Off season retrieving

[MOPanfisher]

10 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I'm blown away by the size and weight of the ones around here.  Absolutely HUGE!   There's a gray one that is really a pretty cat...... There's always one or two that I hate to kill, but they insist on getting into my customers boats, and I can't have that.

None of them are afraid of Orion.  I actually think he invites them over. The tone of his "cat in the yard" bark doesn't sound threatening at all....It sounds like he's saying "Come Play".  

They are big because they are probably getting get at 2 or 3 different places.  I had a dog once that followed the kids to school and ate at 2 other houses that I know on the way back home.  She was essentially a worthless dog or she would have been run over or stolen but she essentially died of old age.

[fishinwrench]

19 hours ago, MOPanfisher said:

They are big because they are probably getting get at 2 or 3 different places.

I don't mean big as in FAT.  I'm talking "big" as in Long body, Long legs, and Long tail.    When I pick up a dead one by the tail I have to bend my elbow up at a 45° angle to keep it from dragging the ground.   Not exaggerating.   

I'd have to weigh one to be sure.....but I'd guess 18-20 pounds.   

They don't really look that big when they are creeping around, but after you put a pellet in its head and go to collect it......Holy crap! Bigass FREAKIN' CAT ! 😳

 

[MOPanfisher]

Trophy stray cats.  Awesome!