Definitely spray them with the hose. They despise it and it won't hurt them.
On Thu, Jun 15, 2023, 6:44 PM Melanie Uhlir <mu13...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am wondering if anyone has a humane (I love cats, and these buggers are > someone's beloved pets. Though if they *really* loved them they would keep > them indoors.), method of discouraging loose cats from hunting on our land? > > I currently am dealing with two roving neighborhood cats. They are > beautiful long-haired cats with collars, often covered with burrs and > hooked seeds (WHAT is wrong with their people?!?), who stalk our land. I > don't want to harm them, but I would love to deter them from hanging around > stalking our birds and other wildlife. > > Would spraying them with water whenever I catch them work? > > It's a frustrating situation. > > Melanie > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
