Deer and dog interaction. Opinions wanted.

Non factor but you're never going to convince most "Deer Only" hunters of that. I know because for the most part i am(just starting to explore and learn as much as i can about this hog stuff which is why i frequent this forum) one and have battled my fellow deer hunters over this issue more than once. I grew up and hunted in a county in North Carolina where about half the deer hunters run dogs. Those same hunting clubs have been running dogs through the same blocks of woods for at least 30 years and every year they manage to keep killing deer as they run from those same blocks of woods.

I never ran dogs but got in many arguments over the years with my fellow "still" hunters over whether or not our neighbors were messing up our deer hunting with their dogs. I always put meat in the freezer and even a few sets of horns on the wall so i was and am still of the opinion that dogs in the woods are not a huge problem. Now if i'm on stand and two walkers come barreling towards me i might be skunked that day but as long as you're not running your dogs on hogs while i'm sleeping in my tree, it shouldnt be a problem.