Feral Cats

[2cycle]

We got them here too. State regs have no season, size, bag limit. You can shine for them and bait them.

When I have more time to type the words, I'll tell a true story about cats killin my chickens. It happened maybe 26yrs ago. Its a long story and I only have two fingers that know how to type.

Greg

 

[bhille42]

Nope, it's an actual cannon. The barrel is about 3 feet long and it weighs probably between 30 - 40 pounds. You have to beat the golf ball into it with a sledge hammer. It uses salt peter and sugar mixture for powder. It used to be on iron wheels, but we packed it too full one time and blew the wheels off it. I'd put up pics, but all that's left is the barrel. We estimate it'll shoot a golf ball over a mile. Usually shoot it off over holidays and get togethers.

 

[2cycle]

Is/was it a smoothbore? I can't imagine a golfball, going through any barrel without fouling it with plastic. Did you use wadding?

Greg

 

[bhille42]

It is a smooth barrel and we use wadding. It makes a hell of a bang! We did retrieve the first golfball ever after firing. About 45 seconds after we shot it off the golfball landed at the feet of one of the guests about 20 feet from the cannon. WILD!

 

[agmeyer]

I've really never had much of a problem, I used to raise German Shorthair Pointers and they were generally disposed to getting them. My stepmother's cats were really fast about getting over 8 ft up a tree if they caught sight of a pup. I have used an RWS .177 target air rifle on them and some bad squirrels in town because of not making much noise and still getting the job done. I also have used a box trap to remove the undesired cat, coon, possum, etc to another location to dispose where no one can observe??? Turning them loose over 10 miles away can get rid of them or shooting them in the trap and releasing them. Hope this helps. Your local Animal Control should be able to help also or Game, Fish and Parks guys. I like doing it my self personally; I can hit a prairie dog at 300 yds really easy; so a cat at 25 yds with a scoped air rifle is nice practice and quiet. Air rifle pellets come in cans of 500??? Semper Fi and happy smoke rings from Sedalia, MO.

 

[2cycle]

Possum and coon is good eatin. Shoot the coon and grind him, yum yum coonburgers. Trap the possum, feed it out fer a week with cornbread and biscuits (leftovers of course). And bake it like a roasting hen. They real greasy but good, if seasoned rite.

Greg

 

[2cycle]

The one shot that I'm most proud of is, with a .35REM at 175yrds. 10mph+/- crosswind, 200gr slug. And I hit only 9 inches aft of the shoulder.

Greg

 

[pineywoods]

I could trap some feral dogs and send em to ya they seem to be very hungry they might take care of some of the cats course then you'd have to deal with the dog population

 

[2cycle]

Cowgirl already suggested that with the coyotes, we already got them here. The cats breed faster. But not as fast as 700FPS.

Greg

 

[cowgirl]

They have been keeping me awake at night...could you sit out by my barn and keep watch so I can catch up on my sleep? lol

 

[cowgirl]

Greg, someday when your fingers feel agile, I'd like to hear the story.

 

[bbqgoddess]

I love this place...I had to look up "feral cat" ....you can actually shoot them? WOW I have to get out of So Cal and away from the 9th circut court of appeals!!!!!

 

[mossymo]

My wife and I just moved to a farmstead in the country, here the farmsteads are having racoon problems. I have been setting a live trap and shooting them with a .22 when I check the trap in the morning; as of this morning have gotten 3 this week !!! Also have problem with cottontail rabbits in the garden and flower beds, here again I have been just taking them with a .22; except for the jack rabbit I popped at 275 yards with the .243.....

Living in town had the cottontail problem also, there I just used a Benjamin .177. It seem to keep the noise down so neighbors wouldn't complain about me shooting a gunin town.

 

[cowgirl]

Welcome to country livin Mossy, Isn't it great!

 

[mossymo]

cowgirl
I am loving it; have buffalo less than 100 yards from our house and elk 1/2 mile away !!!

 

[cowgirl]

Pretty awesome Mossy!

 

[2cycle]

I'm in a rural area. This is a wild animal that has no state regulations regarding season,size, bag limit, or baiting. Cats are very prolific, and they propagate unchecked. Kittens grow up to be mean and nasty, if they don't have humans to interact with them.

Its a gray area as to the legality. When you call the county animal control, they'll respond to a dog problem. Because dogs mostly have owners that can be fined.

But, some, rat faced, toad suckin, tofu fartin fairys think that cats have rights. Pound sand PETA!

Greg

 

[erain]

2 cycle u in a rural area, and you have feral cats..... help solve many problems arrising from these animals by eradicating them with weapon of choice. if peta has a beef with it have them go to the unresponsible pet owners who cannot fulfill thier obligations and take care of there animals. when they get tired of taking care of them,feeding,keeping up with the vet, failure to spay or nueter animals, and above all making sure the animal remains a pet. instead of maybe dumping off in the country to fend for itself which it will do a mighty fine job of, along with robbing nests of songbirds and game birds, killing small game animals and competing in the food systm. throws the whole eco balance out of whack. not to mention potential diease and sickness problems they may bring to diligant pet owners and even heath risks to humans. feral cats are not natural and do not belong in our enviroment and need to be removed. it is said of a house cat, if it were wild it would be natures greatest predator. is not because of its cunning or skills. is because it does not know about killing just for food, it kills for fun. i have no problem with having pets, have 2 cats and a dog right now. the chance of any of my cats ever becoming a feral cat is 0%, and the chance of either contributing to increased population of these feral colonies as they are called is even less.

 

[goat]

While there are some benefits to feral cats, such as a reduced mice/rat problem, thus less snakes in my area of the country, there are some aversions also. They are hell on the quail/turkey populations and carry many diseases, one of which causes goats to abort.

As far as I am concerned, feral cats are a way to sharpen your trapping skills and furnish good year round target practice. They are a renewable resource so there is no reason to fear extinction. Let the festivities begin!!!!

 

[rtom]

My neighbor has some living in his shed and the idiot leaves food out for them, I have seen these stupid things and the should be killed. They are not very healthy looking you can just tell they disease written all over them

The worst part about it is they have a 2 year old out there trying to play with them, as I said he is an IDIOT!!