Dogs are part of hunting. Depends how and when they are used and for what.

The tweedy comment I guess is from overseas comment from another forum. Different places, different rules. None of their business. I know I have taken a German hunter out hunting here, once and only once. Very opinionated and if it didn't fit with his "hunting rules" it wasn't on. Different places, different rules. I don't try to impose my rules and customs when in Europe, I try to fit in and live within their traditions and manners. The way good guests try.

Hunting ethics and fair chase? Hunting ethics make up what fair chase is. Different to each person? Yes can be. But RESPECT for the game/quarry is what is essential to hunting ethics.

In Australia we don't have many or long hunting traditions or a rich hunting culture. But worse is the complete gooses who say "anything goes". Usually the armchair and/or ratbag brigade in the field.

In SA we can virtually do anything that is not considered "cruel" (ie animal welfare). Spotlight deer for example. Not hunting in my opinion. But I would spotlight deer if they needed a lot of culling and reduction in numbers. Never consider a spotlighted deer a trophy.

Trophy hunting comment bove. No trophy is obtained through unfair means. Whatever that may entail. Of course opinions differ. But spotlighted trophies, shot from a helicopter, shot in a small enclosure, shot for the client sitting back in the camp mentioned in Ripp's thread, all that is not trophy hunting, it is merely trophy "collecting". Wankers.

Cooch has some amazing dogs. Dogs add to the pleasure of the hunt.