Ditch Cougars

[BBQBluesMan]

Unreal. Twenty nine cats in an apartment is seriously disturbing in more than one way. I have absolutely no remorse for the "culling" of feral cats, but this is just plain sick. WTF do you need more than 1 or at the very most 2-3 domestic cats in a dwelling such as an apartment?

http://m.bismarcktribune.com/news/s...54f9-8855-0a2411c1caeb.html?mobile_touch=true

 

[Kickemup]

I was once told by a wise hunter that a ditch tiger with a collar is just like a goose with a band.

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And yes I have 2 cats in my house.

 

[MSA]

Feral cats are the number one invasive specie on earth responsible for dozens of specie extinctions. Ausyralia and Hawaii are trying to kill millions of them. I shoot on site if theyre not near a farmstad.

 

[Wild and Free]

Bet it smelled awesome.

 

[lunkerslayer]

Cats are best used for target practice, unless cat is your neighbors.:;:smokin

 

[johnr]

I have never shot a cat, doesn't sit right with me.
Not judging anyone who has, I am just not into it.

I sure wouldn't have 29 of them in my house though, I would likely be shooting at that point

 

[Wild and Free]

I am with you on that one John. Not into killing anything for no good reason.
Not trying to dig but I just cringe big time when I see guys running down big cats with dogs as well, to me in my little bean brain that is just flat out immoral. Only reason I would see it being feasible is if it has caused damage or been a known rogue animal causing imminent danger issues to which I have never seen or heard of here in ND.

 

[DirtyMike]

MSA is dead on. If you enjoy any types of birds around, feral cats should be destroyed.

 

[KDM]

While in the Navy, feral cat infestations were the cause of ongoing soreness of the hind parts on almost every base we had. Cat lovers would feed them, watch them multiply, and then complain to the Commander when anything was done to limit their numbers when native wildlife was disappearing. If you look up some of the many endangered ocean shore and wading birds and the reasons their numbers are falling, feral cats are usually in the top 3 causes. Feral cats are NEVER NEVER NEVER, did I say NEVER, yep I sure did, NEVER A GOOD THING!!!!

 

[Fly Carpin]

While in the Navy, feral cat infestations were the cause of ongoing soreness of the hind parts on almost every base we had. Cat lovers would feed them, watch them multiply, and then complain to the Commander when anything was done to limit their numbers when native wildlife was disappearing. If you look up some of the many endangered ocean shore and wading birds and the reasons their numbers are falling, feral cats are usually in the top 3 causes. Feral cats are NEVER NEVER NEVER, did I say NEVER, yep I sure did, NEVER A GOOD THING!!!!

This x1000

 

[Captain Ahab]

I see no problem popping the scrubby, obviously feral cat. I do have an issue with popping one that has even a small chance it is a kid's pet. I don't want to see Muffy being taken away from an unsuspecting 6 year old.

 

[KDM]

For me, it's a distance thing. If a cat is 400 yards or more from an occupied residence, it's not a pet. It's a small animal killing machine out on patrol and should be treated as such.

 

[Wild and Free]

In certain geographical areas they are a definite issue, here in the northern plains not so much, nature pretty much controls the population of feral cats naturally, biggest problem here is the farm steads where people feed them and they draw in a crowd from everywhere. Plus there is no bird or other population of animal that could be affected by the few we have roaming the plains. To me here in the northern plains the free roamers are the ones doing the best pest control, I have had many pet cats and they are free to come and go and by nature cover a lot of ground, not uncommon for them to disappear for a week at a time.But they are all fixed to prevent gene pool explosions. If a cat moves in and want to stay he has a price to pay so to speak but I never have more than 2 at any one time in my yard.

 

[Davy Crockett]

Cats are a tool that are an important part of the farm. A few years ago it was almost unheard of to spend money on a cat to neuter or spay them so I have taken a few out myself on a selective basis. Nowadays, I have rules before I let a cat on the farm so cats are no longer a dime a dozen to me. It has to be spayed or neutered, good around kids and a good mouser. Any cat worth less than that is not worth having around IMO. where I have a problem is dum fuks that think they are doing me and the rest of the world a favor by shooting every cat in the neighborhood. We had another one shot last fall but I was lucky enough that it wasn't the greatest cat in the world and we had a spare so it really didn't hurt my feelings too bad, Had it been my new one I wouldn't be quite so humble with my opinion on this subject. Comparing an infested naval base or abandon buildings in town to a farm out in the country is a piss poor comparison at best. Feral cats that I have happen to get a glimpse of were on a dead run and gone before I could have taken a shot , Tame ones will hang around and be an easy target. How about we have a 400 yard rule for dogs because they might be feral and chasing deer or eating nesting birds or eggs. If you don't know what your target is don't pull the trigger.

 

[Account Deleted]

Dogs that don't stay in their yards aren't good dogs to have around. In the area that I hunt, there is a landowner agreement that roaming dogs are dealt with extreme prejudice, even if it is recognized.

 

[guywhofishes]

Dogs that don't stay in their yards aren't good dogs to have around. In the area that I hunt, their is a landowner agreement that roaming dogs are dealt with with extreme prejudice, even if it recognized.

:;:huh

 

[Account Deleted]

It's not my rule guy. They are ranchers. They don't like roaming dogs.

 

[HomeSlice]

fixed:"Humans are the number one invasive specie on earth responsible for dozens of specie extinctions".

 

[Kickemup]

Dogs running around chasing deer are no different than a coyote. I would have a hard time pulling the trigger on a dog unless it was aggressive towards people or other pets.

 

[You]

Cats are a tool that are an important part of the farm. A few years ago it was almost unheard of to spend money on a cat to neuter or spay them so I have taken a few out myself on a selective basis. Nowadays, I have rules before I let a cat on the farm so cats are no longer a dime a dozen to me. It has to be spayed or neutered, good around kids and a good mouser. Any cat worth less than that is not worth having around IMO. where I have a problem is dum fuks that think they are doing me and the rest of the world a favor by shooting every cat in the neighborhood. We had another one shot last fall but I was lucky enough that it wasn't the greatest cat in the world and we had a spare so it really didn't hurt my feelings too bad, Had it been my new one I wouldn't be quite so humble with my opinion on this subject. Comparing an infested naval base or abandon buildings in town to a farm out in the country is a piss poor comparison at best. Feral cats that I have happen to get a glimpse of were on a dead run and gone before I could have taken a shot , Tame ones will hang around and be an easy target. How about we have a 400 yard rule for dogs because they might be feral and chasing deer or eating nesting birds or eggs. If you don't know what your target is don't pull the trigger.

i shall not comment. we already know where it goes.

growing up, my buddies neighbors definitely had the 400 yard rule regarding dogs. buddy went through 1/2 dozen or so hunting pups, and his dad was never mad (though we were always disappointed). their other dog, jake the ausi, well he stayed around so he stayed alive until the day he walked away from the farm to lay down by the stock pond and die. darndest thing i've seen. kind of like an inuit on an iceberg i guess.