Simple answer, responsible pet owners keep their animals under their control at all times. Its the owners that think Lassie or Ol' Blue can run loose that are the problem.

I dispatch around 20 feral cats a year that are on my property killing small game. Bucket sets work very good for this control. When I smell cat urine in the pole barn I set a box trap baited with KFC chicken bones and usually in a couple days I have fluffy kitty sitting in the trap waiting on me.

When something digs under my gate or fence I set a 220 on the hole on the inside of my fence. Since the fence has an electric hot wire on top no dogs can get in but whatever varmint goes under the fence doesn't come out.

Beside, once outlaw coon hunters who like to sneak in the back side of your property hear rumors that your property has foot hold traps, 220's and snares they tend to stay away. h.h.