Posted: 11/30/2014 10:17:26 PM EDT
I just had an encounter. I didn't even see it till I was right on top of it. Spooked me a little bit  . It saw me, spun around and tried to run away face first into some steps, with a rather loud thud.
I was reaching for my phone for a pic but it ran off. 
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When I was a kid and roving the woods with a.22 (we could do that back then) , I ran across one in a tree. We had just had an experience with one where it was getting our dogs food and when backed into a corner of the pen, got real nasty with us.
I shot it. And shot it and shot it, until I ran out of ammo. Ran back to the house and got some more. Went back and there it was. I shot it a few more times until it finally fell out of the tree. I thought maybe the rifle was off but it wasn't. That possum was riddled. Either it was in the tree dead or he took a lot of lead to kill. |
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I ran over one with a squad car once, it got up and started to walk away, so I turned round and did it again. I got him that time. They're really solid animals.
I was also called to a house to remove 2 opossums from their garage. They'd been returning over and over again and I knew I'd need to kill them or they'd just return again. The problem was I didn't want to shoot them in the garage in case of a ricochet or cracking the foundation as they were backed into a corner. I asked to borrow a baseball bat and beat the aggressive looking one over the head multiple times before it finally played dead. Then I went to town on the other one. I stunned him. Then they emitted the WORST odor I've ever smelled! I bagged them in a garbage bag (also supplied by the resident), tied it and then threw them into the trunk. I drove out to the city burn pile and tossed them onto the smoldering, half burning pile. I went back to the trunk to make sure they didn't deposit any more mess that I'd have to clean out. I also pulled out the .22 rifle to make sure they'd be dead. As I stood back upright, I could see one of the opossums walking towards me. I proceeded to empty the gun the fun way. |
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I ran over one with a squad car once, it got up and started to walk away, so I turned round and did it again. I got him that time. They're really solid animals. I was also called to a house to remove 2 opossums from their garage. They'd been returning over and over again and I knew I'd need to kill them or they'd just return again. The problem was I didn't want to shoot them in the garage in case of a ricochet or cracking the foundation as they were backed into a corner. I asked to borrow a baseball bat and beat the aggressive looking one over the head multiple times before it finally played dead. Then I went to town on the other one. I stunned him. Then they emitted the WORST odor I've ever smelled! I bagged them in a garbage bag (also supplied by the resident), tied it and then threw them into the trunk. I drove out to the city burn pile and tossed them onto the smoldering, half burning pile. I went back to the trunk to make sure they didn't deposit any more mess that I'd have to clean out. I also pulled out the .22 rifle to make sure they'd be dead. As I stood back upright, I could see one of the opossums walking towards me. I proceeded to empty the gun the fun way. Typical 14'er.....
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Next time grab its tail and you will be able to get a pic. It won't do anything. Seriously! http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gF4qn-8l0ys/TmKqRUZebUI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/SLoHyIkgEz8/s1600/Opossum.jpg Fuck that shit. Once you get them off the ground they normally start playing dead. If not, kick it over on it's side and it will. |
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Typical 14'er..... Quoted:
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I ran over one with a squad car once, it got up and started to walk away, so I turned round and did it again. I got him that time. They're really solid animals. I was also called to a house to remove 2 opossums from their garage. They'd been returning over and over again and I knew I'd need to kill them or they'd just return again. The problem was I didn't want to shoot them in the garage in case of a ricochet or cracking the foundation as they were backed into a corner. I asked to borrow a baseball bat and beat the aggressive looking one over the head multiple times before it finally played dead. Then I went to town on the other one. I stunned him. Then they emitted the WORST odor I've ever smelled! I bagged them in a garbage bag (also supplied by the resident), tied it and then threw them into the trunk. I drove out to the city burn pile and tossed them onto the smoldering, half burning pile. I went back to the trunk to make sure they didn't deposit any more mess that I'd have to clean out. I also pulled out the .22 rifle to make sure they'd be dead. As I stood back upright, I could see one of the opossums walking towards me. I proceeded to empty the gun the fun way. Typical 14'er..... I'm a 1'er  , no mountains here, though Iowa's not as flat as people like to think.
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I ran over one with a squad car once, it got up and started to walk away, so I turned round and did it again. I got him that time. They're really solid animals. I was also called to a house to remove 2 opossums from their garage. They'd been returning over and over again and I knew I'd need to kill them or they'd just return again. The problem was I didn't want to shoot them in the garage in case of a ricochet or cracking the foundation as they were backed into a corner. I asked to borrow a baseball bat and beat the aggressive looking one over the head multiple times before it finally played dead. Then I went to town on the other one. I stunned him. Then they emitted the WORST odor I've ever smelled! I bagged them in a garbage bag (also supplied by the resident), tied it and then threw them into the trunk. I drove out to the city burn pile and tossed them onto the smoldering, half burning pile. I went back to the trunk to make sure they didn't deposit any more mess that I'd have to clean out. I also pulled out the .22 rifle to make sure they'd be dead. As I stood back upright, I could see one of the opossums walking towards me. I proceeded to empty the gun the fun way. What is wrong with you? Opossum is a dumb animal but you are too dumb to know how to kill one. |
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When I was a kid and roving the woods with a.22 (we could do that back then) , I ran across one in a tree. We had just had an experience with one where it was getting our dogs food and when backed into a corner of the pen, got real nasty with us. I shot it. And shot it and shot it, until I ran out of ammo. Ran back to the house and got some more. Went back and there it was. I shot it a few more times until it finally fell out of the tree. I thought maybe the rifle was off but it wasn't. That possum was riddled. Either it was in the tree dead or he took a lot of lead to kill. I had the same experience when I caught one in the chicken coup eating chicks and eggs. With a .22 rifle I shot it in the spine at least 3 times the head once and the body about five times. sucker still kept hissing and walking toward me (I was standing in the doorway so i was blocking it's escape) |
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I had the same experience when I caught one in the chicken coup eating chicks and eggs. I shot it in the spine at least 3 times the head once and the body about five times. sucker still kept hissing and walking toward me (I was standing in the doorway so i was blocking it's escape) Quoted:
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When I was a kid and roving the woods with a.22 (we could do that back then) , I ran across one in a tree. We had just had an experience with one where it was getting our dogs food and when backed into a corner of the pen, got real nasty with us. I shot it. And shot it and shot it, until I ran out of ammo. Ran back to the house and got some more. Went back and there it was. I shot it a few more times until it finally fell out of the tree. I thought maybe the rifle was off but it wasn't. That possum was riddled. Either it was in the tree dead or he took a lot of lead to kill. I had the same experience when I caught one in the chicken coup eating chicks and eggs. I shot it in the spine at least 3 times the head once and the body about five times. sucker still kept hissing and walking toward me (I was standing in the doorway so i was blocking it's escape) Opossums are the animal God forgot and have a decentralized nervous system. Also not being a mammal people go about killing them all wrong. |
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What is wrong with you? Opossum is a dumb animal but you are too dumb to know how to kill one. Quoted:
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I ran over one with a squad car once, it got up and started to walk away, so I turned round and did it again. I got him that time. They're really solid animals. I was also called to a house to remove 2 opossums from their garage. They'd been returning over and over again and I knew I'd need to kill them or they'd just return again. The problem was I didn't want to shoot them in the garage in case of a ricochet or cracking the foundation as they were backed into a corner. I asked to borrow a baseball bat and beat the aggressive looking one over the head multiple times before it finally played dead. Then I went to town on the other one. I stunned him. Then they emitted the WORST odor I've ever smelled! I bagged them in a garbage bag (also supplied by the resident), tied it and then threw them into the trunk. I drove out to the city burn pile and tossed them onto the smoldering, half burning pile. I went back to the trunk to make sure they didn't deposit any more mess that I'd have to clean out. I also pulled out the .22 rifle to make sure they'd be dead. As I stood back upright, I could see one of the opossums walking towards me. I proceeded to empty the gun the fun way. What is wrong with you? Opossum is a dumb animal but you are too dumb to know how to kill one. Hmm, no... I killed all 3. I see you telling us we're doing it wrong but yet you give no solutions or constructive criticism. How would you kill one? |
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I don't know why... I just don't feel the urge to kill a possum.
Coons? Fuck em. Skunks? Fuck em. Possums just seem like they got such a bad break to be born that ugly and unloved. They wrap around the ugly spectrum back to cute, for me. I want a stuffed animal possum for cripmus. Anyone? Make my year with a stuffed possum? (anime eyes) |