I just butchered a blue slate tom last weekend. His dressed weight was 19lbs. I hung him upside down from a tree and used a 20 gauge on his head. Not many spasms, and he bled out very well too. He was gone the instant the trigger was pulled.
I didn't want to cut his throat or chop his head off to kill him, because of his massive size and thick skin around his neck. While I had a disposable scalpel to do the cutting with, super sharp, I didn't want to cause any suffering if I hesitated.
I didn't want to cut his throat or chop his head off to kill him, because of his massive size and thick skin around his neck. While I had a disposable scalpel to do the cutting with, super sharp, I didn't want to cause any suffering if I hesitated.