NOT a hunter, yotes in my yard

This problem could also be solved by trapping, spaying, and neutering feral cats to keep the population in check.
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Same could be said for Coyotes. But would still be very ineffective and cost prohibitive for both. This would not keep those neutered animals from continuing to do what comes naturally to them....kill for food. But, housecats left to roam, do not kill to eat. That's why they leave the headless body of baby rabbits, chipmunks and Cardinals on your front steps. They kill for the thrill of the hunt and then come in the house to eat "Fancy Treats" and sleep on the bed. That's why they play with the mouse before they kill it and then leave it lay. Unlike the coyotes, they are not hungry. This is what is so ridiculous. Folks cry to have the coyotes shot(legal or not, safe or not) while they are hunting for food, so that they can allow their cats to continue to roam and kill needlessly. Then they scream "sicko" when someone suggests eliminating feral cats. Hard to argue with that mentality.
 
Reminds me of Slim Pickens' comment at a public hearing in Colorado about 1080 poison traps when a little old lady raised the issue of trapping and neutering.

"Lady, the problem is, they're killing sheep, not raping them."
 
I live outside of town, have plenty of coyotes around. There are plenty of stray, and free roaming cats around but they seldom get more than 100 yards from a house. If it's a free range cat, or feral one shoot them if you want or dont. If you are that attached to your cats you need to keep them inside else they will end up shot, run over, killed by haying equipment, or eaten by a coyote. We have farm cats that live outside 24/7, the difference is we know on disappears occasionally, fortunately they are always more cats available.
 
coyotes can be a good thing.....

I would kill coyotes if they were raiding the hen-house. On the other hand, when I lived in Kansas across the river from St. Joseph, it was the coyotes that saved my cantalope crop from the rabbits. I was overwhelmed with rabbits and could not kill enough of them to save my crop. Then, one day, I saw a coyote crossing the field and the next day another. We hadn't seen or heard them all year, but now you could hear them at night. Within one week, there wasn't another rabbit to be seen and my cantalopes were saved. like I said, I could kill a coyote if I needed to. But not when they are on my side. Occasionally I have seen them here in Oregon when I'm up in the woods, hunting, fishing, camping or hiking. I never shoot them because their still on my good side.
To think that the only good coyote is a dead coyote is narrow minded and ignorant of nature's balance. Most of us have two eyes for better perspective.
So I view coyotes as potential allies. Many here seem to have the opposite viewpoint and I would not be one to invalidate their experiences. Just offering an alternate view for the circumspect. Regards, Pathfinder.
 
I work in a small suburb of Cleveland, pretty much an urban area.
There is a large field across the street, and yesterday I watched a large coyote stalk and kill a groundhog...pouncing on it, throwing it in the air a couple times, and ultimately carrying in off. Quite a site in broad daylight in a small city.

As long as they are taking out the raccoons and keeping other critters in check, including the stray fawn, I'm for them.
Besides, they say the mountain lions are coming back...they'll take care of the coyotes.
 
If you are advocating killing housecats, which are peoples pets, hence the term housecat, not only is that highly illegal, but unethical. If I ever found out a neighbor shot my cat or dog, I would probably be behind bars right now. Personally I have issue even killing stray cat's, the last 5 cats I have had were stray's that I had taken in.
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if it is your cat leave it in your frekkin house

no other animal is allowed to roam free so why should cats`?

they wreck havoc on wildlife, they -CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED-/-CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED- in your yard, aggravate your dogs in YOUR yard (my terrier has clipped a few and good riddance and it is your own fault for letting it roam)

they spread disease, toxoplasmosis, dangerous stuff...

the only cats that should be allowed to roam are barncats because they have a purpose
 
I've been having problems with the neighbors cats in the last few months. I knocked on his door to let him know. I gave him a chance to do what he needed to. He smirked and said they were his wife's cats. I put my deer cam up and had pics of around 65 different cats. My neighbors live 1/4 mile down the road. I waited exactly one week then I shot two cats n my yard. Appearantly they heard the shots and noticed the cats missing. The next morning my neighbors along with a local sheriff deputy were knocking on my door. The Leo advised him that his animals we're not contained in his yard or on a leash. His wife stated that didn't matter to her and she would b sueing me for her cats. I showed the Leo all the cat tracks on my 4 vehicles. He took pics. Sure enough I got served a couple weeks later with a summons to court. I took a day off work and took all four vehicles to the paint and body shop to get estimates for new clear cotes. I dropped all four of them off at the neighbors house and for some reason all charges against me have been dropped. I guess my late grandpa's saying of ( there's more than one way to skin a cat ) still holds true. Keep your cats inside or I will repair all 4 vehicles every week. Just a Lil food for thought.
 
Pet - An animal that is cared for by a human

Stray - A domesticated animal that has been lost or abandoned by its owner

Feral - A once domesticated animal, or species that is typically a domesticated animal that was either born in the wild, or has been in the wild for so long, that it has reverted back to being a wild animal, and is no longer domesticated.
 
In a state with the leash law it states very clearly that the animal must be contained by the owner within his/her property or contained on a leash. The owner of the animal is responsible for any damage that it causes. This law is for any animal you own. Cats, dogs, hamsters horses, cows, or any pet and or live stock. If I allowed my dogs to run free and they ran onto the highway then I'm responsible for damages to someone's vehicle if they were to run over it or God forbid flip their vehicle to keep from hitting it. As adults we should be responsible enough to take care of our pets. Letting them run and damage other people's property is not responsible. I love and respect all animals. Some for stress relief and some for eating. I wish I had more coyotes sometimes for the cat problem but when they get around the chicken coop my dogs go crazy and wake me up. I don't shoot them unless they are tearing up my fences. People just be responsible for your animals wether it's pets or livestock.
 
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