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Hunting with a house cat?
boomhowzer:
Same with my cat, she got the snip before I knew how useful she was.
Gimlis Ghost:
--- Quote ---"move while they move, freeze while they freeze"
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And if every animal you see is running in one direction its best if you immediately run in that direction just as fast as you can. Don't wait around to see what they are running from or it will be tooooo late.
I have had several cats that acted more like dogs, they go were I point and stop when told and were brave as any dog. Never thought about training them as hunting animals though.
boomhowzer:
After almost a year of hunting with my cat, we finally got a rabbit. (and with an arrow trade arrow to boot!)
It was a few weeks ago in Northern Michigan, no snow yet, I was following my cat around our property. I was walking along the path at the edge of a brush patch, the cat was in the brush, creeping along. Eventually she spooked a rabbit out into the path. I had a clear shot from about 12 yards but I jerked it high and the rabbit hopped back into the brush. Luckily, my trusty hunting cat was there and she forced the rabbit back out of the brush and into the path. I pulled another arrow from my quiver, nocked it, realized it was Pat B's 2021 arrow trade arrow, reminded myself that I do believe in magic, and whoosh...away she went, straight through the rabbit's heart.
We made rabbit chili, ate it for days, fed the whole neighborhood. Thank you Coco, thank you Pat, thank you rabbit.
TimBo:
Good kitty, and nice shot!
WhistlingBadger:
Wow, great score! If my wife's cat ever did something that useful, I'd probably have a heart attack from the sheer surprise.
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