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Posted on 10/22/17 at 6:32 pm to Cajunate
I use a T Ball bat for them. Have a bunch trapped in deer club. They eat the feed we put out for deer.
Posted on 10/22/17 at 9:56 pm to Cajunate
man, that one from Wednesday is a hell of a big possum. 
Posted on 10/23/17 at 3:11 am to No Colors
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What is an Opossum?
North America’s only marsupial.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 7:16 am to SlapahoeTribe
Shooting w an air rifle would be more humane, but drowning in a washtub is quiet, no blood.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 7:51 am to SlapahoeTribe
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man, that one from Wednesday is a hell of a big possum.
Yeah but they all have to potential to get as big as the last one.
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North America’s only marsupial.
Doesn't mean they're not a nuisance. Even kangaroo in Australia(most well known marsupial)can be a nuisance.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:19 am to Cajunate
Sure, they can be annoying if you leave pet food or trash outside for them to scatter, but they are tick killing machines for sure. For every possum you kill, that's about 5000 ticks a year that survive. I'd much rather have the possums than the ticks and lyme disease. Plus, they are practically immune to rabies and venomous snake bites. Interesting critter for sure. LINK
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:28 am to BFIV
I'd bet that more so applies to a rural setting as opposed to suburbs. Supposedly they eat/kill ticks via grooming habits but I have never caught one that didn't stink the high hell. Most have been mangy looking. We don't have a tick problem and I'm not interested in the potential of a vet bill again for my dogs.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:56 am to Cajunate
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We don't have a tick problem
That's cause you gots lots of possums! (Sorry, couldn't help myself!)
Posted on 10/23/17 at 10:27 am to BFIV
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Sure, they can be annoying if you leave pet food or trash outside for them to scatter, but they are tick killing machines for sure. For every possum you kill, that's about 5000 ticks a year that survive. I'd much rather have the possums than the ticks and lyme disease. Plus, they are practically immune to rabies and venomous snake bites. Interesting critter for sure.
That's all fine and dandy if you don't have a dog.
Since we have a doggy door, my two can go out when they want, and they have been doing some barking at night. Stupid arse opossums and armadillos have been in my back yard. For one, i don't want my dog getting bit by these disgusting animals, and B, i'm tired of having to holler at them to get their asses inside and quit the damn barking.
Good ole Remington sub sonic .22 bullets do the job just fine, and i live in a neighborhood. I've told my next door neighbors that i've shot a few over the last few weeks and none of them have heard anything.
Posted on 10/24/17 at 6:50 am to TeddyPadillac
Something set the trap off last night. Gate shut but nothing in it. Might have been a big one.
Posted on 10/24/17 at 7:14 am to Cajunate
they make great pets.
Posted on 10/24/17 at 7:22 am to celltech1981
I'll save 'em for you! I'll even drop off to you. Lol.......
This post was edited on 10/24/17 at 7:22 am
Posted on 10/28/17 at 8:27 am to Cajunate
Battle continues! Caught another one last night.
Posted on 10/28/17 at 9:03 am to Cajunate
Posted on 11/1/17 at 7:41 am to porkrind
I found that cat! Lol......
Trapped another one last night. Over the weekend something went in the trap and tripped it but it failed to catch whatever it was. Monday I found a couple of brats in the fridge from almost two weeks ago and rather than throw them away I tossed one in the back of the trap. Yesterday morning the brat was gone but the trap didn't close. So, yesterday afternoon I took about 1/3 of a brat and tied it with a thin flexible wire and rigged it so that if anything picked up the bait it would trigger and the trap door would shut. It worked like a charm! Got that critter!
Posted on 11/1/17 at 12:53 pm to Geauxtiga
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Stop releasing them and kill em.
Garbage can filled with water. Drop whole trap in and wait 10 minutes.
Posted on 11/1/17 at 12:57 pm to TeddyPadillac
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Since we have a doggy door, my two can go out when they want, and they have been doing some barking at night.
Will your wife be upset when a curious coon, armadillo, or opossum comes in through the dog door?
Posted on 11/1/17 at 1:52 pm to Cajunate
maybe you should stop releasing them.
Posted on 11/1/17 at 2:27 pm to Cajunate
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