That doesn't work?
Drat! Back to the old drawing board.
Perhaps you could sit down with the cat, without preconditions, and negotiate a deal with him.
I'm not a big game hunter. Don't own any hi-power rifles, 'cept two target .223's. Don't get to spend a lot of time in the woods. But I know better than to try and pet something that's a link or two higher than me on the food chain.