Big cats sightings back in the news

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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by RoginaJack » 22 Jun 2018, 9:29 pm

:( bit of a bummer.

Up around Glen innes there used to be heaps of Fallow, bred up in the National Park.
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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by Pythonkeeper » 22 Jun 2018, 9:45 pm

I’ve seen my share of big ferals over the years and for some reason the black ones always look much bigger than what they actually are, particularly at night or in low light. I can see how people could mistake them for something like a panther.
Do I think there’s actually panthers or similar running around out there? Who knows, stranger things have happened.

I had a pet feral cat that I grew up with from pretty much birth till I was 18, the old man pulled him out of a log while out hunting when he was a wee kitten he grew to be a monster, from memory he was around 14-15 kg lean, I remember the odd dog around the neighbourhood had a go at him and they would always come off second best, he ruled the streets back in the day. He used to walk me to school everyday and be waiting for me of an afternoon to walk me home, will always miss that cat..
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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by Bigjobss » 22 Jun 2018, 11:19 pm

Pythonkeeper wrote:I’ve seen my share of big ferals over the years and for some reason the black ones always look much bigger than what they actually are, particularly at night or in low light. I can see how people could mistake them for something like a panther.
Do I think there’s actually panthers or similar running around out there? Who knows, stranger things have happened.

I had a pet feral cat that I grew up with from pretty much birth till I was 18, the old man pulled him out of a log while out hunting when he was a wee kitten he grew to be a monster, from memory he was around 14-15 kg lean, I remember the odd dog around the neighbourhood had a go at him and they would always come off second best, he ruled the streets back in the day. He used to walk me to school everyday and be waiting for me of an afternoon to walk me home, will always miss that cat..


Feral or not a childhood pet is a special thing, sounds like one hell of a cat.
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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by RoginaJack » 05 Oct 2018, 4:22 pm

Observation... :geek:
Had a feral Molly or Queen hanging around the back paddock the other week and the Boss remarked about the disappearance of the turtle neck doves and Peewees from the front yard, Actually, i've noticed the Noisy Miners going of their brains along the tree line but just thought it was the old carpet snake starting to move around in the warmer weather, so pussey had to go - yep trapped. :)
Next thing up pops a tom and same result, 1/2 can Aldi cat food in the trap and Bingo. :)
All was quiet on the home front until this week when Tomcat No. 2 appeared on the scene. :huh: No worries, same scenario but no go. :huh: Target TC would approach the trap, walk around it, smell in from a few feet away but would not go upto the trap. :unknown:
A check revealed that the carpet lining the floor (can't have pussy getting sore feet from walking in the tap) was the same as used for the previous tomcat. So change carpet, set trap and early hours of this morning, Bingo! success, one very old, angry and battle scared pussy.
Has anyone else came across this, re tom cats refusing to enter the trap with the smell of another tom still there :unknown:
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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by Gaznazdiak » 05 Oct 2018, 4:58 pm

I have had a feral coming into the house at night and pinching my dog's leftovers(I leave the front door open so my old dog can go out for a pee) so I started leaving food on the veranda to get him/her used to eating there.
I hired a trap from the Lands Dept 10 days ago but no luck, so I gave it a good hit with the Gerni, still won't go in. Big bastard's too cluey.
Cheeky bugger came into the lounge room last week while I was watching telly, looked at me and had a sniff of the empty dog dish and wandered back out.
It's got to go though, all the small ground nesting passerines have disappeared. There is normally dozens of pairs of Scrub and Fairy Wrens here year round and the mongrel has wiped them out.
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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by RoginaJack » 05 Oct 2018, 5:12 pm

Suggest Air Rifle as trap method...
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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by bigrich » 05 Oct 2018, 5:45 pm

selective use of 1080 in the food your leaving gazza, it's not the nicest stuff, but think of all the wildlife the b@rstard cats wiped out
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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by Oldbloke » 05 Oct 2018, 6:15 pm

I just heard about this today. Need it in every state.

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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by Gaznazdiak » 05 Oct 2018, 7:08 pm

Oldbloke wrote:I just heard about this today. Need it in every state.

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It's about time, and if domestic cats get taken as well, tough tit, they should have been kept inside.

My sister has 2 cats that have only ever been outside the house to go to the vet. The buggers are as fat as mud and spoiled rotten, with towers and tunnels and toys. If people can't be bothered they shouldn't have them, eh?
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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by RoginaJack » 05 Oct 2018, 8:41 pm

Sorry, Bigrich, definitely NOT a fan of 1080...
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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by Stix » 05 Oct 2018, 11:48 pm

Well i think you should let me at em...because i will give the pussy dignity in death...

Like this one im half way through dignifying...:lol:

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Re: Big cats sightings back in the news

Post by bigrich » 06 Oct 2018, 6:27 am

Oldbloke wrote:I just heard about this today. Need it in every state.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/quee ... 278e117d05


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