possum kingdom

hillbillly · #1 07/19/09, 07:02 AM

caught this little possum living under my house / crawl-space.
drove him 20 miles to a nice lake and released back into wild.
my birds spotted him first,
were hissing at it so i looked and saw this little guy
run out from under my grill cover and into the hole under house.
so i stuck some canned mackerel in a sock and hung from roof of trap.
next morning - bingo.
he's young- momma can't be too far
so re-setting trap tonight.

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big rockpile · #2 07/19/09, 07:21 PM

Nice Fryer!

big rockpile

hillbillly · #3 07/21/09, 01:45 PM

LOL
not quite THAT hungry...yet.

Oakshire_Farm · #4 07/21/09, 04:56 PM

You should have shot it! That would have been much more humane that releasing him into a new territory where he will have to fight to find a new home, most likely getting injured and dieing of infection or getting ripped apart by another predator!

#5 07/21/09, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Oakshire_Farm

You should have shot it! That would have been much more humane that releasing him into a new territory where he will have to fight to find a new home, most likely getting injured and dieing of infection or getting ripped apart by another predator!

As harsh as it might sound to some, you are correct.

pred · #6 07/23/09, 08:44 PM

40 miles, Average Pick up @ 10 MPG = 4 gallons @ $2.50 a gallon = $10 bucks to move him,,,,,, I dont know if I would have shot him either, But would not have driven 40 mile RT to release.....
You are way kinder than I am! Good for you,,, +1 Karma point!
Peter