>>922335I was out shooting rabbits and saw 2 feral cats, I tried to predator call them in by sucking the back of my hand and after 20 minutes had no luck, when I took a rest from the scope I noticed a grey tabby about 8 metres in front of me that was stalking up through the grass had frozen.I wound my scope down to 3 and put the mark between its nose and eyes thinking with my scope over bore height and the angle that would put me either head, neck or front chest either of which would be acceptable. I put my hand on top of the barrel hold it down anticipating a double tap quick follow up shot. I shot at the end of my out breath and the very instant I shot and heard the thock of the impact (I shoot suppressed) made by the subsonic 42gr winchester power point I registered a flash of movement and saw only puffs of fur in the wind then half a second later heard one of the fence wires ping like a guitar string about 20 metres away. I had no time for a second shot and it was so fast I couldnt even track a blood trail. I brought the dachshund up and she couldnt find a trail let alone the dead cat.
My point is I think predators are alot harder to put down than other game and I think a .22lr even with good shot placement isnt ethical.
