Thread: Possum lure

Originally Posted by DanP

Hi all

I'm new to possum trapping and after a good lure I can make ??
Plus anyone know a good place that buys possum fur in Hamilton for a good price, been told it's only $105kg ???

Get the fur first and then worry about the price. If $105 is what they are paying then that is the 'best' price. By the time you have got enough to sell the price will have dropped (Murphy's Law) or they have stopped buying due to Christmas...but never mind you will be first through the door when the new season starts. As for your lure, flour and either curry, aniseed or cinnamon have all been tried and true. Get yourself registered for sale of the possum bodies for the extra income.

Originally Posted by Spook

Get the fur first and then worry about the price. If $105 is what they are paying then that is the 'best' price. By the time you have got enough to sell the price will have dropped (Murphy's Law) or they have stopped buying due to Christmas...but never mind you will be first through the door when the new season starts. As for your lure, flour and either curry, aniseed or cinnamon have all been tried and true. Get yourself registered for sale of the possum bodies for the extra income.

I have got 3kg of fur, what you mean by registered for sale of the bodies ? What are they worth ?

Originally Posted by DanP

I have got 3kg of fur, what you mean by registered for sale of the bodies ? What are they worth ?

Pet food buyers will buy carcases, but you need to be registered as a supplier to show you are not trapping in a 1080 area. Tail on, head on, declawed, gut out (lung & heart still in), no holes in body skin (no lead), frozen or fresh...they were paying around $1.50 a body on average...you say you have 3 kg of fur, then you would have made another $80 - $100 had you taken carcases.

Originally Posted by Spook

Pet food buyers will buy carcases, but you need to be registered as a supplier to show you are not trapping in a 1080 area. Tail on, head on, declawed, gut out (lung & heart still in), no holes in body skin (no lead), frozen or fresh...they were paying around $1.50 a body on average...you say you have 3 kg of fur, then you would have made another $80 - $100 had you taken carcases.

Cool thanks for that, where do I go to get registered ??