[Gretchenpc]

It's not unusual for dogs to run around barking at "nothing". Mine do it all the time. But what I have to remember is that they are barking at things I cannot see, hear, or (most often) SMELL. With hunting season on, your dog is probably catching a whiff of hunting dogs and deer and whatever other game is being disturbed and moving while the hunters are out. I've watched one of my dogs run out the door and start running around with his nose in the air smelling, his hackles standing up and him growling and barking like a ferocious beast. As far as *I* can tell, there's no reason for it, but he obviously smells a reason to get so worked up.

So don't worry about the barking. it's perfectly normal. Do worry about the dog getting into bones and things that might make her sick though. That's not cool.