A good head shot would have dropped the cat in one shot.My man Rowdy, an Australian Shepard treed a wild cat yesterday around 11:30. I thought he was goofing off but his attitude was just like when he trees a coon. He was going nuts'O around the same spruce tree where he had a big coon about a month ago. I walked over to see what he had going and to my surprise there was a big feral just about 10 ft up. I first thought to just let it go and do nothing but Rowdy had other plans. He was so jacked up and barking like crazy. Sort of reminded me of Fred Flintstone banging on the door outside at night waking up all the neighbors.
So I got my .30 cal Hatsan and pointed my Lazer at the chest and ripped off a burst of maybe 5 rounds. The big cat fell like a rock but on my neighbors side of the fence, who don't live there. The dang cat ran like a pellet bullet for about 30 yards then dropped. Cats do have 9 lives. Rowdy was ticked he couldn't rip it apart but it's a good thing because these critters are mean and can be full of diseases. They also are hell on wild life like birds and grouse.
One less on earth thanks to my buddy.
There's a lot of these feral here for some reason and I've live trapped many but this is my first tree kill
AMEN on the nasty part, had a feral drop her litter in my garage, even day old kittens were all tooth and claw, they and momma went to the pound. Same time we had another female drop a litter in the garage, sweetest thing you'd ever meet, we kept her and all but one of her kittens all great cats, the male was a rodent killing machine.Feral cats are nasty. A friend of mine counted 13 on her property, that had been eye balling her small dog. My buddy and I spent a couple weekends baiting them with wet cat food and our .25 Taipans. Even with head shots, those critters die hard.
Same here, crazy cat lady down the street. Had to have her house "tented" by fumigation company for all the insects and vermin that hang around waiting for the next meal, even has a number of turkey buzzards show up regularly. WMThere's lady down the street that feeds all the wild animals and we pay the price. Racoons, skunks, of course. But the amount of mangy feral cats running around is the worst part.
Thanks for the advice but I couldn't see its head and besides it would have been to small of a target...hit or miss thing, I wanted a sure kill, not a wouned animal so I shot at the main body with the Lazer, hip shot in other words. Besides, it was about 10 cents worth of pellets and ive shot several cats in the head with a .22 and they lived only to show againabout a week later.A good head shot would have dropped the cat in one shot.
Good kill, but wasted a lot of lead.
I live in (close) to a college town, so lots of liberals & bleeding hearts . We have had no pets since moving here in '96 ,but have many cats wondering through. Many times rabbits have nested in our beds & most of the young never make it . Hawks get some as witnessed ,but most are killed by cats , their heads chewed off & bodies deposited on our sidewalk or patio. This is a sure sign of a domestic cat left out to wander , probably a male ( that's a male's behavior , grew up w/ farm cats), that doesn't need to eat ,just kill. Neighbors write on local chats that my wife reads about some feral cat feeders & most replies by township animal control personal is to stop feeding because of all the issues in prior posts ,PLUS it brings in other wildlife such as coyotes , bobcats ,skunks ,etc AND bears ! We live by a mountain and have all the above in or through the property. They will attempt to trap the cats to a point & fine the " concerned for the animals" citizen(s) . After several calls though , it usually is taken care of by "other means". I am a firm believer in the 3S"s. Along w/safety, common sense & discretion this may be the best way for some folks. Feral cats as pets cannot be trusted any more than any other wild animal in my experience as they have attacked other cats , pets and children and adults .Our county animal control no longer responds to requests for feral feline removal. Was told by them basically the 3Ss. Even the neighbors are on board with it, even if they won't do it themselves.
Don't get me wrong, I really do like cats and hate that it has to be done, but they are the worst next to raccoons for spreading diseases across the neighborhood yards endangering actual pets.
It blows to have to explain to a child their pet has to be put down due to contracting whatever is floating around at the time.
Seems alot of people would rather think with their emotions than their heads.
You know what the difference is between a feral cat and a domesticated one? The domesticate ones have servants to attend to them. Beyond that they are all killing machines. That Tom I mentioned above, sweetest thing, wouldn't kill birds, until a Mockingbird started harassing him everyday when he was out sunning, well one day he'd had enough, scratch a Mockingbird.I live in (close) to a college town, so lots of liberals & bleeding hearts . We have had no pets since moving here in '96 ,but have many cats wondering through. Many times rabbits have nested in our beds & most of the young never make it . Hawks get some as witnessed ,but most are killed by cats , their heads chewed off & bodies deposited on our sidewalk or patio. This is a sure sign of a domestic cat left out to wander , probably a male ( that's a male's behavior , grew up w/ farm cats), that doesn't need to eat ,just kill. Neighbors write on local chats that my wife reads about some feral cat feeders & most replies by township animal control personal is to stop feeding because of all the issues in prior posts ,PLUS it brings in other wildlife such as coyotes , bobcats ,skunks ,etc AND bears ! We live by a mountain and have all the above in or through the property. They will attempt to trap the cats to a point & fine the " concerned for the animals" citizen(s) . After several calls though , it usually is taken care of by "other means". I am a firm believer in the 3S"s. Along w/safety, common sense & discretion this may be the best way for some folks. Feral cats as pets cannot be trusted any more than any other wild animal in my experience as they have attacked other cats , pets and children and adults .
In my neighborhood the city traps a feral cat that lives in the area and neuter or spays it and notches the ear so they know it’s been fixed.I've got one feral black and white cat that likes to come over to my yard. He likes to hunt the little mice that live in my shed. So far he hasn't been an issue but he's seen my dog and me and scrams everytime. I like to keep him around to control my mice population which I see as the bigger issue right now.