Thread: Possum Trapping

Thanks very much for the advice rockland. I'll definately pursue this and send a few emails around. Much appreciated!!

Update:

So i went back to my traps a while ago reset them all but it rained really heavy that afternoon and through the night. Only got 1 the next day. Ended up pulling all my traps out. I returned there for a night shot and got 15 a few days ago. The possums were just past where i had a bunch of my traps set before, almost all of them where on manuka/tea tree (i dont know the difference). So thats something to note. It was right on the boundary of another farm i have so i might go there soon.

I did a maintenance day on my traps yesterday and set them all out today. I went a head with my original plan to set them on the trees by the creek and along the dirt track - some are just off the path up in the bush. That run heading the the creek trees from the ridge is still looking good. I followed it up the steep bank and into the bush and theres a ton of other runs too. I set a few traps up there, careful not to put them right on the runs but still close enough to catch from them. I did wonder what reslults id get if i set say 10/15 traps all on those runs for 1 or 2 nights but i was a bit worried it would end up having a negative effect on my other traps along the creek which is where all those runs are headed.

Looking forward to seeing the results anyway. Its the same land i first started on so was nice to be back there with a bit more knowledge.

33 traps set last night. Ive got 5 along the first stretch of creek trees and 7 about a km down stream. The rest are either at the edge of the track or just inside the bush. First 5 creek trees i got 3. Missed one too. Theyre pretty close together, theres a few more trees i can trap on further down i think ill maybe fit 8 alltogether comfortably. Side of the dirt road was pretty deadly and probably the easiest money ive ever made since i started haha. Chucked a couple in amongst some makuka and they both caught will probably stick a few more traps in there. The 3 up that ridge all went off i only caught 1 though. Stuck one on a tobacco tree but it never caught. And then finally the trees at the back the first 4 in a row all caught. Not too far away from each other. The next 3 same distance inbetween never got touched. Maybe theyre climbing the trees closest to where they first come in and climb along up above ground. Tally for the day was 15. Back out to tomorrow and ill be moving a few traps.