Thread: Possum fur handling

Originally Posted by Husky1600

I pluck mine straight in to big mesh bags, then just hang them up in the shed until the next night out spotlighting, when it gets half full I get a new bag and combine them when that gets half full. The problem is when plucking in to a bag you have to keep opening the bag, or the bloody wind is a nuisance, so I cut the bottom out of a big square bucket and hold the mesh bag on to the bucket with a big rubber band cut from an inner tube. It sits on the ground with out rolling away cos its square and I place it so the wind blows in to the bucket. And cos the bag is mesh, the wind blows through rather than trying to blow your fur back out like it does with a plastic bag. I think 2 of my mesh bags are old eel bags, the ones the guys used to transport their eels home after trapping them.

Thats a good tip about the square bucket.
Now I just need to get my hands on some suitable mesh bags.