ya gotta have a liscense my limey friend.That may entail having to take a hunters safety course before you can go buy one.The same goes for any game critter including and especially turkeys.If you have coons and such and you have a cat door,rest assured that coons are very curious and may find your house very entertaining.If your cats run free and you are very rural there will also be foxes that just love to eat cat.Do the feline a favor and keep it inside.