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21st November 2018, 11:34 PM #1
A Ferral Cat Problem
I have a Ferral Cat that has to go .
Any one here solved that problem with a bow and arrow ?
I'm wondering if the arrows used for target practice will do the job . Just the turned sharp point same width as the arrow shaft type.
Or, I have those three sided razor blade hunting heads . I just haven't practiced with them . I thought they may be over the top for a Cat .
The last thing I want is to see the thing running off with an arrow sticking out of it .
The ferral Cat has been getting the birds but I didn't know for sure if it was that or the foxes.
The other day it took a whole nest of baby Eastern Rosella chicks we had been watching.
Cat seen up the tree and the birds are gone .
Now I cant wait to say good bye cat. Should have done it months ago .
Rob
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22nd November 2018, 12:14 AM #2China
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No you need to use a broad head of some type to avoid wounding, if you are not experienced find someone who is
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22nd November 2018, 12:42 AM #3
No. I'm doing it myself.
Find someone ? The only person I'm going to find around here is someone with a rifle or shotgun.
And this Cat is to be found at times in and around my Hay sheds or chicken coup.
Ill just have to use the Razor tipped broad head on some targets first then.
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22nd November 2018, 03:53 AM #4Member
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Ask your local shire for the loan of a cat trap.
Advertising that you are going to use a bow and arrows for the job may get you a visit from the RSPCA and/or PETA or worse.
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22nd November 2018, 10:05 AM #5.
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I suggest making your own trap because once a feral cat has been in an area it will often be followed by others and you will spend an awful lot of time chasing cats.
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22nd November 2018, 12:59 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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Stay away from Chinese made traps. I have purchased Australian made traps from these people. They are more expensive but as they say ‘you get what you pay for’.
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22nd November 2018, 02:14 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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Yep, I'd go with a possum/cat trap. I've caught quite a few over the years using traps. Bullets and arrows aren't always accurate, cat's really do have nine lives.
Most produce stores stock the quality ones.
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22nd November 2018, 04:43 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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If a cat has to go it has to go, but it doesnt have to suffer. The trap is the best way.
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22nd November 2018, 08:46 PM #9
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22nd November 2018, 09:49 PM #10Senior Member
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Why? He's on a rural property, he has identified that the animal has killed multiple native animals and it appears to be feral.
Shooting it with a bow should not be an issue as long as it is a fairly clean kill, people hunt pigs and deer with bows, there is at least one Australian magazine based around bow hunting.
From the RSPCA's site-
Does the issue actually justify wildlife control?
Whatever the scenario, it’s important to have real evidence of the need for wildlife control. Is considerable harm being caused to people and their livelihoods, property, ecosystems and/or other animals?
Do we know what the desired outcome is and how to monitor it?
Before undertaking wildlife control, we need to know what needs to be achieved. Are we looking to reduce crop loss? Increase the population of a particular type of endangered animal? It can’t just be about reducing the population of the species that has been targeted. The objectives or outcomes of this population reduction have to be measurable.
A cow slaughtered for our consumption will no doubt suffer more than the cat that the OP plans to shoot, not everyone lives in the city.
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23rd November 2018, 08:39 AM #11.
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Some info on Feral Cat Traps here
https://www.pestsmart.org.au/wp-cont...CAT002_web.pdf
There's also a more cat specific bait available called Curiosity that might be worth looking.
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23rd November 2018, 12:33 PM #12Novice
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Around my house I use a Ruger 10/22 with an integral suppressor, with a thermal scope.
No one is aware.
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23rd November 2018, 07:58 PM #13
A number of years ago in outback NSW the local's also had a feral cat along with others; the local district Army Reserve were asked to help with a controlled night shoot with each soldier bagging 20 plus feral cats and other ferals in the allotted 4 hours. I believe the issue is a national issue especially with the drought but too many "do gooders" won't let it be properly sorted.
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23rd November 2018, 11:24 PM #14
I know of an internal debate within the RSPCA about feral cats. What I'm saying is not their "position" (I don't know what is).
The logic of their thinking is to capture feral male cats, neuter and release. Killing a feral male just leaves a territorial vacuum that lasts about 30 seconds (as demonstrated by Crowies post on the Ninja Assassins bag-o-cats). The neutered males are no less territorial and this drives out/away the others. The result is a single longer living known-cat rather than an influx of new ones. I recall them saying that killing the cat brings in even MORE cats.... not less.
Personally, I dont know what the answer is, but I lean towards the "it aint native, so it dies" side... but the logic of the above argument is strongly supported by scientific evidence (Ill ask them and see if they can provide me some info).
On a humane kill, the local Indian Mynah bird population is problematic. Their suggested method of euthanasia is to simply put the trap to the end of a cold cars exhaust pipe (sealed with plastic of course). The CO2 has the beastie unconscious in 20 seconds and dead in 40.
Please do the job humanely. As a species we are far too destructive. If one must kill, it should be done properly.
Edit: Good old Google found it almost instantly: https://kb.rspca.org.au/afile/462/80/1/
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24th November 2018, 07:35 AM #15SENIOR MEMBER
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Cant see how neutering cats will save local wildlife, the cats are eating them not f#*&ing them.
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