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I stand by my statement, I don't see wounded rock chucks or squirrels on the news. I do see cats with arrows sticking out of them. This is always blamed on hunters, giving you and I both a black eye. For me raccoons and skunks are easier targets and also easier to protect my flock against. As...

Sorry cracked egg, this is the real world. Practice is limited to inanimate objects. I'm sure the little crackedeggs are quite good with their long bows. I also have some experience with all types of weaponry, bows are probably my favorite also. No matter how many times you posted it does not...

Duffields, I know we got off on the wrong foot, I do very much like some of your posts! Bluecoondog, same for you. This is a epic problem, one that takes a village so to speak. We do all share a bit of responsibility in it. Some maybe more than others. The real solutions lie with us "salt of the...

I had thought that the motion activated water thing was a pretty good idea also. Although it would be tricky to set it sensitively enough to keep your chickens from setting it off. The feral cats we have here make no bones about wet ground whatsoever. Knittycat of you live in a town it is...

Sorry I can't resist. What would you say when the police show up? The duffelds said they were pretty sure I was ok to shoot them in spite of local ordnance? Do not discharge a firearm in a illegal area. It's a weapons violation, and our judges are less then lenient on anything involving a gun...

Knittycat, sorry for trampling on your post. The discussion obviously flared a few tempers. Best of luck to you in all your future endeavors. I hope you do get that house out in the country where all your problems will be more manageable, until then keep your chin up and good luck.

I agree with you bluecoondog.. Almost. Some long bows are more than capable of killing a cat, but only in very capable hands. We see pictures way to often of cats with arrows sticking out of them. Always is blamed on bow hunters, never some kid whose mom would let her boys practice with on small...

Also as I just read through these posts on this thread, I couldn't help but wonder... People are talking about letting their boys take potshots at them with their longbows, and multiple references to the other illegal activity of under trained people with under powered weapons shooting them on...

I can tell you that drowning is quite quick. I've seen it. I do agree that shooting is absolutely the best solution. I am trying to offer another alternative for someone who may not have one. Sorry to the two people who "almost" drowned I have no idea what that would be like. But you as a human...

I do have empathy. Some other adjectives might be reality, efficiency, safety, as well as the ability to see feasible options. Se of you may have heard there is more than one way to skin a cat, so to speak. Depending on the parameters of your situation you may find one that works better for you...

@ theduffelds, I do appreciate your opinion on the subject, however you should consider your own opinion as well. Drowning is very fast and they say humane. You method will terrorize the animal as its probably not used to taking car rides and would be terrified the whole way. Not to mention...

Thanks for the info. My nine chickens have a 6x10 house 3 nest boxes and a 400 sf yard, they don't free range because of dogs, I feed organic 16% layer mash and meat and table scraps I will try the yogurt hopefully I don't need to remove the reds.:(

I have a small flock that contains 3 Rhode Island reds, 2 americaunas, and 4 australorps. The Rhode Island reds are the worst at going around and pulling the saddle feathers out of the others. They pull them out and eat them. The other chickens see it and eat them also. There are absolutely no...

Those havahart traps are really good. Unfortunately when we raise animals this is something that we need to deal with as has been known since the beginning of animal husbandry. I would think the quietest and most humane thing is to make sure your trap fits completely inside a garbage can or...

What sort of trap did you use? We have a lot of bobcats here in w wa.