Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Yeah if the area is "TB free" you can sell them to a pet food buyer.

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

That's bloody good going you guys, well done. At $120/kg that's close to a grand in two days

Not to mention the help your giving the environment. If its anything like down here at the moment most of those females will have had young in their pouches so 2 for the price of 1

That last picture of the 'bark biting' is unreal !!!

Keep it up. I hope those numbers continue for a few days yet.

Any secrets ??

What do you do with the gutted possums/limbs etc ?

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Yes we have had LOTS of joeys of all sizes even out of small skinny females.
As for any secrets - plenty of pre feed, selecting the right trees on the right runs, setting the trap perfectly (I am working with two of the best trappers I know and maybe even the lunch and smoko I provide. . It has certainly helped having 3 of us plucking as we often get 3-5 in a row.
We sell our bodies to a local pet food operation but we have to have the paperwork up to date showing that poison hasn't been used in the area.

No photos today - we were too busy plucking all day!!! Bagged another 60 possums although @Mooseman did let one go ��. So far we've plucked 170 with another short day to go. We had planned on picking up most traps today but we're left with about 70 so we'll see what happens. A few injuries to fingers - but the job must get done.

Originally Posted by Mrs Beeman

No photos today - we were too busy plucking all day!!! Bagged another 60 possums although @Mooseman did let one go ��. So far we've plucked 170 with another short day to go. We had planned on picking up most traps today but we're left with about 70 so we'll see what happens. A few injuries to fingers - but the job must get done.

Are you plucking them cold or off the trap..?


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Originally Posted by tiroatedson

Are you plucking them cold or off the trap..?


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Hand plucking straight from the trap after dispatching quickly

Originally Posted by Mrs Beeman

Hand plucking straight from the trap after dispatching quickly

I was gonna say plucking cold..that’s keen. Good stuff


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Norinco 1 possom 0

Toyota now only has 1 possum in there comercial

Originally Posted by Mrs Beeman

No photos today - we were too busy plucking all day!!! Bagged another 60 possums although @Mooseman did let one go ��. So far we've plucked 170 with another short day to go. We had planned on picking up most traps today but we're left with about 70 so we'll see what happens. A few injuries to fingers - but the job must get done.

Last day trapping on this line. We plucked 41 today so in total we took 210 in 4 days!!! Not bad for a trio of oldies.
Off to the pet food processor.

Been seeing all you possum posts so went out last night armed with the 10/22 and maxtoch and got two fluffy bucks

Good post Mrs Beeman, hard work , long hours but most rewarding. Nice to have the feet up at home by the fire, no frost to worry about tomorrow.

Entered the Drury School possum hunt again this year with a 4 man team. Possums were hard to find in any numbers. I think when we tallied it up, we shot on approx. 6,000 acres of farm land (mainly dairy farms) over three nights and managed 202 possums. A couple were not allowed due to gut shot or excessive blood, giving as a final of 197. That was good enough to take out second place. The winning team managed 270 in one night! A total of 1110 possums for the comp, and I think the school makes $5 per possum from the buyer, so $5k to the school from an outside source is an excellent result. Credit again to the organisers and sponsors, most of which are local businesses.

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

Entered the Drury School possum hunt again this year with a 4 man team. Possums were hard to find in any numbers. I think when we tallied it up, we shot on approx. 6,000 acres of farm land (mainly dairy farms) over three nights and managed 202 possums. A couple were not allowed due to gut shot or excessive blood, giving as a final of 197. That was good enough to take out second place. The winning team managed 270 in one night! A total of 1110 possums for the comp, and I think the school makes $5 per possum from the buyer, so $5k to the school from an outside source is an excellent result. Credit again to the organisers and sponsors, most of which are local businesses.

Is trapping and poison or just shooting. If it's just shooting that's deeply impressive.

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Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Is trapping and poison or just shooting. If it's just shooting that's deeply impressive.

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Shooting only.

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

Shooting only.

Damn son

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