Feral cats

[gregtpal]

http://nypost.com/2017/10/04/feral-cats-are-driving-some-birds

 

I've always felt they play a big role in the decline of quail here in NJ. There are feral cat colonies being maintained all over zone 15 & 16 where I mostly hunt.

[Buck154]

http://nypost.com/2017/10/04/feral-cats-are-driving-some-birds

 

I've always felt they play a big role in the decline of quail here in NJ. There are feral cat colonies being maintained all over zone 15 & 16 where I mostly hunt.

maintained     

[Rusty]

Feral cats can be a huge problem.  People make it worse by feeding them.  

[Lunatic]

Domestic cat roaming around is just as bad.  Domestic cat is #1 predator in the world by the number of animals it kills.

[mazzgolf]

Domestic cat roaming around is just as bad.  Domestic cat is #1 predator in the world by the number of animals it kills.

 

Just a few months ago, I watched a neighborhood cat disembowel a baby rabbit in the middle of my backyard.

 

Still, I tend to leave the cat alone, helps keep the mice, moles, and voles in check.

[mazzgolf]

Domestic cat is #1 predator in the world by the number of animals it kills.

 

And feline AIDS is the #1 killer of domestic cats.

 

wahh wahh wahh wahhhhhhh

[hunterdan199]

S.s.s

[Sticks n' Stones2]

And feline AIDS is the #1 killer of domestic cats.

 

wahh wahh wahh wahhhhhhh

I never heard of such a thing. I thought that was a human only problem.

[Tarhunt]

All I know is that my one female cat is deadly on chipmunks and bunnies.

[Lunatic]

All I know is that my one female cat is deadly on chipmunks and bunnies.

 

 

My is unfortunately deadly with birds

[Cedars]

I have a 3 chipmunks, in one weekend, huntress.

[LittleM]

We have four cats.  I am the crazy cat lady.  We keep them in the house.  I live between two dairy farms.  Overrun with feral cats.  They hunt my bird feeders.  When my wife and daughter are out for the day, there occurs a significant decrease in the feral cat population. 

Edited October 5, 2017 by LittleM

[mazzgolf]

I never heard of such a thing. I thought that was a human only problem.

 

You must not be a Debbie Downer fan   Click the link - it was a joke. Once I saw "#1" and "domestic cats" in the same sentence, I immediately thought of this. My mind wonders like that sometimes. Sorry. 

[smoking gun]

They need to be eradicated people should keep their pet's indoors

[stratocaster]

Just a few months ago, I watched a neighborhood cat disembowel a baby rabbit in the middle of my backyard.

 

Still, I tend to leave the cat alone, helps keep the mice, moles, and voles in check.

What kept them in check before the cats arrived?  They are an invasive species.