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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-13-05 11:53 AM
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What's the best kind of gun to hunt cats?
Glock, AK, Uzi?
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MrSandman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-13-05 06:30 PM
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1. Ruger 10-22...nt
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-14-05 04:01 AM
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2. The holy hand grenade worked on a feral rabbit.
:shrug:

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illflem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-14-05 05:21 AM
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3. I prefer a shotgun
little aiming skill involved
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-15-05 07:55 AM
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4. How big are the cats? nt
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Berserker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-15-05 03:43 PM
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5. Not very big
Edited on Fri Apr-15-05 03:48 PM by Berserker
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-15-05 08:28 PM
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6. Well, it seems clear we would need at least Apache helicopters then.
Perhaps a bit of napalm for the smarter ones.
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-05 03:41 PM
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7. 470 Nitro Express
Yup, that should do it.
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lenidog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 07:53 PM
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13. Since they are known to charge when wounded I recommend
a 577 Tyrannosaur.
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:33 PM
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14. First time I've seen a picture of more than 1 Tasmanian Wolf
Where did you find it?
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lenidog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:59 PM
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15. I been getting intrested in the Tasmanian wolf for a while and I wanted
to use a pic but the one website I knew of the pics were way too large. So I typed in Thylacine Pics into Yahoo and they had a mess of them all organized from various sites for me to sort through and I found this one.
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:09 PM
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16. Thanks, great pic's
I correct myself ( Tasmanian Tiger ), didn't know there was a difference between the Wolf and the Tiger.
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lenidog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:24 PM
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17. I heard them called both things but the most common is the tiger name
They picked up the wolf name years ago as a way to villify them when the campaign to wipe them out was in full swing.
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OnionPatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 09:43 PM
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8. One that backfires
:)
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 01:02 PM
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9. Depends on the number and range...
...and how much you want to spend.

Basically anything good at hunting varmits generally will handle feral cats, which, by the way, are an invasive species and are a menace to native wildlife.

For long range with multiple targets, consider the Bushmaster varmit model. I forgot its name, but it is an M-16 clone with a long target barrel and a rear rest built into the grip. As with all M-16 clones, it is chamberedfor 0.223 Rem. For long range with single target, any bolt action varmit rifle will do. The new Ruger 0.204 is supposed to give excellent performance, though it is not as widely available as 0.223.

For <200 yards, consider the Ruger bolt or lever action in 17 HRM. The 17 is much more accurate over distance that 0.22lr models and the Ruger rotary magazine holds ten rounds while still being flush with the stock.

For backyard distances and for maximum economy, the 0.22lr is still the favorite. Just about any decent model will do.
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Berserker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 08:59 PM
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10. OH OH
Here come the posters with kitty pics.
:yourock:
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-01-05 08:00 AM
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11. I like cats, ...
Edited on Wed Jun-01-05 08:01 AM by Deep13
but wild domestic cats do not belong on this continent. Of course, neither do we!
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MrSandman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-01-05 09:19 PM
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12. I know that tag line...nt
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 02:04 PM
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18. asked - answered
getting a lot of complaints, locked.
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