Here in NJ alot of these dogs.....
become too much for their owners, and are routinely dumped in wooded
area and become a feral nuisance. I encountered a few of them while
hunting. Last fall, I was tree stand hunting and was preparing to get
down at dusk. A large Rottweiler (with collar) materialized
out of the brush and charged, while I was still descending.
I Quickly climbed back up and called around thinking it's owner was nearby. The dog
laid down at the foot of my tree, and growled at me for a few minutes.
Well.....I wasn't going to worry about this thing chasing me the whole
mile to my car, in the dark.
So I looked at him said "Sorry Pal", and gave him a 3 inch load of Winchester Supreme OOO Buck. Range 4Yds +
Modified choke = Yuck!!!!
His collar did'nt have a tag, he was scarred up (full of bite scars)
but well fed.
People that buy these dogs, and turn them loose pose a real problem
to sportsmen, every where