Well.... I have been hunting for the better part of my life, am a retired soldier from a combat MOS, am an avid shooting enthusiast, and only use a .22 caliber rifle with a scope when needed. Headshots are the only way to go. Like we say in the Army, "One shot, One kill!!"

Why should I waste my time and gas money to take some animal that is out predating native wildlife, to the local humane shelter. Especially when these shelters are already overcrowded and the animals that are not adopted are euthanized anyways??

Sure the animal shelters spay and neuter those animals that are adopted, but what good does that do if the next owner just lets that animal run wild at their new home??? Still out there killing native wildlife, just not in my neck of the woods!!! So that problem animal is still wreaking havoc on the native stuff!!

Stiffer penalties on owners is the only way this thing is going to be put to bed. And even then, there would still be feral cats and dogs!!! So population control is the the best method. We already do that to control deer populations. When the population gets too high, we increase the amount of deer that can be harvested.

Im sorry I just cant see eye to eye with you on this subject. It is something I feel too strongly about. I have seen what stray dogs and cats can do to other animals and people!

I have had to shoot a couple of dogs while deer hunting. 4 or 5 of them running around in a pack terrorizing the locals. They happened to try and chase the wrong person that day and I killed 2 of them. There is no room for any type of stray domesticated animal in the native population.

Look at the wild hogs down south. They were once domesticated pigs and some that got loose turned feral. Now in some of those states, there is an open season on them because of the damage they do to the local habitat and animals. Is there a difference between them and a wild dog or cat?? I dont think so, and should be handled in the same way.

Another prime example is the retics in the everglades. Im a big snake fan, yes, but have no problem with eradicating the burms from the everglades. This is another feral animal. It is not native and is killing off the native species in FL.

So see, it is not hatred, I do not believe these animals should be on the loose to exact the toll they do on the native wildlife and habitats.

Brian


>>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.
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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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RATS
1.0 Corn snake "Warpath"(KY locale)
1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Great plains rat snake "Reign Fire" (TX locale)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)

RACERS
1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)

KINGS
1.1 California king snake "Bandit" & "Moonstar" (Coastal phase)
1.1 Prairie king snakes "Bishop" & "Askani" (KY locale)
0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "Psylocke"
0.1 Florida Kingsnake "Shard"
0.1 Speckled Kingsnake "Haven" (MO locale)
2.0 Eastern kings

MILKS
2.0 Eastern/red Milk intergrade "Cable" and "Omega Red" (KY locale)

BULLS/GOPHERS/PINES
0.1 Sonoran Gopher "Husk"
1.0 Kankakee bull (Phil Peak stock)

Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian

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