Thread: Possuming 2019

Pines just starting here as well.

Good looking traps, if they are Dukes you wont have many problems. Years of trapping in them. They set and bed easily and hold well.

Originally Posted by Sako851

Thanks for posting the yarns and pics guys. You have got me pretty keen to give it a go. What is that powder you put at the base of trees? Corn flour?
Do you need DOC permission to lay traps on public land?

Get stuck onto em Sako851. Fur is currently worth $130 per kg (aprox 13 possums)

The white stuff is the cheapest flour you can find. I put some icing sugar with mine, also a few drops of liquid cinnamon but you can use other essences ie anniseed etc.

Check out the info in either of these youtube channels if you haven't done it before you will no doubt find it helpful. Especially the stuff about tuning and setting traps.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Z...jc4Tphc5xg6vPA

https://www.youtube.com/user/possumpeter

There are heaps of cheap chinese made traps on trade me and although they work ok you get what you pay for.

As BeeMan mentioned Dukes or Bushmaster are a far superior quality

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Check out the info in either of these youtube channels if you haven't done it before you will no doubt find it helpful. Especially the stuff about tuning and setting traps. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Z...jc4Tphc5xg6vPA

I really enjoy the young fella's vids on the Keeping It Wild channel you listed. Just seems a good, down to earth guy who doesn't need all the flash bush gear that so many regard as essential

Took a load of bodies through to pet food today. Stacked outside was a new consignment of three tonne of possum carcasses from one supplier... Apparently that’s a pretty regular occurrence.


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Originally Posted by bumblefoot

I really enjoy the young fella's vids on the Keeping It Wild channel you listed. Just seems a good, down to earth guy who doesn't need all the flash bush gear that so many regard as essential

I totally agree mate

There is also loads of good info in his clips.

Good bugger indeed !

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@kukuwai awesome thanks for the response. Yeah I have come across that fella before but I only watched his deer stalk video (if it’s the same guy I’m thinking of)

Is there much use laying in summer or does that just cut into your winter game?

I’m sure the southern Ruahines haven’t had a 1080 drop in yonks

Just confirmed yup I like that guy, he does the old barefoot stalk in one of his videos. Haven’t seen his possuming ones yet but will get onto it

Originally Posted by Sako851

@kukuwai
Is there much use laying in summer or does that just cut into your winter game?

This would be a question for a fur buyer, or someone with more knowledge than me about the end product.

My understanding is that during summer the possum fur is less desirable for the buyer as it is shorter.

This said however, i did receive text messages from the buyer all last summer saying they were buying fur.

From a trapping perspective, given that the possums are carrying less fur in summer. The only thing i can see is that we would need to catch more possums per kg.
@BeeMan may know more than me

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

This would be a question for a fur buyer, or someone with more knowledge than me about the end product.

My understanding is that during summer the possum fur is less desirable for the buyer as it is shorter.

This said however, i did receive text messages from the buyer all last summer saying they were buying fur.

From a trapping perspective, given that the possums are carrying less fur in summer. The only thing i can see is that we would need to catch more possums per kg.
@BeeMan may know more than me

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That. More possums per kg.


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Sounds like a cool hobby to make some coin on the side. Too bad you can’t night shoot them on public land. “It’s not a spotlight officer it’s just a torch”

I heard recently of a buyer paying substantially more than $130 for sorted fur.

Originally Posted by Woody

I heard recently of a buyer paying substantially more than $130 for sorted fur.

I am listening ???

I think the fur market is there 12 months of the year, as @kukuwai said more possums to the kg of fur. Our fur is probably at its heaviest right now. It is running between 12 - 13 possums to the kg. With the pine catkins really being targeted now the fur weight drops off like a moult, but the bodies increase in weight with the high protein. Bodies have been averaging 1.8kg soon they will bee 2 or over. Summer fur is around 18-20 per kg, this is all dependant on climate location and food sources. One thing for sure in the summer is longer days to pluck and no brass monkey mornings. Get a big block..

Pine pollen full gut.