Thread: The Oldies possum trapping again

I've got no problem shooting them but when all you have is a hammer, I don't have the stomach for that

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Is that a bat?



Should have kept it up. Feral cats are terrible.

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Originally Posted by Angus_A

I've got no problem shooting them but when all you have is a hammer, I don't have the stomach for that

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Ah well. Close your eyes. Lots of ugly things look, feel and sound good in the dark hahahah.

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Been to the nightclub again.

Originally Posted by PillowDribbler

Been to the nightclub again.

Yeah. Once the drought is broken it inevitably rains.... Not monsoon but rain nonetheless

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Cinnamon is one of the better lures as it's a natural bird deterrent, the oil is stronger than dried products but is quite expensive.

I rember reading that cinnamon smell travels the therderest in the bush. I use cinnamon iceing suger and flour. I've traped 32 and spot lighted 10 possums these hoildays plus caught a cat on the line and she was not happy to see me set up the cage trap and got another cat should help the pheasants and other birds out


Hopefully I trap a few more possums before I have to go back to school and finish level one

Had a week off trapping this week but thought I'd hunt out some older photos of when we were really tough !!! We lived in tents for a few weeks only going home once a week to replenish stocks. Some mornings it was -6 deg inside the tent


we ate well
Dog tucker

Back to work next week so hopefully it stays fine. We prefed twice this week so it's looking good.

Your making me very nostalgic
Was your cuppa from the night before frozen solid beside your bed in the mornings ???

I did same in Waione for 4 years had tent camp in 17ks and did 6-9 day stints depending on weather and mating the drug drop (Cyanide) with the fine night towards end of trip
Didn't have the luxury of Da Mrsss with me but

Originally Posted by BeeMan

Cinnamon is one of the better lures as it's a natural bird deterrent, the oil is stronger than dried products but is quite expensive.

Where is the best place to get cinnamon oil? Cheers

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Cool photos there Mrs Beeman


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Originally Posted by Sarvo

Your making me very nostalgic
Was your cuppa from the night before frozen solid beside your bed in the mornings ???

I did same in Waione for 4 years had tent camp in 17ks and did 6-9 day stints depending on weather and mating the drug drop (Cyanide) with the fine night towards end of trip
Didn't have the luxury of Da Mrsss with me but

We learnt very quickly to fill the jug the night before so at least we could boil water. In saying that some mornings it was sooooo cold the gas wouldn't light. It's amazing what you put up with - wish I'd done it when I was younger.

That was a cool time trapping for those two seasons, great pic's alright.

Originally Posted by kukuwai

Where is the best place to get cinnamon oil? Cheers

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You could try Pest Management Services down Wellington way, when I was doing Pest Control they were suppliers of many products and that was one of them, it is pricey though.

Originally Posted by Mooseman

You could try Pest Management Services down Wellington way, when I was doing Pest Control they were suppliers of many products and that was one of them, it is pricey though.

Also

Bait Lure

At it again. Trying a new area this week and after prefeeding twice we thought we would get a decent shot with 110 traps. Turned out we only got 68 but so far that is our third best result so we shouldn't be too disappointed. It's a cold night tonight so we expect better tomorrow. Here are a few pics of today anyway.
a great possum tree
@Mooseman and @BeeMan
the last two before lunch
lunch spot for today @Mooseman and @Mrs Beeman
Ssshhhh ... if I just sneak away quietly he may not notice I've gone