please help me get these possoms

[PeakChick]

Au contraire, on the rare occasion I do eat hot dogs, I eat Hebrew National Kosher dogs, nothin' from the back half of the cow.........LOL

[Big_Bill]

But you do eat Chicken and Pork !...Stephanie,

And if you know your critters, they eat everything and "anything", I would call them eaters of carrion !

Besides, I eat BallParkFranks, those Hebrew National Franks taste like road kill to me....and yes, I have eaten relatively fresh road kill..in another time and place.

[PeakChick]

No comment Bill............  LOL!

[USNCop]

I have seen chickens actually eat dead mice.  That's right, I said dead mice(YUCK!)
Pigs, well that's self explanatory.

[PeakChick]

OK, you guys are driving me towards vegetarianism..............Well, not really, but it's a thought.

[only1harry]

My dad passed away suddenly tonight while abroad so I 'm flying out of the country tomorrow morning.

PeakChick - 10/11/2007  9:16 PM

Au contraire, on the rare occasion I do eat hot dogs, I eat Hebrew National Kosher dogs, nothin' from the back half of the cow.........LOL

I would like to try those high dollar dogs.
Hmmm...now, I know exactly what I will take with me on my early fall picnic.
;-)

[PeakChick]

So sorry to hear that. My condolences.

only1harry - 10/11/2007  10:48 PM


My dad passed away suddenly tonight while abroad so I 'm flying out of the country tomorrow morning.

Oh no!
My condolences.

[USNCop]

Just make yourself a few notes to highlight the main points and sprinkle on some patience and POW!
You'll be having possum pot pie.
I hate to sound like a know-all but I can vouch for all said here.  I grew up in the sticks in WA State and we hade many visitors scavenge our cat food and trash cans.  My younger brother and I became very proficient pest controllers.
Keep the light on all night rather than motion.  They need to become accustomed to it's presence.
They did/do the same with our porch light.
If you have pets outside at night, bring them in.  You don't want a scuffle.
Hit them between the eye socket and the ear.  Use a good quality Dome or HP, the RWS 350 should hammer them in good.
Shooting from inside a window is great, even at night.  It helps muffle the sound and harder for them to pinpoint the source.
Just make their snack a habit and they will come.  Remember, winter is coming.
Granted we used .22LR, but the tactics are basically the same.
Definitely gotta show us some pics!

[USNCop]

Sorry to hear that man.  My deepest sympathies and prayers to you and your clan.

[USNCop]

I got a good hard chuckle out of that Stephanie!  Don't go veggie on us!
Just keep shooting.

[only1harry]

ok I 'm back.  Thanks for the info everyone.  

Do the possoms hybernate in the winter?  I don't remember seeing them when it's cold out or snowing.  

Yeah I have no doubt the 350 will make short work of the possoms.  If I can drop large g-hogs with 1 shot, I don't think it will be much of a problem.  I 'll get some cat food tonight and leave the lights on outside.  Who knows I may even see that big racoon come around for a snack.  Then we 'll have a party!

[nyairman]

The answers to all "Possum" questions just might be found here:

http://marciabonta.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/white-face/

I do know that in my neck of the woods, Possums do not hibernate, but during an extreme winter they seem to be few and far between. They take refuse in an underground den made of twigs and leaves. If they are not fit enough for a harsh winter then they will perish. HTH.

Greg

[only1harry]

Thanks, a lot of good info at that site.  It mentions that possums can travel up to a mile in search of food or cover 25 acres in 1 night!  This means the ones I have seen may not even live on my property.  I think there is a good chance they do, since I have killed so many G-Hogs and all the burrows are now empty for the taking from other animals (skunks included, yikes!).  It is interesting that possoms don't hybernate but will stay in the burrow most of the winter without eating, and sometimes die of starvation.  

They also mentioned I believe that they must go outside up to 50 times during a long winter to eat something or they 'll perish.  I 'll put some cat food outside some of the old g-hog burrows, and then move it a few feet closer every couple of days (if I find it empty) to bring them into the best lighted area.  I suspect if there are any down there or in the sorrounding areas and fields, they 'll come out often for the cat food even the colder months.