This is always going to cause debate between dog men and shooters......the arguement with dogs is that running Hares takes out the weak and infirm in the majority of the time. On the other hand shooting doesn't descriminate against old, young, fit or unhealthy. Some of the numbers I've heard about on Hare shoots are unbelievable with numbers running into the hundreds...to me that isn't sport or hunting....but each to their own I spose