Feral cat vs wildlife vs my family

Over here the Feral cats problem is huge and totally ignored, I live adiacent to AG lands and I have a constant stream of feral Toms coming in to mess with my Daughter and my neightborought cats,....they don't last to long, I use a 30 fpe .22

https://www.addl.purdue.edu/newsletters/1998/spring/acet.shtml

Not a suggestion, but an interesting scientific report...

If you want to keep the peace with your neighbors you might want to try capturing them and taking them to the local shelter. The local shelter will more then likely put them down for being aggressive but at least you will not be the bad guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay0eQMLs8t0

One of the farms my friends and I have permission to pheasant hunt on has a very firm "shoot on sight" any cat we come across while in the field. That farm is one the best pheasant and rabbit land we have permission for. On another farm about 5 miles from there the land owner doesn't want any cats harmed. We don't even hunt there anymore because we don't see any game animals. Just my 2 cents.

Bait in a spot your Neightbours don't see, use a green light on your rifle at nite, shoot for the brain.

No one will notice and with time you'll get rid of the problem.

I guess I just misunderstood. I read it and interpreted "Ah! Crazy wild ferals are attacking my pets and family! War on feral cats!". S'pose I should turn my annihilation knob down a bit. I'm not all evil tho, tylonol is very cat specific in small doses and toxicity would not transfer to carrion feeders.

Over populated, harming your pets, a nuisance and a pest and all legal...sounds like a great opportunity to hone your hunting and shooting skills. NO SHAME!

If you're dealing with a genuine feral cat population that is harming your pets I'd say use a targeted approach. Try to identify which feral cats are definitely aggressive towards yours, and then go from there. First measure which is probably the most humane approach is to give them a physical deterrent. For that, depending on your gun, you can use cleaning pellets. If that doesn't work you can then move up in the arsenal. Of course if you catch a cat in the act of mauling one of yours then I say by all means lay into it.

This is the same approach I take to raccoons where I live. I'll give them the chance to learn what is and isn't their area, and if that doesn't work they end up getting taken out at my earliest opportunity which is usually hunting season. Opossum are a different matter entirely, they don't get the chance to learn because almost every one I've encountered has always tried to fight rather than flee, and I've seen the damage they can do to a dog or cat.

As for whether the culling or spay/neuter programs work?. To a degree they do, but it takes a good deal of time and money.

Here's another option, leave them alone and go eat some keesh and tofu while sipping a frappe chino and just let someone else take care of the problem. This may be best for those who will end up with a tortured soul. Pesting is not for everybody...once again....NO SHAME! Minimum necessary FPE...18 does the job consistently w/ POI @ the head, central neck or non-quartering H/L...all pass through in .20 cal. Uhh, so I've heard.

We have a bird here in the US that will attack household pets relentlessly. I don't know their proper name, growing up I always heard them called mockingbirds, but I know that's not what they are. When they went after my pets without provocation, I eliminated them without mercy. There is an entire world out there, no need to trifle with me and mine. There is no shame in eliminating a pest.

I grew up on an island. We had the same cat issue. All firearms and pellet rifles were not legal. So we, as children, were given high powered slingshots. The people in the community would feed them and put up with the cats. A few of them though, they taught us the stealthy ways of getting them when they went around the corner, then tossing the carcas in the trash. We also had feral hogs (razors) on the island. Hunting as a whole was illegal. We made dead fall traps for them.


the issue was brought on by people moving and abandoning their pets. The dogs are normally not left. When they are, they are easily brought back in and they do not form packs. The cats just go nuts and breed like wild fire. 

AirNica, your post is near and dear to my heart on several levels. I lived in Costa Rica for 3 years, mi suegra has always had a white female cat. Not the same one but when one disappears she gets another. She does not spay them and they are always pregnant. One has to spend some time in Central America to appreciate the volume of beautiful birds that either live or pass through there. Darn kitties are always killing any of them that they can reach. It's always bothered me that she has does not spay or neuter those things. Where we live now in California there is expansive swaths of protected land preserved for vernal pools, seasonal streams and wildlife. Going jogging at sunrise is always frustrating for the number of cats I see sneaking back to their homes carrying birds. Where we live in Northern California there are a lot of ground nesting birds. Now I know you are talking about feral cats and I have to say I totally agree that they need to be culled. I wish it was legal to drop those domestic cats with endangered birds in their mouths. If I offended anyone with that sentiment then I apologize, I must not have presented my case clearly.

Drop the kitties with a grin and just refrain from telling those of a more sensitive nature. By the way, what part of Nicaragua? Maybe next time we're out to see the in-laws we can swing by and join you. Afterwards sit back and sip some 18 year old Flor de Caña. Awesome sipping rum for those that have not had a chance to enjoy. 

The three S's apply here. Shoot,Shovel, Shut up! Feral cats are a huge problem in my area as well.

"grizzlyadams"The three S's apply here. Shoot,Shovel, Shut up! Feral cats are a huge problem in my area as well.

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Dag nabbit ! I guess that means no videos and pictures. Haha! You are a smart man. 

I believe feral cats have become a huge problem in the USA and very few people want to, or are willing to do anything about it. For those of us willing to do something about it in anyway either non lethal, or use of deadly force I say good for them.
Just remember all ethical hunting practices apply and when in doubt leave it alone, I would hate to hear that someones pet was harmed.

As a side note I think cats should have the same leash/control laws that dogs have and should not be allowed to run free.

"Nomadic Pirate"Bait in a spot your Neightbours don't see, use a green light on your rifle at nite, shoot for the brain.

No one will notice and with time you'll get rid of the problem.



Yep, night hunting is best. I have not had to off a cat for years but what I did was to cradle a flashlight next to the forearm while aiming. When I locate the offending feline I let out a meow like what a tom does when looking for females. They will look your way every time. Just aim between the glowing eyes and its over.  In a neighborhood I caution you to be precise with your shooting.  A wounded cat can make more noise than you think...LOL.

And before the cat lovers chime in I did what I had to do to protect my property. Those toms destroyed the sheet metal, muffler, and axle of my 1981 ATC 185. I still need some parts.

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