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re: Just fought off a Possum

Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:10 pm to
Posted by supatigah
CEO of the Keith Hernandez Fan Club
Member since Mar 2004
90306 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:10 pm to
Oh I know, no problemo

I am not a sadistic or violent person but I enjoyed destroying varmints
Posted by dupergreenie
Member since May 2014
10224 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:14 pm to
#survivor

So brave. I'm sure your grandkids will be impressed with this heroic tale you tell...
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
135044 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:14 pm to
Should have blasted him
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124694 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:23 pm to
Man that’s crazy. Glad you are ok
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
74136 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 2:48 am to
I love feeding the cats and opossums together

Opossums are pretty cool animals

They eat a ton of ticks and often never have diseases

They don’t mess with other animals either
Posted by Dick Leverage
In The HizHouse
Member since Nov 2013
9000 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 5:04 am to
Did you know that opossums are just large rats? They can climb real good like rats too. I had one one time charge my leg and climb up my back real fast. It tore the arse end out of my sweatpants.
Posted by tigerfootball10
Member since Sep 2005
10293 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 5:17 am to
I used to shoot them until I realized they were eating the grease out of my Traeger drip bucket. Now I welcome them. Those nasty frickers lick that drip bucket completely dry, saves me from dealing with it
Posted by Barbellthor
Columbia
Member since Aug 2015
11587 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 5:35 am to
Bet a .357 would scare it to death.
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
38241 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 5:44 am to
quote:

They eat ton of ticks and often never have diseases





quote:

Opossums carry diseases such as leptospirosis, tuberculosis, relapsing fever, tularemia, spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, coccidiosis, trichomoniasis, and Chagas disease. They may also be infested with fleas, ticks, mites, and lice. Opossums are hosts for cat and dog fleas, especially in urban environments.


Also spread EPM in horses.
frick a opossum. Kill them all.
This post was edited on 1/25/18 at 5:47 am
Posted by cave canem
pullarius dominus
Member since Oct 2012
12186 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 5:46 am to
quote:

They eat a ton of ticks and often never have diseases




Uhhh, you may want to rethink that a bit

quote:

Opossums carry diseases such as leptospirosis, tuberculosis, relapsing fever, tularemia, spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, coccidiosis, trichomoniasis, and Chagas disease.
Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 5:49 am to
Possums are indestructable.
Posted by shawnlsu
Member since Nov 2011
23682 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 6:58 am to
.22 rat shot to the face is how I have had to handle them in the past. Once they get cornered or just stop moving, they usually will not run off. I have a little .22 revolver that is taylor made for shooting possums in the face from close range.

ETA: frick every last one of you in here that allow your cats to roam your hoods. Your neighbors hate you.
This post was edited on 1/25/18 at 7:00 am
Posted by Kcrad
Diamondhead
Member since Nov 2010
68492 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 7:18 am to
quote:

Tonite, a possum was eating my cats' food on the back porch!



Move the cat's food inside.
Posted by GurleyGirl
Georgia
Member since Nov 2015
14616 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 7:39 am to
Even if you aren't into firearms, keep a BB gun handy for such occasions.
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
14539 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 8:13 am to
Stare him down.

This post was edited on 1/25/18 at 8:15 am
Posted by Isabelle81
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Member since Sep 2015
2718 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 8:23 am to
The Possum was hungry. I’m in the city and a few eat cat food on my porch. I always make sure the bowl is full for when they come to eat.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
10844 posts
Posted on 1/25/18 at 8:56 am to
quote:

They eat a ton of ticks and often never have diseases


yeah, you go ahead and play with your possum, and catch the mange while you're at it.
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