Clay Kitten shooting for real

“Finally, an animal I wouldn't mind hunting!”

“Up here, cats are considered vermin in the woods. They adversly affect rabbit, hare and game bird populations and are supposed to be shot seen in the woods.”

“Hunters who support cat hunting should hold pictures of song birds being killed by cats. Signs that say where is your compassion for tweety bird?”

“not sure how they'll look mounted on the wall.”

“They'll look like stuffed pussies, of course.”

“You want them mounted?












No, just holding paws.

Cha - ching.”

“Here, shoot this kitten: http://tinyurl.com/4zmul”

“955 ft. That's kinda fun.”

“My best was 1575 ft. For some reason, I found it very addictive!”

“Hissssss!!!!!!”

“1126 for me.”

“That's ludicrous. What's next shooting dogs that aren't "directly controlled by their owners" (as in off leash) and no collars? Pa-lease!
It won't pass.”

“Dogs, too, up here (1 213ft, BTW)”

“I am from Wisconsin, and I am an avid hunter. From the middle of September till the end of February, from the middle of April till the end of May, and every once in a while in between I spend at least one day a week, usually more, in the woods hunting. Many people do not realize the problems associated with wild cats, or even regular housecats, when they are allowed to roam free. Cats are undoubtedly one of the world's greatest predators. They are good at hunting, and they enjoy it. They don't always kill for food, sometimes they like to kill things and bring them home as presents.

I am not against cats or cat owners, but I do shoot cats in the wild, laws or no laws. I have personally seen cats take pheasant, grouse, a small turkey, and rabbits. Some would say this is natural and shouldn't be a bad thing. I disagree. When you have a person who owns over 70 cats, lets them breed unchecked and then wonders why the area for a mile or so around his house is bird and small mammal free, something must be done. Thankfully in this instance a disease swept through his "pets" and he now only has two or three. Give him a few years.

This issue is going to spark alot of debate. Most of the people against it are going to use every emotional tool to try to convince people that killing wild cats is wrong. I have seen the damage cats can do and I do what I can to stop them from doing it.

I like cats. I owned one for years and liked it very much. The cat NEVER left the house. That is responsible pet ownership. I don't shoot cats with collars on unless they are a long ways away from home. Even collared cats can cause problems if they are allowed to roam.

I think the gist of this law is simple. Cat owners take responsibility for your cats. If you want them, collar them, license them and keep them home.

As for the dog issue, if your dog is uncollared and is causing damage and can't be easily captured, where I am from, it is killed. Again the responsibility lies with the owner. Keep your dog or cat home and you won't have any problems. This is an ultimate tangible test of personal responsibility. Keep control of fluffy and fido and you don't have to worry about them being killed. Simple.
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“Squirrel Bait, What part of WI are you from?”

“My Wisconsin cat is an outdoor hunter..she eats mice and kills voles which is one of the reasons I like having her around..with all the underbrush around here, collars are a hazard for her..she lost many stretch or breakaway so, I stopped bothering with collars..she does take birds, if she can, and baby rabbits..at 16, she's slowing down but I don't feel badly at all having one cat, out of our 3, that hunts..one of the others only kills voles (too lazy to hunt anything else) and the third is an indoor cat. We are surrounded by woods and fields...my Bill is an avid hunter but thinks shooting feral cats is a bit demented..along with pigeon hunters...all outdoor cats should be neutered..in fact, I believe all pets should be neutered..aren't there enough, already?”

“I'm in Glenwood City, it's exit 28 on I-94 and 10 miles north.”

“I'm all for neutering Mata, but that won't solve the problems. It will help, but more needs to be done. I've never shot a cat in someone's yard, or even close to another house. If cats would stay home, they would have no problems. I was once in the middle of the southern Chequamagon Nat'l Forest on a predator hunting trip and called in a big feral cat. Gotta remember a big cat is only a wee bit smaller than a Bobcat.”

“i hate cats.... they are sneaky, sadistic little things.”

“Some pu$$ies do not like competition”

“Yeah!!!....Scorch!!!”

“I'm a dog guy, but I'd agree with Squirrelbait. If a dog is off the owner's property and causing damage to livestock of harassing someone, that dog is due to be shot.

Cats have less standing in my eyes.”

“If you ever get to see 20 odd dead and dying whitetail does with fawn foetuses dragged out over the spring time snow crust you will understand just how much damage otherwise tame and mild farm dogs will do when allowed to roam with other dogs. House dogs too, of course.

My old buddy (and Godfather to my son) was attacked by four dogs and dropped the last one just a metre from the muzzle. For some bizarre reason he was carrying a SMLE with a ten shot clip (this was in the early 70's and illegal now) in hopes of a shot at coyote. He dropped number four with his last round - an excellent shot normally, but quite rattled in this situation. All four dogs had collars.”

“Dave and I used to run coyotes and fox with bluetick/walker crosses. We would often lose the dogs and spend Sunday (Sunday hunting is [was?] illegal in eastern Ontario) driving round looking for the dogs.

They had Dave's name and 'phone number on the collar plate and we'd often get a call Saturday evening. The dogs would normally wander in to a farm and when we drove up the lane would run out to us with a big smile and tails wagging. They were trained not to run dear - a canine capital punishment offense.

There was a tip in Outdoor Life about leaving a jacket or other material with our scent on it near where we'd last seen the dogs so that they would wait for us there, but it never worked.”

“I used the jacket method for coon dogs and it usually worked pretty well. The problem with trying that with fox, coyote or bear dogs is that they generally run ALOT farther after their prey than when coon hunting.”