Good posts.
My cats are in their 2nd year now.. so both young, one is female the other male. tbh our male cat went missing for about 6 weeks in the summer, only to be found again... so he probably has the knack now for catchign things... however he is as soft as a feather, lets the kids tug at him, wouldnt say boo to a goose normally.
The female however is a right mardy one, she can be lovely and dosent mind being picked up at all.. infact half the time she expects me to carry her to her food bowl. But if she has had enough she will bite and claw, and also when playing she can be nippy.
Im not sure who is the hunter tbh.