Wildwest's brew lean-to (my almost dream build)

[arturo7]

I would endorse any scenario that ends with dead cats.

 

[schweaty]

Yet another reason to hate cats...

My thoughts exactly. Sorry to hear about your misfortune but the project was coming along nicely! I'll be waiting for this thread to return in the spring

 

[humann_brewing]

He's been warned that all cats will be shot on sight, I can't prove anything, but I do have a live trap coming that will be placed under the house. He did offer to "chip" in on the repairs.

When I read "live trap" I envision a bear trap

, please say it's a bear trap

 

[wildwest450]

Here's the full monty. This is exactly what it looked like under the house, he did no more damage taking it out. You can see on the smaller ducts, they were shredded by something with sharp claws. The heat line was 90% torn in two.

Because i'm trying to maintain a decent relationship with my neighbors, he get's two chances. First cat in live trap get's delivered to his doorstep, the next one get's delivered to his doorstep, with a tiny Ruger 10/22 bullet in his head. End of story. I believe this is MORE than fair, as I can't afford to replace my HVAC duct work every year.

 

[springer]

after its done can you enclose the crawl space with some hardware cloth it will keep them out.

 

[wildwest450]

after its done can you enclose the crawl space with some hardware cloth it will keep them out.

Hardware cloth, please explain.

 

[springer]

galvanized wire screening used where strength isn't an issue . Most hardware stores carry it as does Lowe's and HD

 

[ajmartinez]

Awesome, right up to the part where some mangy critters destroyed your HVAC ducting. I second blocking the crawl space off with a wire mesh to keep critters out. Could make some kitty-claymores out of a .410 shell too

 

[NorthernBrewer09]

Ya that really sucks my grandpa used to have a live cat trap that he setup in his garden cause he was tired of cats ruining his crop so he would catch cats and drive about 5 miles and drop them off in a park or something, Sardines and Tuna work to catch them.

 

[pilotdane]

First cat in live trap get's delivered to his doorstep, the next one get's delivered to his doorstep, with a tiny Ruger 10/22 bullet in his head.

Not joking. It sounds like you are being very fair with your neighbor. I understand that you have already spoken with him/her about the damage his animals are doing to your house. Going to the expense of purchasing a live trap is being extremely fair and going to the extreme to protect/preserve the animals. After all of your good efforts I hope you can sleep well should you have to put down an animal. Destroying a cute animal is always hard and it is a shame that your neighbor forces this responsibility on you.

 

[CoalCracker]

.22 scatter shot. Won't kill it, but will make it think twice about ever coming around again. Another person here that despises the critters. Think your doing the right thing, above is another option.

 

[wildwest450]

Last update, my neighbor agreed to pay the full amount, $580. Then a couple of hours later I get a phone call telling me he just totaled his work van(he's fine). Crap, I can't take his money now, I would feel like an ass. So I let him off the hook. Hopefully karma or something will smile on me.

 

[NorCalMik]

To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case my enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit - ever. They're like the Viet Cong - Varmint Cong. So you have to fall back on superior intelligence and superior *********. And that's all she wrote.

Too bad about the totaled van... Either way it sounds like a good neighbor for making the offer.

 

[arturo7]

Looks like the cats get a reprieve

for now...

 

[BrewBeemer]

Cats are cool, try removing a family of skunk under the house especially when they got pissed off and sprayed. I had to have a contractor pressure spray under the house. I found an old cast iron vent broken off the house allowing a family of skunk move in.

 

[wildwest450]

Looks like the cats get a reprieve

for now...

No, now that i'm out $580, my desire to destroy has intensified.

 

[BrewBeemer]

Trap that cat and give it a pepper spray job plus a good water hose bath while in the trap it will never come back to your yard. This I did to a neighbors cat that was killing my Coi fish. Only one treatment application was needed, that cat sees me and it's gone. Across the street the neighbors bring home stray dogs and cats then find them homes. One year they had a real bad pit bull that killed two of their cats and a large beagle under their care, months later animal control came by as this Pit was out in the street chasing people. Then a animal control officer who wasn't ready was attacked being chewed up rather bad with his blood everywhere. I took action being I live in a city but anyway fired two rounds of Black Talon from my .44 Redhawk. This started a big animal rights case plus involved the police as discharging a firearm within city limits, case dropped instantly being a reserve backup for the police department. It was settled weeks later with no charges at all against me as we had many neighbor complaints about this homeless animal shelter home. They are now banned to have any Pit Bulls in that house or yard. Make note, next time use a subsonic caliber with a silencer. Time to seal off under the house for any other critters like mice and rats.

 

[P-Lay]

Trap that cat and give it a pepper spray job plus a good water hose bath while in the trap it will never come back to your yard. This I did to a neighbors cat that was killing my Coi fish. Only one treatment application was needed, that cat sees me and it's gone. Across the street the neighbors bring home stray dogs and cats then find them homes. One year they had a real bad pit bull that killed two of their cats and a large beagle under their care, months later animal control came by as this Pit was out in the street chasing people. Then a animal control officer who wasn't ready was attacked being chewed up rather bad with his blood everywhere. I took action being I live in a city but anyway fired two rounds of Black Talon from my .44 Redhawk. This started a big animal rights case plus involved the police as discharging a firearm within city limits, case dropped instantly being a reserve backup for the police department. It was settled weeks later with no charges at all against me as we had many neighbor complaints about this homeless animal shelter home. They are now banned to have any Pit Bulls in that house or yard. Make note, next time use a subsonic caliber with a silencer. Time to seal off under the house for any other critters like mice and rats.

Wow!!!!!!!!!!

 

[arturo7]

next time use a subsonic caliber with a silencer

Add a laser sight, grab some NVGs and you could really clean up in my neighborhood at night.

 

[eriktlupus]

i used to hang on a hunting/shooting site where the preferred method for in situ crat control was .22 subsonic or a higher powered pellet rifle.

edit: they were CB caps, they wouldn't even work the action on a semi-a rifle

 

[NorthernBrewer09]

I was telling this story to a buddy of mine and he used a fully auto Air soft gun on some cats wandering into his yard and after a few times never came back...

 

[zanemoseley]

Man WW I was thinking of you the last day or two when we had lows down to like 12 degrees, that must be fun with no heat.

 

[wildwest450]

Man WW I was thinking of you the last day or two when we had lows down to like 12 degrees, that must be fun with no heat.

I'm good to go. My heating guy did all the work in one day, so the coldest it got in the house was 52f, which is way better than 12F!!

 

[smmcdermott]

I hate cats as much as the next guy, but you should be careful using lethal force on an animal. There are a lot of people that will stop at no end with animal rights.

I would suggest non-lethal force and like the pepper spray idea. Not sure if that will kill a cat though. It may....

Also try that chicken-wire like stuff.

 

[BrewBeemer]

I hate cats as much as the next guy, but you should be careful using lethal force on an animal. There are a lot of people that will stop at no end with animal rights.

I would suggest non-lethal force and like the pepper spray idea. Not sure if that will kill a cat though. It may....

Also try that chicken-wire like stuff.

Many years ago dad a USPS parcels deliver person in the commercial district was attacked by a loose German Shepherd while the owner did nothing, dad dropped one arm full of packages and hit the dog with a fist after being backed into 4 lanes of traffic looking at white teeth. The dog ended up with a couple broken teeth and a lip needing stitches, dad went back to his deliveries.
Then the local news and the papers cought wind of this, "mailman attacks dog". The SPCA, animal rights, every dog wacko got into the act. Dad was cleared of this "mailman attacks". I've had the sheep killed over the hill at the ranch by dogs gone wild being dumped in the countryside as well once my horse needing stictches from nasty leg bites with me thrown off. Sorry to say we killed 5 dogs on the spot on this attack, the Redhawk .44 I always pack with speed loaders. I've been bit before in the past by dogs, like dogs but would not own one. A neighbor friend when in my 20's was breeding Ocelots that I helped walk for years late at night. I'm a cat person before this relationship with Ocelots and all the more now.
With a Coi fishpond and the old .22 Crossman air rifle a cat that pissed on everything and ate my fish would get a two pump only shot, man that was a big welt thru your pants test but not killing them. They learn rather fast. Pepper spray with a water bath seems the best as the air rifle became a police issue trust me on this one as i'm close with the police. I now have racoons that attack your legs at night wanting peanuts for the squirrels
and bluejays. So far the "Wrist Rocket" is banned by law so plan "B" is working so far. At night only I inject the peanuts with some super hot sause with a bowl of saltwater near. They're learning. There is no cat leash law. Done with Novel.

 

[Cape Brewing]

Just found this thread and I would just like to say that it is beautiful how gracefully and seamlessly everyone has gone from ogling a brew shed build to discussing the shooting of cats.

Bravo gentlemen... bravo.

(standing and starting a slow-clap).



PS. I hate cats too and am looking forward to seeing the final build!

 

[arturo7]

If WW doesn't get his butt back to work on the shed soon and post more pics this will become the incognito cat-haters thread.


not that it isn't already...

 

[SilverKing]

You could always just rodent proof your home and the cats will stop coming over if they have no place to hide/sleep. I'm surpised you don't have other animals living under there as well.

That way you wouldn't need to harm an animal that doesn't know any better. It's not the cat's fault that the owner is negligent.

 

[user 40839]

That's all I have to say on this subject. (Also looking forward to a build update!)

 

[buzzkill]

a paintball gun will sure do the trick. cats hate to get dirty. you can even get the balls filled with pepper powder.