In the words of Mel Gibson from the movie The Patriot, “Aim Small Miss Small” A good clean kill on a feral cat is all you could ask for. They ought to give him a medal and a small reward of $2.00 or so.
My grandfather lived year round in a summer recreational area (western Michigan) and there was a big problem up there with dogs that people brought on vacation being lost or left up there and then running in packs, killing everything that moved.
Needless to say, they were good target practce for the farm boys that were trying to make a living on chickens. By Halloween they would all be gone.