Laws on Shooting Feral Cats

[ap0317ah]

I have had enough of this cats raiding my barn and crapping on my work bench. but what really set me off is one scratched the hood of my Nova.
I probably will do away with these things regardless of the laws but I was kind of curious as to what the law is in Ohio.
Tom

[deerhunt45]

Have you thought of some kind of euthanization program ?

[ap0317ah]

Yea I trap them in box traps and take them to the pound. Yhey put them down because they are unadoptable. Some of them have become wise to the traps to I'm thinking if I bait them and sit out there one evening I'm bound to shoot at least 4 a night I have a real problem.
Tom

[jackalope]

You can shoot them.. The law states that you must be willing to pay the owner of the cat the value of the cat minus damages caused by the animal. If the cat is feral or out without a collar, or allowed to free roam it is fair game.. Especially if it is causing damages...

Shoot the thing and don't tell a soul.
Don't expect it to die quick. For some reason cats are like turkeys.. You hit them good but they'll still amaze you at how much they'll flop around.

Harsh? Perhaps…… If someone doesn’t like it.. Then take care of your freaking cats, so I don’t have to.

[ap0317ah]

Ok thanks jack. I'm just taking my mini 14 out for a little a little target practice.


Tom

[uglykat26]

Originally Posted by deerhunt45

Have you thought of some kind of euthanization program ?

euthanization program huh...............my program consits of a 30-06.................. but seriously i have heard of people getting animal cruelty charges slammed on them for the same thing , stray cats getting into garbage or attacking pet cats.

i see it as if there is no carcass to find then there was never a cat to begin with

[coonskinner]

better check the laws for yourself...lots of bleeding hearts and with a good media story anythang can happen...and of course you will prolly be referred to as a hunter...which isnt good for our image...killing a neighbors cat isnt usually somethang that is a nice thang...some people are just blood thirsty...kill kill kill...but i'm not referring to you...cars getting scratced by cats isnt neighborly either...get a pic of cat on hood,have them pay for paint job...but in my case i dont know if that would be worth losing a friendship...i never found it hard to trap cats at apts...when i worked grounds there...but the media got wind of that and we got bad publicity in col. dispatch and discontinued the trapping immediatly...getting bad ink can hurt hunters image too...

[geezer II]

3S
1. SHOOT
2. SHOVEL
3. SHUT UP

[Thunderflight]

Check with a local Chinese resturant. They might give you a good deal for a fresh kill.

[ap0317ah]

Originally Posted by coonskinner

better check the laws for yourself...lots of bleeding hearts and with a good media story anythang can happen...and of course you will prolly be referred to as a hunter...which isnt good for our image...killing a neighbors cat isnt usually somethang that is a nice thang...some people are just blood thirsty...kill kill kill...but i'm not referring to you...cars getting scratced by cats isnt neighborly either...get a pic of cat on hood,have them pay for paint job...but in my case i dont know if that would be worth losing a friendship...i never found it hard to trap cats at apts...when i worked grounds there...but the media got wind of that and we got bad publicity in col. dispatch and discontinued the trapping immediatly...getting bad ink can hurt hunters image too...

These arn't the neighbors cats there wild dirty, smelly, and very mean feral cats with no colliers and matted fur. And if they are some ones pet which I doubt they are they need to be charged with animal cruelty. Its the same thing when people dump their dogs on the side of the road and they turn wild. these animals chase young children and harm sheep and goats along with other livestock. We can not have vicious animals running around its dangerous and problems like these need a fix.
Tom

[TheCream]

Originally Posted by Thunderflight

Check with a local Chinese resturant. They might give you a good deal for a fresh kill.

Hahaha! That's good. Nothing like teriyaki cat-ka-bobs and fried rice!

[uglykat26]

im not a bleeding heart i say kill em all and let the maggots sort them out.......or stuff em and sell them on e bay .......the pet you never have to feed....lol

[whitetailfreak]

i never saw a cat that didnt answer to the name of target .i had the same problem any semi auto rifle works good .the animal control guy told me to stop calling and wasting his time with all these cats (i was trapping them)he had other things to do .so i took care of it myself .

[stumphole 2]

shoot them and don't say anything. Don't get everyones opinion on everything. just take care of the problem./

[Milo]

Dang not one mention of antifreeze...I would suggest your nova finds a leaky radiator... Wheres tuffy?