Hunting to Hunt

Trick lives to hunt. When he’s not hunting for dinner – sparrows and mice, he’s hunting the lambs, dogs, me. The ewes stomp at him when he enters their pasture. They are not amused by his attempts to grab the lambs around their necks and lick milk from their mouths. I laugh when he tucks himself between clumps of grass and pounces at me as I walk by. He grabs my leg, then sprints away. The older dogs ignore his pounces. The puppies, though, find him a great play toy. They don't mind having an 11-pound cat tackle them and wrestle them to the ground.