Author Topic: Cats (Read 2274 times)

bkraft · « **on:** November 08, 2009, 09:58:54 AM »

I have a problem with cats, actually I like cats. However my neighbors cat have decided the lean-to off my machine shed is a great place to leave is mark. He is urinating all over the place and to be honest I'm done. which means he is about to be done as in done in. A friend of mine mentioned that if you place a .22 cal pellet in a primed .22 hornet case and shot it through a 10 inch Contender that this combination would induce the Tom to move on. Does anybody have any experience with this. I have experimented with it and do like the lack of noise factor, but my lack of ballistic sense has me worried that I'll cripple the old devil which I DON"T want to do. I either want to "burn him" or "bury him." I don't have access to a chrony so as usual I'll put my ignorance on display once again. What do ya'll think is this load too harsh or not harsh enough.

Wyo. Coyote Hunter · « **Reply #1 on:** November 08, 2009, 10:24:02 AM »

Full choke 12 ga. # 2's.

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2009, 10:53:10 AM »

Yep that works but if you drill out the primer pocket and file the rim just a little thinner you can use a shotgun 209 primer and prolly punch a hole right thru that ditch couger. Not that I'd do anything like that.

wncchester · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2009, 11:00:06 AM »

I love cats. Sorta. White ones make the best targets.

securitysix · « **Reply #4 on:** November 08, 2009, 11:55:12 AM »

I don't know about sticking a .22 cal pellet in a .22 Hornet case. Never tried it.

If I just want to sting something, I just drop a .177 caliber pellet or a BB into my old Daisy 840 BB/Pellet gun.

Sensai · « **Reply #5 on:** November 08, 2009, 12:06:15 PM »

A squirt gun filled with ammonia will keep him from trying to mark his (your) territory for a long time. A 22 rimfire CB short just inside the ear canal will make it permanent, and it's quiet too.

45-70.gov · « **Reply #6 on:** November 08, 2009, 02:12:43 PM »

do you golf?

Dee · « **Reply #7 on:** November 08, 2009, 02:17:20 PM »

Surely you have a 22 rifle. Go by some CB caps (very low velocity 22 shorts), and out of a 22 rifle they are not as loud as a pellet gun. I use'em on cats and pecan thieves, known to some as fox squirrels.

Spanky · « **Reply #8 on:** November 08, 2009, 02:40:59 PM »

Wouldn't it be easier to just yell at it or something?
Shooting it seems a little extreme don't it

Spanky

kevinsmith5 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 08, 2009, 03:01:26 PM »

.410 plastic case cut open, dump the pellets, fill 3/4 with coarse rock salt, stuff cotton in on top. One shot with that and he won't be back.

Dee · « **Reply #10 on:** November 08, 2009, 03:23:30 PM »

What I believe is extreme, is for the neighbor to think that it is OK, for him to let HIS tom cat roam at will the neighborhood while all the while MARKING HIS PERCEIVED TERRITORY in the traditional way a tom cat marks it. With his urine.
I for one do not like cats. I keep my pets on my property. You love your cat. Well. If you don't keep YOUR cat, in YOUR hat. He won't come back.

bkraft! Remember the three SSS, involving rude, intrusive neighbors pets. Shoot, Shovel, and Shut up.

Oh, and by the way. ROCK SALT? All rock salt will teach a cat, is to avoid the land owner. NOT THE LAND. A cat does not think like a teenage watermelon thief.

Oldshooter · « **Reply #11 on:** November 08, 2009, 03:33:33 PM »

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A cat does not think like a teenage watermelon thief.

Thats for sure Dee, You just gotta make him disappear! Its the one sure way to solve the problem!

S.S.S is the proper method! Cause when you go talk to them(neighbors) about the problem the only thing that gets established is the motive! Cause they aint gonna do a dang thing about your problem.

Dee · « **Reply #12 on:** November 08, 2009, 03:36:32 PM »

Nope! I have tried that method, and it will either make the owner mad, or he will agree and do it for a little while, or he will say he will and won't.
He already knows that it is just as wrong to let the cat roam, as it is to let the dog roam. He thinks his cat is special. I think his cat is an interesting challenge.

yooper77 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 08, 2009, 03:42:16 PM »

There is only one proven way to educate a cat and doing it right the first time comes with a guarantee.

Cat owners live in a fog and feel their little furry sweethearts never do harm when they allow them to freely roam, which is completely false. Pet cats are a menace to wild life and properly, so you can’t educate the owners, but you can educate the cats.

yooper77

Cheesehead · « **Reply #14 on:** November 08, 2009, 04:29:58 PM »

Urban varmint hunting, a fun and exciting sport.

Cheese

Dee · « **Reply #15 on:** November 08, 2009, 04:47:36 PM »

It truly is, and a challenge too. One shot, no one notices. Two shots, the paper is laid down. Three shots, and they look out the window, and reach for the phone.

anweis · « **Reply #16 on:** November 09, 2009, 02:38:01 AM »

I had three feral cats hunting chipmunks, lizzards, and songbirds, and chasing turkeys on my property, and a rifle. I still have the rifle. A cat that is not in it's owners house or yard is a feral cat.

In your situation, I would:
1. Try to talk to the neighbor. He may understand. Many don't.
2. Use a deterrent, such as a dog urinating there and chasing the cat.
3. Capture the cat in a box trap baited with tuna, and take it to an animal shelter. You can always say that you did not know whose cat it was.

I would not cause pain to the cat. You either kill it, or you don't. Also, ask yourself how would this change your relationship with your neighbor.

anweis · « **Reply #17 on:** November 09, 2009, 02:42:09 AM »

Quote from: yooper77 on November 08, 2009, 03:42:16 PM

their little furry sweethearts never do harm when they allow them to freely roam

Except the 20 million songbirds killed by cats every year.

Spanky · « **Reply #18 on:** November 09, 2009, 05:44:03 AM »

Quote from: anweis on November 09, 2009, 02:42:09 AM

Quote from: yooper77 on November 08, 2009, 03:42:16 PM
their little furry sweethearts never do harm when they allow them to freely roam

Except the 20 million songbirds killed by cats every year.

Interesting statistic... did you just make it up?

Spanky

jim36 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 09, 2009, 06:02:36 AM »

I LIKE CATS. If you like, I send you some of my recipes.

Dee · « **Reply #20 on:** November 09, 2009, 06:35:03 AM »

I think ole Spanky might be interested in your recipes. I don't care for cat. It tastes too much like chicken.

anweis · « **Reply #21 on:** November 09, 2009, 06:47:23 AM »

Interesting statistic... did you just make it up?

Spanky
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No, not made up, i read a study somewhere, some science journal.

Spanky · « **Reply #22 on:** November 09, 2009, 07:05:20 AM »

Quote from: anweis on November 09, 2009, 06:47:23 AM

Interesting statistic... did you just make it up?

Spanky

No, not made up, i read a study somewhere, some science journal.
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Just curious.

Dee,
I ain't interested in any cat recipe's thanks.

I've shot my neighbor's dogs and cats for coming onto our property and causing a ruckus. I just thought maybe he could yell at it or something before shooting it. Sometimes shooting gets you into trouble.

Nuisance animals are nuisance animals no matter if they are pets or not.

Spanky

billy_56081 · « **Reply #23 on:** November 09, 2009, 07:47:12 AM »

Why do you think CB caps are so aptly named? Cat Bullets CCI engineers surley were thinking this when they designed this cartridge.

doninva · « **Reply #24 on:** November 09, 2009, 08:45:28 AM »

Just a thought. If any of you shot my cat, we will probably have a SERIOUS problem. How would you like to tell a kid someone shot his cat. What a bunch of A %^^$. Don

krod47nw · « **Reply #25 on:** November 09, 2009, 09:34:21 AM »

Quote from: Dee on November 08, 2009, 03:23:30 PM

What I believe is extreme, is for the neighbor to think that it is OK, for him to let HIS tom cat roam at will the neighborhood while all the while MARKING HIS PERCEIVED TERRITORY in the traditional way a tom cat marks it. With his urine.
I for one do not like cats. I keep my pets on my property. You love your cat. Well. If you don't keep YOUR cat, in YOUR hat. He won't come back.

Well Said.. I have a couple of cats, and they stay on my property. I don't let them wander around the neighborhood, so I don't want to see other peoples cats doing so either. If the neighbor cared about his cat he would keep it off your property.

Kevin

Oldshooter · « **Reply #26 on:** November 09, 2009, 09:38:02 AM »

Quote from: doninva on November 09, 2009, 08:45:28 AM

Just a thought. If any of you shot my cat, we will probably have a SERIOUS problem. How would you like to tell a kid someone shot his cat. What a bunch of A %^^$. Don

Keep your cat in your yard and then it wont get shot! A%^^$. Randy

Dee · « **Reply #27 on:** November 09, 2009, 09:40:56 AM »

I work under the don't admit, don't tell policy. But doninva, HOW WOULD YOU, like to tell your kid you stupidly dumped your cat out on the rest of the neighborhood CAUSE HE'S YOUR CAT, AND THE LAW DON'T APPY TO YOU & YOUR CAT, HE'S A SPECIAL CAT

, and it got ran over?
As far as a serious problem with you over your cat, if your cat was unlucky enough to wander into my domain? You bet your ass we'd have a serious problem if you wondered over there too with the intent of raisin hell on my place. And "you'd" be the one with the problem. Now, dip that in your macho sauce.

Advice? Keep your damn nasty cat at your place, and you won't have to tell your kids anything other than, empty the stinkin litter box.

Spanky · « **Reply #28 on:** November 09, 2009, 10:29:05 AM »

No need for cussin' and name callin'

Spanky

doninva · « **Reply #29 on:** November 09, 2009, 10:52:17 AM »

There are a lot of ways to handle this problem other than " I'll just shoot him and not tell". You can call me anything you want. The guy that shot my dog a few years ago went to jail. If he would have come out of his house, jail is not where he would have went. It take a pretty sick person to just shoot someone's pet. Some people wonder why they want to take your guns away. Maybe some people don't need guns. Don