Thread: Help / tips with Possum shooting

Yes it will be a bit of a challenge with open sights but so long as you are close you should be ok. If the possums are on the ground and trees are close try and get them to move up a tree as it will be easier to get a shot.
When I worked on the Pest Board we were out shooting by 6.00- 6.30 pm in the winter and possums were on the move by then.
Good nights were before and after rain, some nights you will shoot 90% Bucks and then the reverse will happen on some nights. I use the dry cell battery and a 30 watt spot beam light but you can get the wide angle beam lights which are good up close under canopy. Winter you should find the possums around the native bush blocks and feeding on grass, also if there are swede paddocks close they will run for km's to feed on them.
When shooting in the native bush get in under the canopy and search slowly as they can be hard to spot but sometimes you run into several in one spot.
When there is a heavy dew or wet grass the possums tend to be in the trees more as they don't like wet feet. Good luck and shoot safely.