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hogcard1964

March 18, 2015, 08:44:12 am
I have a ton of these things hanging around my property.  I killed an enourmous one last week and I don't want to have to do this every other day.

There's a lot of small dogs in the area and the possums I've recently seen near my property are twice the size of some of these dogs.  Will these things really hurt a small dog?  I do know rabies are an issue.

Any tips, without the obvious involvement of a .22?

twistitup

March 18, 2015, 08:48:12 am #1
They are easy to live trap...then relocate them. I'm guessing you have several dens nearby if you are seeing that many.

They are a sucker for tuna juice on a cotton ball...

Crazy marsupials - can't live with em can't live without em
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hogcard1964

March 18, 2015, 08:52:13 am #2
I did that two years ago.  Trapped one, put it in the back of my truck and the truck stunk for a month.

However, I do think that's the route I'm going to have to go again.

They're not very aggressive, are they?

twistitup

March 18, 2015, 08:53:48 am #3
Quote from: hogcard1964 on March 18, 2015, 08:52:13 am
I did that two years ago.  Trapped one, put it in the back of my truck and the truck stunk for a month.

However, I do think that's the route I'm going to have to go again.

They're not very aggressive, are they?
Not unless cornered then they might get nasty. Normally possums are not aggressive but they will hiss, show teeth, then play dead or try to run away.
How you gonna win when you ain't right within?

Here I am again mixing misery and gin....

hogcard1964

March 18, 2015, 08:55:50 am #4
Quote from: twistitup on March 18, 2015, 08:53:48 am
Not unless cornered then they might get nasty. Normally not aggressive and will hiss, show teeth, then play dead or try to run away.

Will they mess up a small dog?

twistitup

March 18, 2015, 09:11:51 am #5
 
Quote from: hogcard1964 on March 18, 2015, 08:55:50 am
Will they mess up a small dog?

They could but prefer to run
How you gonna win when you ain't right within?

Here I am again mixing misery and gin....

hogcard1964

March 18, 2015, 12:01:41 pm #6
Thanks

I'd prefer not to shoot them.

PEtrader

March 18, 2015, 02:37:28 pm #7
They can get very mean around their babies.
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twistitup

March 18, 2015, 02:39:38 pm #8
Quote from: PEtrader on March 18, 2015, 02:37:28 pm
They can get very mean around their babies.

Or when protecting stacks of Dinars.
How you gonna win when you ain't right within?

Here I am again mixing misery and gin....

PEtrader

March 18, 2015, 02:54:37 pm #9
Quote from: twistitup on March 18, 2015, 02:39:38 pm
Or when protecting stacks of Dinars.

Very defensive then.   They love worthless paper like none other. 
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Rzbakfromwaybak

March 18, 2015, 05:17:29 pm #10 Last Edit: March 19, 2015, 12:28:06 am by Rzbakfromwaybak
Quote from: twistitup on March 18, 2015, 08:48:12 am

They are easy to live trap...then relocate them. I'm guessing you have several dens nearby if you are seeing that many.

They are a sucker for tuna juice on a cotton ball...

Crazy marsupials - can't live with em can't live without em


Agree with you 100% on the tuna.  Have live trapped a dozen of them in the last few years in my backyard.....with cheap Walmart tuna.  Got to start putting my trap out again.  Saw 2 big fat ones yesterday....about the same size... going across my backyard  at 9:30 in the morning. Looked like both of them had been eating well.
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March 18, 2015, 06:28:18 pm #11
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PEtrader

March 18, 2015, 08:05:06 pm #12
Oddball on NWA: "I'm drinking wine and eating cheese, and catching some rays, you know. "
 

LSUFan

March 18, 2015, 11:34:24 pm #13
Put 'em in a 55gal drum for a week and feed it nothing but sweet potatoes to clean it out, some good eatin'
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pigture perfect

March 19, 2015, 12:32:54 am #14
Walker hounds love to chase possums. They will have them run out in no time.
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DOGALUM

March 19, 2015, 01:55:25 am #15
What the hell is this thread?!

Hogcard is timid about opossums?   

This  doesn't make sense. 
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PEtrader

March 19, 2015, 06:36:34 am #16
Quote from: LSUFan on March 18, 2015, 11:34:24 pm
Put 'em in a 55gal drum for a week and feed it nothing but sweet potatoes to clean it out, some good eatin'

Typical cajun
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PEtrader

March 19, 2015, 06:37:10 am #17
Quote from: DOGALUM on March 19, 2015, 01:55:25 am
What the hell is this thread?!

Hogcard is timid about opossums?   

This  doesn't make sense.

He loves them too much
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AcornHunter

March 19, 2015, 08:12:18 am #18
Careful!  One bites ya the bit part'll rot off.

hogcard1964

March 19, 2015, 12:12:39 pm #19
Quote from: DOGALUM on March 19, 2015, 01:55:25 am
What the hell is this thread?!

Hogcard is timid about opossums?   

This  doesn't make sense.

No, I just don't want them messing up the dogs.  We have a small one and an older one that's almost completely blind next door.  I don't want to have to start shooting them regularly.

lahawg1

March 20, 2015, 08:24:55 pm #20
Possum can be bad, heard tails of them whipping a coon.....I have a .22 Benjamin pellet gun that works good on them

DeltaBoy

March 26, 2015, 11:59:16 am #21
Live Trap and shoot it.
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hogcard1964

March 26, 2015, 12:48:19 pm #22
Quote from: DeltaBoy on March 26, 2015, 11:59:16 am
Live Trap and shoot it.

Is it really necesarry to kill them?  Btw, we do have a den nearby.  I'm seeing two or three everyday now.

These things really stink also.

DOGALUM

March 27, 2015, 02:18:13 pm #23
Quote from: hogcard1964 on March 26, 2015, 12:48:19 pm
Is it really necesarry to kill them?  Btw, we do have a den nearby.  I'm seeing two or three everyday now.

These things really stink also.
Yes.   Yes it really is.   
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hogcard1964

March 27, 2015, 03:08:53 pm #24
Quote from: sevenof400 on March 26, 2015, 05:30:10 pm
Napalm.

The smell is much better.

Especially in the morning.

Great movie

DeltaBoy

March 30, 2015, 12:57:53 pm #25
Quote from: hogcard1964 on March 26, 2015, 12:48:19 pm
Is it really necesarry to kill them?  Btw, we do have a den nearby.  I'm seeing two or three everyday now.

These things really stink also.

Yes cause they come back.
If the South should lose, it means that the history of the heroic struggle will be written by the enemy, that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers, will be impressed by all of the influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors and our maimed veterans as fit subjects for derision.
-- Major General Patrick Cleburne
The Confederacy had no better soldiers
than the Arkansans--fearless, brave, and oftentimes courageous beyond
prudence. Dickart History of Kershaws Brigade.

PorkRinds

March 30, 2015, 02:02:02 pm #26
Quote from: hogcard1964 on March 26, 2015, 12:48:19 pm
Is it really necesarry to kill them?  Btw, we do have a den nearby.  I'm seeing two or three everyday now.

These things really stink also.

Yeah, it pretty much is.  They reproduce like crazy and if you don't kill them your problem will likely get worse.

LSUFan

March 30, 2015, 03:33:56 pm #27
Quote from: PorkRinds on March 30, 2015, 02:02:02 pm
Yeah, it pretty much is.  They reproduce like crazy and if you don't kill them your problem will likely get worse.
Sound like a topic for Poloticks Board.
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Wayne Watson

March 30, 2015, 06:01:08 pm #28
Quote from: LSUFan on March 30, 2015, 03:33:56 pm
Sound like a topic for Poloticks Board.

Wonder what would happen if I moved this thread over there?   ;D
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hogcard1964

March 30, 2015, 08:32:52 pm #29
Quote from: PorkRinds on March 30, 2015, 02:02:02 pm
Yeah, it pretty much is.  They reproduce like crazy and if you don't kill them your problem will likely get worse.

Thanks

Hate to do it, but...

DeltaBoy

March 31, 2015, 09:28:10 am #30
Brother is a necessary deed that must be done.   Live Trap them go out to a rural area and shoot them dead. 
If the South should lose, it means that the history of the heroic struggle will be written by the enemy, that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers, will be impressed by all of the influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors and our maimed veterans as fit subjects for derision.
-- Major General Patrick Cleburne
The Confederacy had no better soldiers
than the Arkansans--fearless, brave, and oftentimes courageous beyond
prudence. Dickart History of Kershaws Brigade.

HawgWild

March 31, 2015, 11:44:58 am #31
They're not going to go away on their own. I live trap or use the trusty old .410.

PorkRinds

March 31, 2015, 11:48:23 am #32
Quote from: DeltaBoy on March 31, 2015, 09:28:10 am
Brother is a necessary deed that must be done.   Live Trap them go out to a rural area and shoot them dead.

Or live trap them and fill a 55 gallon drum with water...

PEtrader

March 31, 2015, 07:55:57 pm #33
Just shoot them.  It is a lot of fun.
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DeltaBoy

April 01, 2015, 01:55:03 pm #34
             
If the South should lose, it means that the history of the heroic struggle will be written by the enemy, that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers, will be impressed by all of the influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors and our maimed veterans as fit subjects for derision.
-- Major General Patrick Cleburne
The Confederacy had no better soldiers
than the Arkansans--fearless, brave, and oftentimes courageous beyond
prudence. Dickart History of Kershaws Brigade.

Albert Einswine

April 03, 2015, 06:20:38 am #35
I corner them, step on their head and pull their tail until the spine separates at the neck. They thrash around for a bit and the tail curls and uncurls a few times until they go limp. Cheaper than bullets.
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Wayne Watson

April 03, 2015, 07:04:10 am #36
Quote from: Albert Einswine on April 03, 2015, 06:20:38 am
I corner them, step on their head and pull their tail until the spine separates at the neck. They thrash around for a bit and the tail curls and uncurls a few times until they go limp. Cheaper than bullets.

And no blood.
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Albert Einswine

April 03, 2015, 07:12:43 am #37
Yep, no blood at all.
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Albert Einswine

April 03, 2015, 07:14:03 am #38
I've dispatched coons the same way, but the hair on their tails makes it more difficult.
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lahawg1

April 03, 2015, 07:40:16 am #39
I had to take care of a big boar possum yesterday morning. The little Yorkie and Rat terrier we have had it cornered on the ground in out flower beds and now it's in the lake.....

Großer Kriegschwein

April 03, 2015, 09:50:03 am #40
Quote from: LSUFan on March 18, 2015, 11:34:24 pm
Put 'em in a 55gal drum for a week and feed it nothing but sweet potatoes to clean it out, some good eatin'

My great-great grandfather loved eatin him som Opossum. Granny wouldn't let him cook it in the house though.
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DOGALUM

April 03, 2015, 01:28:54 pm #41
Quote from: Großer Kriegschwein on April 03, 2015, 09:50:03 am
My great-great grandfather loved eatin him som Opossum. Granny wouldn't let him cook it in the house though.
That is awesome!  I am grinning from ear to ear reading that.   
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