an animal is near federal land or even state land there is no way I cross that line. A little into the neighbor's property maybe but public land is bad news that is why I do not even hunt there when it is legal. There are just too many little rules with big punishments for me.