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I dont feel its fair for you to jump to conclusions and imply that my husband is not a safe gun handler. He knew it was a wild animal, he got close enough to see it was a cat. And this isnt a little corn field we are talking about, so there is no risk of shooting through the field...
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Guess I should have added that he got within 20 feet of it (and it wasnt backing down), saw it was a cat, and then backed off to get his rifle. We KNEW it was a wild cat, just not exactly WHAT species.
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It didnt show up lastnight I'm going to check the cornfield today and see if maybe we hit it the othernight and it ran off a little ways before it dropped. My boss is letting us borrow his shot gun & "special" ammo. He says as long as we can get within 50 yards and just aim in the...
When we got home lastnight hubby went out with his maglite and saw some eyes in the corn field. It was about 11:30, so it was really dark. Couldnt get a good look, but it is either a bobcat or a small cougar. He took a shot at it, but missed since he couldnt really see it. I am charging his...
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yes I did, but it wasnt much help. We still dont know what is after our chickens, but 2 more disappeared yesterday, within the time it took me to run inside & help my son in the bathroom & get back out to the yard. We spread sand around the outside of the coop & run lastnight hoping...
We live in the Pacific Northwest, NW corner of WA state to be exact. We have lost 4 chickens in the past 2 weeks. The only thing left is a few feathers, if that. The first time I didnt notice until the next day (no feathers left behind), the 2nd time our mini doxie was in his outside kennel &...