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Numbers Game
November 23, 2009 | 08:03 PM

As a property owner here on Maui with a few acres of land, we have taken our own course of action for the feral cat epidemic on my land. Starting in 2003, myself and my 4 young sons began to kill any and all feral cats on our land. In 2003, we took count of over 43,000 killed. The following year we had exterminated 47,000, and last year we had done away with about 22,000. I can't say that we have put a dent into a overall population out of control, but that something needs to be done. The cost of ammo is not bad but when you're killing this many, it can hurt the pocketbook. With a cost of ammo being a luxury, the boys have turned to black powder, pellets, sling-shot and my oldest uses a high-speed compound bow with carbon shafted arrows. I will say this though, our ways may not be the best but our family has seen the decrease in numbers on and around our property.

Regular Joe