John Gryphon
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Pet cat shot dead by hunter with thermal scope
A man told a court that he shot and accidentally killed a family's pet cat which he thought was a fox.
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Cat shot with thermal scope
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Bavarianbrit
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Here in Germany the hunting law states that any cat that is detected further than 300m from a residence may be shot, end of.
My jagdherr (leaseholder) where I hunt shoots them all.
I see many cats prowling about through the thermal and them also sitting waiting for prey to pass by.
My jagdherr (leaseholder) where I hunt shoots them all.
I see many cats prowling about through the thermal and them also sitting waiting for prey to pass by.
Its not the lack of knowledge / training that creates this sort of thing ( so i do not think yet another BASC / BDS trick to squeeze cash out of the UK shooters will do anything ! ) . Besides create another income stream for the providers !Too late:
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Indeed who taught and tested the teachers eh? Many people like myself started shooting rats / rabbits at night before we even hit our teens , Foxes soon as we could get a shotgun . Most of these Courses are getting too much and its high time the shooting public . The Orgs love them though because it allows them to get into company pickups / cars and and various shooting perks .
alberta boy
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We have very similar laws . Cats are not allowed to roam free , period . The same applies to dogs . In urban settings , your pet will be impounded if it's seen wandering about . In rural areas , they will be shot if they can't be captured by authorities. If they have a tag , which by law they're supposed to have , the owner will be fined and charged for the disposal fees . It is standard practice to shoot cats on sight out here . They are a destructive and invasive species and have no place in the ecology here . I love cats and dogs , but they belong in the home .
AB
A long standing thing where Cats are not " in Hand " and dogs are "in Hand " . You can shoot a dog that attacks your sheep but you cannot shoot a cat that's killing your pheasants . It is what it is In Law
Interesting fact is real hard core cat owners all seem to think cats should not be left to roam on the dangerous roads or countryside. In the House or in a Cattery is where they should be
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tackb
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and walk them on a lead
tackb
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People walk pigs on a lead so a good shout
i thought they normally held hands unless their mates could see them........
Interesting to hear so many folk advocating NV over thermal for final ID?
I was of exactly the same opinion until very recently & it is only after many years of watching the differing movement/behaviour patterns of various quarry that I felt confident enough to move across to full thermal. Having said that, & even with the massive advances in modern Thermal technology, I now get those nights where I choose not to take a shot for the lack of that final ‘visual’ ID & personally feel that I have just hit a whole new incline on my ‘learning curve’. Still really like the ability to shoot completely passively though, as I’m sure anyone who has tried sorting IR shy foxes would agree (I would clarify that I’ve never managed to find a 940nm that gave the ranges/clarity for effective control over open farmland)?
Incidentally, I also know a good few cat owners who now have GPS tags on their pets collars. Cheap & very accurate by all accounts……. probably easier to start checking your 3rd Party Liability Insurance than to try explaining that one away???
I was of exactly the same opinion until very recently & it is only after many years of watching the differing movement/behaviour patterns of various quarry that I felt confident enough to move across to full thermal. Having said that, & even with the massive advances in modern Thermal technology, I now get those nights where I choose not to take a shot for the lack of that final ‘visual’ ID & personally feel that I have just hit a whole new incline on my ‘learning curve’. Still really like the ability to shoot completely passively though, as I’m sure anyone who has tried sorting IR shy foxes would agree (I would clarify that I’ve never managed to find a 940nm that gave the ranges/clarity for effective control over open farmland)?
Incidentally, I also know a good few cat owners who now have GPS tags on their pets collars. Cheap & very accurate by all accounts……. probably easier to start checking your 3rd Party Liability Insurance than to try explaining that one away???
Smellydog
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They can have their collar back no worries.
No but owners can/do hang their dog poo bags like xmas tree decorations along the hedges of footpaths, (just to keep a even balance in the thread lol)
If it moves then your probably OK with a thermal but if it's still our couched up then it can be impossible to accurately identify animals.
On one of my perms there are a couple of semi feral cats also foxs and on several occasions I have spotted something couched up in/on bales and despite excellent NV I have been unable to make 100% ID.
In particular one night something curled up in some grass beside a stock shed out of the wind. I just could not ID it so got closer only for Basil to jump up.
If there is any doubt don't shoot!
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On one of my perms there are a couple of semi feral cats also foxs and on several occasions I have spotted something couched up in/on bales and despite excellent NV I have been unable to make 100% ID.
In particular one night something curled up in some grass beside a stock shed out of the wind. I just could not ID it so got closer only for Basil to jump up.
If there is any doubt don't shoot!
D
Thermal? Isn't that Level 2 for thermal? I thought Level 1 was using a handheld lamp?
Triggermortis
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Me too,but I couldn’t eat a whole one …..That's why I stick to NV. Love cats me
I take it, he had his Firearms cert revoked ??
Wrong, cat is not lawful quarry, so be careful - get your facts right before encouraging actions that could get your licence revoked
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