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(O)'possum under the house

Posted on 9/20/10 at 3:07 pm
Posted by uway
Member since Sep 2004
33109 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 3:07 pm
What do you do when one of these bastards holes up under your house?

If I shoot him, I'll have to crawl under there to get him.

Last time I had one, my dog went in there after him and got scratched up.

I guess a pellet in the arse would send it running but not kill it.

Any other ideas?
Posted by Covington
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Member since Dec 2007
9414 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 3:10 pm to
let him stay under there
Posted by papasmurf1269
Hells Pass
Member since Apr 2005
20906 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 3:11 pm to
Set a trap.He will come out eventually.
Posted by uway
Member since Sep 2004
33109 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 3:14 pm to
quote:

let him stay under there


I don't have one now, but it's happened a few times and I found out they were there b/c I heard them scratching at the underside of my floors.
No way I'm letting one of those nasty creatures live under my house if there's a way to get them out.

I just had an idea: speargun. What's the range on those things?
Posted by Covington
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Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 9/20/10 at 3:15 pm to
quote:

I just had an idea: speargun. What's the range on those things?

depends on the rope on the spear i would imagine
Posted by Vol Fan in the Bayou
Member since Nov 2009
4158 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 3:22 pm to
Depending on where you live, you can call animal control and they will come get him out.
Posted by winner
New Orleans,LA
Member since Jan 2007
2432 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 3:26 pm to
quote:

Set a trap.He will come out eventually.


patience will pay off, and you will catch the vermin
Posted by uway
Member since Sep 2004
33109 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 3:26 pm to
quote:

Depending on where you live, you can call animal control and they will come get him out.


You're probably right, but I don't like the idea of inviting public servants over to my house unless it's absolutely necessary.
Posted by LSUFan3434
Iowa, LA
Member since Sep 2006
15964 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 4:19 pm to
quote:

I don't like the idea of inviting public servants over to my house unless it's absolutely necessary.



as a mailman i find this very offensive
Posted by Choirboy
On your property
Member since Aug 2010
10777 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 4:26 pm to
Moth balls!! One box of moth balls will do the trick unless it is an above average size house. This works for all type critters including snakes.
Posted by PBeard
DC
Member since Oct 2007
5900 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 5:06 pm to
Smoke bomb
Posted by LSUnowhas2
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2004
21981 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 5:23 pm to
put some peanut butter in a have a heart trap. he goes in to get the peanut butter and gets trapped. if you want to kill him in the trap or carry him off somewhere to let him go, that is up to you.
Posted by Rebels1234
Member since Feb 2010
67 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 5:52 pm to
I'm sure you were joking about the spear gun but you are not supposed to fire one out of water. The guy I got mine from said that the recoil was enough to knock your teeth out if you fired it out of water.
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
48946 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 5:58 pm to
quote:

I just had an idea: speargun. What's the range on those things?
bad bad bad idea! Do not do this. A lot of guns can shoot spears over mile when shot above water.

If anything, use a bowfishing bow
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
25024 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 6:30 pm to
My in-law's found out they had a possum under their house. The biggest problem ended with 5 of those nasty bastards not just one.
Posted by thanksjhester
Sonic
Member since Jun 2009
5411 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 6:56 pm to
quote:

Set a trap.He will come out eventually.
Correct
Posted by crankbait
Member since Feb 2008
11623 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 7:13 pm to
quote:

bad bad bad idea! Do not do this. A lot of guns can shoot spears over mile when shot above water.


I'm picturing this guy shooting a possum with this under his house and cannot stop laughing
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
48946 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 7:22 pm to
Like the guy above be said, he'll lose all his teefs if he tries this
Posted by crankbait
Member since Feb 2008
11623 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 7:29 pm to
I gotta get me one of those, I didn't realize they were so powerful(makes sense), no more blood trailing deer!
Posted by uway
Member since Sep 2004
33109 posts
Posted on 9/20/10 at 7:34 pm to
quote:

(makes sense)


Yes it does, now that I think about it.

Besides, I'm pretty sure a possum would scream if I shot it with one of those. I don't like possums, but I don't want to do that.
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