RoginaJack wrote:Put the trap out last night with fresh rump steak and a scented lure too. Got Mr. Tom Cat really interested. Actually went up and just in the trap entrance.......
Had the camera on another path, shows it's a pussy highway out there! I thought I was only dealing with one but 4 showed up. More pussys in the yard than at Kings Cross!
RoginaJack wrote:Yep, still at it and Mr F. Cat is now starting to go into trap but only just and had to get a bigger trap. This sounds a bit like Jaws 'cause this cat is huge.
In the last fortnight I've had another 3 ferals show up on camera. The cats must have a roster system with each working different shifts 'cause there are no chance meetings or fights.
Stix, you might need a bigger pickle bucket too.
Watch this space.
RoginaJack wrote:Thanks Trekin, Will give it a go tonight. With all this feeding it's becoming a strain on the budget.
There are a few big toms and the odd Queen.
The challenge is shooting is not an option, BUGGER!
trekin wrote:RoginaJack wrote:Put the trap out last night with fresh rump steak and a scented lure too. Got Mr. Tom Cat really interested. Actually went up and just in the trap entrance.......
Had the camera on another path, shows it's a pussy highway out there! I thought I was only dealing with one but 4 showed up. More pussys in the yard than at Kings Cross!
This may sound silly, but has worked for me with some very overly cautious feral felines. Wet a rag with bleach, or ammonia based cleaning agent then let dry, place in trap instead of bait.
Daddybang wrote:trekin wrote:RoginaJack wrote:Put the trap out last night with fresh rump steak and a scented lure too. Got Mr. Tom Cat really interested. Actually went up and just in the trap entrance.......
Had the camera on another path, shows it's a pussy highway out there! I thought I was only dealing with one but 4 showed up. More pussys in the yard than at Kings Cross!
This may sound silly, but has worked for me with some very overly cautious feral felines. Wet a rag with bleach, or ammonia based cleaning agent then let dry, place in trap instead of bait.
Wouldn't have thought of this!
Must smell like piss hey??
I'll have to try it in my trap once I have got the quoll that's my current nemesis!
Should add the quoll is completely catch and release alive in a different location where it won't come back and sh@t on my barbecue!!
Gaznazdiak wrote:Time for a nationwide bounty system
For every square kilometre in this 'pristine' region of Australia, there is a feral cat
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-10/f ... t/10882428
YoungBuck wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Here's the stomach contents of one I shot earlier ... yes that's cat food inside.
With such a black and white view on things it's quite likely you shot someones family cat...
happyhunter wrote:Feral cats around here would be better described as wild cats. They are so many generations away from domestic that the markings are becoming uniform.
bigfellascott wrote:I bangflop cats in the paddock when I see em, they don't belong there so they get removed, simple as that!
duncan61 wrote:I culled Wooramel for a few years and scored cats quite regular
Bruiser64 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:I bangflop cats in the paddock when I see em, they don't belong there so they get removed, simple as that!
I would love to shoot a feral cat, but I have never seen one when I have been out shooting.
bigfellascott wrote:Bruiser64 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:I bangflop cats in the paddock when I see em, they don't belong there so they get removed, simple as that!
I would love to shoot a feral cat, but I have never seen one when I have been out shooting.
I'm sure it will happen mate, I've been seeing more and more over the years so chances are you will bump into em too.
Most of mine have come into the Fox Pro or whistle and also run into em out spotlighting regularly too.
Bruiser64 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Bruiser64 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:I bangflop cats in the paddock when I see em, they don't belong there so they get removed, simple as that!
I would love to shoot a feral cat, but I have never seen one when I have been out shooting.
I'm sure it will happen mate, I've been seeing more and more over the years so chances are you will bump into em too.
Most of mine have come into the Fox Pro or whistle and also run into em out spotlighting regularly too.
Sounds good. I am intending to by an Icotec caller, so I am sure seeing and hopefully shooting a feral cat is simply a matter of time. I can’t imagine a cat will go well against a 40 grain vmax pill out of my 204. Foxes certainly don’t like that combination.
bigfellascott wrote:Bruiser64 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Bruiser64 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:I bangflop cats in the paddock when I see em, they don't belong there so they get removed, simple as that!
I would love to shoot a feral cat, but I have never seen one when I have been out shooting.
I'm sure it will happen mate, I've been seeing more and more over the years so chances are you will bump into em too.
Most of mine have come into the Fox Pro or whistle and also run into em out spotlighting regularly too.
Sounds good. I am intending to by an Icotec caller, so I am sure seeing and hopefully shooting a feral cat is simply a matter of time. I can’t imagine a cat will go well against a 40 grain vmax pill out of my 204. Foxes certainly don’t like that combination.
I haven't had any cats run off regardless of what I've hit em with, all instant bang flops as a rule.