Thread: Rookie mistakes!

Originally Posted by Dundee

I made a rookie mistake along time ago when I started trapping possums. The area I was trapping was real steep and it was thick bush on the bank of a river. To steep and thick to carry a rifle. While setting traps it required one hand to hold on to the bush while other hand nailed traps to trees,it was quite an art to nail traps to the trees with one hand without falling into the river.

When checking traps it required more skill. Hang on to tree with one hand,club possum with hammer and put foot on bag while having possum on uphill side of foot while I plucked the fur off.

You are probably thinking well what was the mistake I made?

One possum was clubbed released from trap,plucked on uphill side of foot while I was swinging off a tree and the bugger came too as I had just plucked all its fur off. This naked possum took off into the thick bush with a hell of a headache and no fur coat.

No wonder the Anti 1080 brigade get accused of farming possums.