Feral Cat Hunting Strategies
One of the most commonly asked questions I get about feral cat hunting is "how effective is a spot and stalk technique, or is it even worth trying". In my opinion it is extremely effective and is a must if you're hunting in an area with baiting restrictions. I maintain a research herd of two cats in my apartment. While you can't learn to pattern feral cats exactly from domestic stock observations, you can learn many vital secrets as their behaviors are similar.
For example when I try to sneak up on my Siamese he thinks it's a game and will run and hide in one of his favorite ambush spots. My other cat will simply give me a look like "what are you doing?' It's worth pointing that out as she was found in the woods as a kitten and will never be 100% tame. While she is a house cat now, she wasn't always and some of her feral traits persist to this day.
Unless you are in an area where the cats have a lot of hunting pressure it is not uncommon to be able to stalk within 10-15 feet of a feral cat before they pay you any attention. The key to this is to be as quiet as possible and avoid eye contact until you're ready to let him hold one.
posted by "The Roop" at 9:42 PM
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I would suggest hunting on the grounds of UI-Springfield. There - against the wishes of the administration - they have granted the feral cats a safe haven. No mind that they bite an unsuspecting animal lover now and then. At UIS they have actually set up houses for them to live during the cold months. What a friggin sham. They all need to be dead and if you can find a way to sneak in there and snipe them off, you'd be my hero. Of course, the wild cat lovers down there would think of it as a terrorist threat. Screw Gore.
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