Remember me saying I hate feral dogs????

[usmccpl]

Wasnt ferrel but a few years back I had a dog camped out on my front porch that tried several times to bite when I was coming home from work. I called the dog catcher he told me something about having intercourse with myself. Called city cops the cheif said if I had to shoot it myself call him he would have my back. Next day get up , get dressed grab thermos and Ruger, go to work. Head home dog (german shepard mastiff mix) comes at me empty 15 rounds of 9mm into it,call the police talk to cheif he said ok cops is dispatched to your area after reports of gunfirestay on the line until he gets there. Problem solved.






one shot one kill

 

[gila_dog]

I've had cats, chickens, goats, and calves killed by coyotes and dogs. In most cases the dogs weren't actually "feral". They were just somebody's pet that was out hunting and doing what dogs have been doing for millions of years. I have seen dogs and coyotes kill a whole flock of chickens or herd of sheep. Some people think the do that for the fun of it. Nope. When they get the chance they kill as much as they can, because they can keep eating it for weeks, even if it's stinking and rotten. That's how they've survived all these many millenia.

But I too am a product of millions of years of evolution. I have certain survival instincts too. One of them is to protect what's mine. If I can get a shot at a coyote I take it. I shoot for the ribs or the or head with a scoped Ruger 10/22. I have a flashlight taped to its barrel and forend for night operations. If a neighborhood dog is just showing too much curiosity about my goats or chickens, I bust it with my slingshot or bow (50 lb recurve shooting rubber blunts) the first time. After that it's a couple of .22 hollow points thru the ribs. Killing somebody's dog just for being nosy can really sour one's relationship with his neighbors. But I only give them one warning. Anybody who let's their dog run loose should expect it to get shot or run over by a car.

Coyotes and dogs aren't evil. Coyotes and feral dogs kill stuff in order to survive. Neighborhood pets do it for the same reason we hunters do it. It's in our blood. But to deliberately shoot an animal in a way that will make it suffer IS evil.

If I were I coyote I would always be looking for a fat, tasty cat. I would also be watching for that guy with the rifle.

 

[992]

Dogs

A Brushcutter electric fence with 3 strands off wire keeps pretty much any dog or anything else from comming on my prop. unless I want them to.
Also if they happen to get by that,and nothing has in 4 years,my dog Buddy,a Great Pyrneese(?)I forgot how to spell it,weighs 165 lbs. and does not like anything or anybody he does not know inside his fence.
I live out in the country and any 911 call might be answered today or next week.I won't turn away anybody in need,but they have to really need help to get to where I am.
I have seen that fence kill snakes ,possums,chickens,and been known to put grown men on their knees,don't ask me how I know that.


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[El Tejon]

When I shot dogs and coyotes on my farm, I used an AR with the Winchester 64 grain SP. I found them very effective.

I can also testify as to the effectiveness of a BAR in .338 Winchester Magnum on wild dogs, but some consider that overkill.

 

[Dale Taylor]

I love my 338 Mauser. Most accurate rifle I own. I use it often, yes its overkill. Weighs 9 1/2 pounds and has recoil pad. Its fun. daleltaylor

 

[phoglund]

I do feel for you folks that have to deal with all these feral animals. I think the only reason we don't have a problem around here is the wild animals are a bit too much competition for them. If I were to have a problem I live in an area where I could use pretty much what I wanted to solve the problem although I do think it's best to be circumspect about it. There are other houses around so back drop can be a problem. Anything close would see the wrong end of a 12 guage. Longer distance (50 - 125 yards) would most likely be dealt with using my very accurate .17 with shot placement being the key. Any farther than that they would most likely be off my property and somebody elses problem. That being said I won't shoot roaming dogs on sight, I have one little bugger that occasionally gets out of my 6' woven wire fence no matter what I do to keep him in and he doesn't stand more than 18'' high at the shoulder! When we leave the place he gets kenneled. There are other dogs that are seen roaming about occasionally but don't seem to cause any problems. We have cats that we let roam free during the day but they kill mostly ground squirrels (known as gophers), which is considered by all to be a good thing. Funny to see them carting a gopher that weighs a third what they do. I do wish they'd not leave the gut pile on my doorstep though...it attracts flys.