What To Do About Those Cats...

[Art Eatman]

thorn, rest assured that feral cats are like coyotes: Nobody, but nobody, will ever kill the last and final one.

, Art

 

[dakotasin]

oh, but i tried to today! didn't get the last one - i think there's still one more out there. i did however dust off a skunk at 12:37 pm... he was looking funny, and charged my truck. probably rabid. i tried a 150 grains of cup-n'-core out of my 300 win mag on for size. was a perfect fit, so i let him wear it.

 

[Bear Gulch]

I love and have pet cats. I also recognize the impact of feral critters on wildlife, especially game birds. I am an avid bow hunter for skunks, coons, and other "varmits". The bow also insures that there are no pesky calls from neighbors. All of these crreatures can be huge vectors for the spread of rabies, distemper and other diseases.

 

[sturmruger]

The feral cat problem nationwide is worse then the feral pig problems in some of the Southern States. One of the biggest problems are people that drop their pets off out in the country. They think they are going to live with all the other animals like some sort of Disney movie, but the reality is they just breed and eat all sorts of animals that we don't want them to. I have practiced SSS my whole life.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

My funniest feral cat story goes something like this: NRA4LIFE and wife move into new house, 2 pet cats in tow. Young male pet cat liked to hang out outside. Mr. Feral, gnarly cat decides to take up residence and fight with young male pet cat. Mr. Feral then decided to start spraying on some carpet I had in the garage. Walked into the house and yelled to my wife upstairs if she minded if I shot Mr. Gnarly. Apparently, Mrs. NRA4LIFE did not sense my urgency. Went to the safe, grabbed the 10-22 and exterminated Mr. Gnarly from the kitchen window. Mrs. NRA4LIFE hollers down "I didn't mean right now!". I did.

 

[dakotasin]

funny feral cat stories...

was a feral cat at the end of the driveway, maybe 150 yards from where my brother and i were. he grabs the 338, and takes aim from the off-hand position, then says 'wanna see something funny?' i say of course...

he hits the switch and 225 grains of hornady are enroute to the patch of dirt just behind and below the cat. the cat instantaneously shrieks, and launches about 6' into the air while spraying diarrhea. cat seriously looked like it was rocket propelled.