Unless your'e an excellent marksman I think it would be more humane to cut the cats head off. Say you hit it him the back end and it runs into the woods. It may lie in pain for hours before it bleeds to death.
Have you ever thought about catching the animal and taking them to a feral cat rescue or anything. There are lots of places that have feral cat spaying and neutering to try and at least keep them from reproducing. I realize it would be more work on your part, but the cat shouldnt be punished for it. At the worst have it humanely put down.

ep
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Occupants not paying rent:
1.1. balls
1.1 corns
1 everglades rat
1 w. hognose
1 bearded dragon
2.1 cats

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• I find it strange... - rhallman, Fri May 12 15:08:07 2006
• RE: I find it strange... - repzoo44, Fri May 12 16:44:52 2006
• RE: I find it strange... - markg, Fri May 12 17:30:47 2006
• Ok Ill bite...... - Hotshot, Fri May 12 17:47:37 2006
• RE: Ok Ill bite...... - SlitheringHerps, Fri May 12 18:31:16 2006
• RE: Ok Ill bite...... - chrish, Fri May 12 23:15:55 2006
• RE: Ok Ill bite...... - repzoo44, Fri May 12 18:35:32 2006
• RE: Ok Ill bite...... - Hotshot, Fri May 12 19:14:59 2006
• Well Brian - rhallman, Fri May 12 18:41:07 2006
• RE: Well Brian - Hotshot, Fri May 12 19:24:51 2006
• more - rhallman, Fri May 12 21:34:08 2006
• RE: more - chrish, Fri May 12 22:58:26 2006
• RE: more - LarryF, Sat May 13 00:38:56 2006
• RE: more - rhallman, Sat May 13 11:13:50 2006
• RE: more - Hotshot, Sat May 13 08:00:11 2006
• RE: more - rhallman, Sat May 13 11:17:48 2006
• RE: Feral cats and digesting post - mchambers, Sat May 13 08:05:48 2006
• RE: Feral cats and digesting post - Hotshot, Sat May 13 08:28:49 2006
• Great Posts - AJCrader, Mon May 15 08:32:45 2006
• Ah...the can of worms is open yet again! - Nicodemus, Mon May 15 10:29:43 2006
• Very, very, well said. Thank you. np - Drosera, Tue May 16 01:51:40 2006
• Nod...Thanks for the praise... - Nicodemus, Tue May 16 09:41:35 2006
• Amen! n/p - viborero, Tue May 16 13:38:03 2006