looking for something to shoot in town? shhhhh!

spires43130 · 08-14-2006, 07:27 PM

in my neiborhood we have alot of stray cats i know it not legal to shoot them but im tired of cleaning up the garbage after the trash man has left. so my question is what rifle would be best for solving this problem

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FutureMarine · 08-14-2006, 07:51 PM

dont shoot cats

N2914J · 08-15-2006, 01:25 PM

.177 Pellet gun? Wrist Rocket? Potato Gun? Paintball Gun? I'd go with a paintball gun, that way you don't have to kill them, but they learn to not come around or they'll get shot.

killer · 08-15-2006, 02:07 PM

Are you sure it is cats? You might have racoon or opposum doing damage.
Might be a combination of all three doing it.
If the police get wind of your activities you open yourself up to possible charges. I don't know of many county attorneys that wouldn't prosecute. This could effect a decision down the road regarding conceal and carry permit, etcetera.

I like the paintball idea. That way you mark them as a troublemaker and can maybe confront the owner if they have one. We have bird feeders in our yard cats periodically like to ambush our little feathered friends at. Cats learn pretty fast where to stay away from with just the garden hose.

Buddy of mine shot a dog causing trouble with his air gun. The dog howled something fierce causing a neigborhood uproar. He was spotted by kids with the rifle and then they turned on him with vandalism.

BattleRifleG3 · 08-15-2006, 02:34 PM

NO discussions of illegal activity at Gunandgame, period.

Know your state and local laws. In some circumstances, causing damage to property would make a feral cat a legitimate pest. I would highly suspect it would if the animal were some sort of threat to a human or domestic animal. If you had a farm you might have a better defense, say these cats were endangering your livestock.

.22guy · 08-15-2006, 02:49 PM

Use Airsoft. and be careful.

spires43130 · 08-15-2006, 06:13 PM

i dont want to kill them i just dont want them in my trash so a paintball would do that. ive tried the water hose and it works well be at my new place its around back and we dont have a backdoor

FutureMarine · 08-15-2006, 06:38 PM

try to shoo it! dont shoot cats

littlejoe872 · 08-15-2006, 07:14 PM

Try animal control or the equivalent in your town. They can probably set some safe traps to catch them and take them away. I have stray cats that won't go away as well. My dopey neighbor keeps feeding them, and they won't go away. I really can't do anything about them, but I do have a pit-bull, who doesn't like cats at all. I don't let her off the leash. If I did, she would have them for breakfast. I just lead her near them(more like she drags me to them) when they're in my yard, and they take off.

toolman · 08-15-2006, 07:28 PM

I wouldn't recommend shooting Any gun in town these days, but several years ago in the small town I lived in, ground squirrels were a major pest. Since we didn't have an ordinance prohibiting it, I found that Aquila Super Colibri's worked wonders on the little critters and the neighbors never knew until I told them-then they invited me to shoot in their yards too!

BattleRifleG3 · 08-16-2006, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by spires43130

ive tried the water hose and it works well be at my new place its around back and we dont have a backdoor

Sounds like a practical use for a SuperSoaker!

killer · 08-16-2006, 08:28 AM

A supersoaker filled with Tinks #69 "Doe in Heat" lure, or some other stinky stuff.

N2914J · 08-16-2006, 12:24 PM

I'd go with a paintball gun set to a velocity just high enough for the paintball to break. When hey go to lick it off, they'll taste that disgusting vegestable protein and won't be able to get it off their tongues for a long time.

Gio · 08-16-2006, 12:29 PM

I had a cat tear up my garbage. I shot it full auto with an airsoft gun. It didn't come back for months.
Dont worry the gun has a hard time peircing a box. Shoots 350 fps though. So I bet it felt nasty.

Taurusist · 08-23-2006, 07:33 AM

i had a cat that pissed all the time in my garden and could never catch him.., so i set up 2 dozen mouse traps set just under the dirt with just the metal sticking out...one night and the sound of meow,snap,mewo,snap,snap,snap,snap and i have never seen a cat in my yard....

Taurusist · 08-23-2006, 07:35 AM

rat traps would probably be bloodly....

ash · 08-23-2006, 08:08 AM

Frozen paintballs.

ruger22com · 08-23-2006, 11:17 AM

Sounds like possums or raccons..cats don't usually get in trash cans....
Whatever you decide....remember that when the cats leave...the rats and mice return.

RealEstateMan · 08-27-2006, 02:52 PM

About 8 or 10 years ago I used a cage type trap to haul away some cats when I had a neighbor that was feeding strays. Brought them to the pound. Most cats in the neighborhood didn't have a long life expectancy anyway because the coyotes got them sooner or later. This was in Northern Idaho.

Airsoft or paintball sounds good if you can use any sort of "gun".

I like the concept of the mouse traps in the garden. I'll keep that in mind.

trapfreek · 09-02-2006, 08:57 PM

The old man who lived right across the street from me had altimers disease and would come out in his front yard and shoot squirrels out of his walnut tree with a 12 ga shotgun. I went over and told him twice he could not do that in the city limits. His family eventually took him to a facility for that, and took away his guns. No one in the neighborhood ever called the police, to my surprise.

08-14-2006, 07:27 PM	#1
spires43130 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 28	looking for something to shoot in town? shhhhh! in my neiborhood we have alot of stray cats i know it not legal to shoot them but im tired of cleaning up the garbage after the trash man has left. so my question is what rifle would be best for solving this problem :flame:

08-14-2006, 07:51 PM	#2
FutureMarine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PRK Posts: 1,946	dont shoot cats __________________ Semper Fi

08-15-2006, 01:25 PM	#3
N2914J Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 391	.177 Pellet gun? Wrist Rocket? Potato Gun? Paintball Gun? I'd go with a paintball gun, that way you don't have to kill them, but they learn to not come around or they'll get shot. __________________ God Bless America

08-15-2006, 02:07 PM	#4
killer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the rat race Posts: 905 Images: 6	Are you sure it is cats? You might have racoon or opposum doing damage. Might be a combination of all three doing it. If the police get wind of your activities you open yourself up to possible charges. I don't know of many county attorneys that wouldn't prosecute. This could effect a decision down the road regarding conceal and carry permit, etcetera. I like the paintball idea. That way you mark them as a troublemaker and can maybe confront the owner if they have one. We have bird feeders in our yard cats periodically like to ambush our little feathered friends at. Cats learn pretty fast where to stay away from with just the garden hose. Buddy of mine shot a dog causing trouble with his air gun. The dog howled something fierce causing a neigborhood uproar. He was spotted by kids with the rifle and then they turned on him with vandalism. __________________ "Yeee Hawww...I'm a cowboy on an iron horse." Killer's cabin: http://buckmountainchateau.com/

08-15-2006, 02:34 PM	#5
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	NO discussions of illegal activity at Gunandgame, period. Know your state and local laws. In some circumstances, causing damage to property would make a feral cat a legitimate pest. I would highly suspect it would if the animal were some sort of threat to a human or domestic animal. If you had a farm you might have a better defense, say these cats were endangering your livestock. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

08-15-2006, 02:49 PM	#6
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,140	Use Airsoft. and be careful.

08-15-2006, 06:13 PM	#7
spires43130 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 28	i dont want to kill them i just dont want them in my trash so a paintball would do that. ive tried the water hose and it works well be at my new place its around back and we dont have a backdoor

08-15-2006, 06:38 PM	#8
FutureMarine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PRK Posts: 1,946	try to shoo it! dont shoot cats __________________ Semper Fi

08-15-2006, 07:14 PM	#9
littlejoe872 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rockland County, NY Posts: 351 Images: 20	Try animal control or the equivalent in your town. They can probably set some safe traps to catch them and take them away. I have stray cats that won't go away as well. My dopey neighbor keeps feeding them, and they won't go away. I really can't do anything about them, but I do have a pit-bull, who doesn't like cats at all. I don't let her off the leash. If I did, she would have them for breakfast. I just lead her near them(more like she drags me to them) when they're in my yard, and they take off.

08-15-2006, 07:28 PM	#10
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,566 Blog Entries: 22	I wouldn't recommend shooting Any gun in town these days, but several years ago in the small town I lived in, ground squirrels were a major pest. Since we didn't have an ordinance prohibiting it, I found that Aquila Super Colibri's worked wonders on the little critters and the neighbors never knew until I told them-then they invited me to shoot in their yards too! __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

08-16-2006, 08:28 AM	#12
killer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the rat race Posts: 905 Images: 6	A supersoaker filled with Tinks #69 "Doe in Heat" lure, or some other stinky stuff. __________________ "Yeee Hawww...I'm a cowboy on an iron horse." Killer's cabin: http://buckmountainchateau.com/

08-16-2006, 12:24 PM	#13
N2914J Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 391	I'd go with a paintball gun set to a velocity just high enough for the paintball to break. When hey go to lick it off, they'll taste that disgusting vegestable protein and won't be able to get it off their tongues for a long time. __________________ God Bless America

08-16-2006, 12:29 PM	#14
Gio Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 804 Images: 8	I had a cat tear up my garbage. I shot it full auto with an airsoft gun. It didn't come back for months. Dont worry the gun has a hard time peircing a box. Shoots 350 fps though. So I bet it felt nasty. __________________ Blow you up.

08-23-2006, 07:33 AM	#15
Taurusist Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 68	i had a cat that pissed all the time in my garden and could never catch him.., so i set up 2 dozen mouse traps set just under the dirt with just the metal sticking out...one night and the sound of meow,snap,mewo,snap,snap,snap,snap and i have never seen a cat in my yard....

08-23-2006, 07:35 AM	#16
Taurusist Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 68	rat traps would probably be bloodly....

08-23-2006, 08:08 AM	#17
ash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 934 Images: 3	Frozen paintballs.

08-23-2006, 11:17 AM	#18
ruger22com Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile Alabama Posts: 723	Sounds like possums or raccons..cats don't usually get in trash cans.... Whatever you decide....remember that when the cats leave...the rats and mice return. __________________ www.CheapGunParts.com http://ruger22.com/art/banners/tiny.gif Home of the "YELLOW JACKET" Bolt Buffer and Takedown Bolts! Free Shipping & Lifetime Warranty!

08-27-2006, 02:52 PM	#19
RealEstateMan Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 31	About 8 or 10 years ago I used a cage type trap to haul away some cats when I had a neighbor that was feeding strays. Brought them to the pound. Most cats in the neighborhood didn't have a long life expectancy anyway because the coyotes got them sooner or later. This was in Northern Idaho. Airsoft or paintball sounds good if you can use any sort of "gun". I like the concept of the mouse traps in the garden. I'll keep that in mind.

09-02-2006, 08:57 PM	#20
trapfreek Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 491	The old man who lived right across the street from me had altimers disease and would come out in his front yard and shoot squirrels out of his walnut tree with a 12 ga shotgun. I went over and told him twice he could not do that in the city limits. His family eventually took him to a facility for that, and took away his guns. No one in the neighborhood ever called the police, to my surprise.