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Posted: 5/13/2004 8:53:47 AM EDT

Every night for the last 3-4 nights my alarm system ------------ 110 pounds of German Shepard goes off at about 0300 hrs. Romeo.

So I set a trap last night, now I have to deal with it.

What say you --------------- kill it or drive 100 miles away and release ?

Still no poll , so I will tally remarks and go with the majority.

Posted: 5/13/2004 8:55:25 AM EDT

[#1]

Do you own a .22?

Last I checked, possums are not on any 'endangered species' list.

It's your call, though.

Posted: 5/13/2004 8:56:55 AM EDT

[#2]

With gas prices what they are, i'd spend the .02.

Posted: 5/13/2004 8:57:18 AM EDT

[#3]

Time to warm up the Wok.

Posted: 5/13/2004 8:58:25 AM EDT

[#4]

Catch a couple more and make a coat.....

Posted: 5/13/2004 8:59:09 AM EDT

[#5]

Should be able to call animal control, leave it in the front yard, and they will pick it up. Usually you don't even have to be home. At least here, that how it works...

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:00:06 AM EDT

[#6]

100 miles? it's not a passenger pidgeon!

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:00:56 AM EDT

[#7]

If you are not going to eat it, release it.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:01:52 AM EDT

[#8]

BANG! End of Story.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:04:36 AM EDT

[#9]

Do you own a shovel? Use it.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:05:20 AM EDT

[#10]

They make good fertilizer

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:06:11 AM EDT

[#11]

So what is waking you up, the woof-woof or the possum...?

A few miles away would do the job. Don't kill it.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:06:25 AM EDT

[#12]

[DU]Have you asked the possum how he feels about this?[/DU]

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:06:58 AM EDT

[#13]

Mmmmmm possum pie!

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:08:41 AM EDT

[#14]

Ok! So you'll tollerate Muslims, but Kill an innocent Critter.

Great!

I'd rather kill... Oh nevermind.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:08:46 AM EDT

[#15]

Its nothing more than a big rat.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:08:47 AM EDT

[#16]

Is it hurting anything!

I have to sometimes kick one out of my way to get from door to truck at night.
We have a deal He dont bother me, I dont bother him.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:10:38 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
So what is waking you up, the woof-woof or the possum...?

A few miles away would do the job. Don't kill it.

The dog barking at it as it roams about at 0300 hrs in the AM. I guess.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:10:59 AM EDT

[#18]

When I see them things I give them a little lead pill. It's between 20-40gr depending on where the little bugger is and how not heard the shot needs to be(man I wish I could get a supressor). They seem to be allergic to the lead pills especially when you give them the pill right between the eyes.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:11:34 AM EDT

[#19]

You know why God invented armadillos?

So rednecks could enjoy opossum on the half shell.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:12:00 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Quoted:
So what is waking you up, the woof-woof or the possum...?

A few miles away would do the job. Don't kill it.

The dog barking at it as it roams about at 0300 hrs in the AM. I guess.

Shoot the dog and solve the real problem.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:13:22 AM EDT

[#21]

Kill kill kill!
And post "after" pics.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:13:34 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
So what is waking you up, the woof-woof or the possum...?

A few miles away would do the job. Don't kill it.

The dog barking at it as it roams about at 0300 hrs in the AM. I guess.

Shoot the dog and solve the real problem.

You need to run for Congress, you have the right mind set.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:14:05 AM EDT

[#23]

It's a rat. Do with it what you would do with any other rat.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:15:05 AM EDT

[#24]

Put a line on the cage and a brick in it... drop it in a lake/river/baby pool for 10 minutes.

Set it and forget it

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:16:10 AM EDT

[#25]

I dump all the coons/possums/feral cats /rabid squirrels I catch in the nearest development full of 1/4 acre lots. "The ones that wanted to live in the country" the ones that brought all their taxes, zoning, traffic, ect with them.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:16:32 AM EDT

[#26]

Make it a little orange jumpsuit.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:16:44 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:
It's a rat. Do with it what you would do with any other rat.

Take naked pictures of it?

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:19:48 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Put a line on the cage and a brick in it... drop it in a lake/river/baby pool for 10 minutes.

Set it and forget it

For fuck's sake. If you're gonna kill it, kill it. No need to torture it by drowning it. What's wrong with you people?

Don't get me wrong. I'm no PETA freak (I'm a hunter, and do my own butchering), but I don't get my rocks off by torturing animals. If you're gonna kill it, do it quick and clean.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:23:24 AM EDT

[#29]

Kill it. Quick and clean.

They carry mucho disease.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:23:50 AM EDT

[#30]

You need Japanese steel to kill vermin.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:28:22 AM EDT

[#31]

Well he's caged now. If you got him with a .22 while he was out in the open then OOH RAH. But now you've caught him.

I'd cut his ass free a few miles away.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:28:44 AM EDT

[#32]

it was looking for food & maybe shelter, it was just being an animal. he wants to live, so let 'em.

caught a racoon & your new buddy's cousen. i let them live somewhere else.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:28:56 AM EDT

[#33]

17- kill
8 -live release
so far.

Your opinions will decide.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:31:20 AM EDT

[#34]

Pics of the aftermath would be nice

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:31:28 AM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
Make it a little orange jumpsuit.

Dig a hole in your basement or crossbase about 2' diameter by 3 foot deep. Set a pulley system above the hole and attach a sand bucket. Lower the rat in the bucket to the bottom and instruct it to put the lotion on its skin or the doggy gets it.TO do this right though you need to peirce your nipples and wear womens makeup while not wearing much more than blue jeans and a pink scarf. Tattoos cant hurt either.

Dont let your wife know about this or she'll turn you in and feds will figure you out.

[edit] dont forget the night vision goggles.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:34:06 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
I dump all the coons/possums/feral cats /rabid squirrels I catch in the nearest development full of 1/4 acre lots. "The ones that wanted to live in the country" the ones that brought all their taxes, zoning, traffic, ect with them.

Best idea I've heard yet!

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:35:58 AM EDT

[#37]

release.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:36:23 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
I dump all the coons/possums/feral cats /rabid squirrels I catch in the nearest development full of 1/4 acre lots. "The ones that wanted to live in the country" the ones that brought all their taxes, zoning, traffic, ect with them.

Hey! I resemble that remark. So that is where they all come from...

.22 CB is pretty quiet, don't you think?

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:39:40 AM EDT

[#39]

Needlessly or deriving pleasure from killing and/or torturing animals is a known element in the profile of serial killers.

Take the thing to a park and let it go.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:39:43 AM EDT

[#40]

Save your ammo. Here's how you kill a possum (a marsupial by the way, not a rat).

1. Obtain a sturdy stick, 1-1.5" diameter.
2. Open cage.
3. Grab possum by tail and pull him out. They're pretty docile, especially if you scare him into sulling.
4. While holding tail, lay possum on ground on his belly.
5. Lay stick across the back of the possums head, behind his ears.
6. Stand on stick so it pins his head down.
7. Pull straight up on the tail until you hear/feel his neck separate and you see his eyes do funny things. I don't remember if the eyes suck in or bug out, it's been a while. I think suck in.
8. Dispose of the possum.

Of course, disposing of him may require driving, in which case I'd just dump him live. But no need to waste a bullet on a possum.

In case ya'll are wondering: yes, I've done this. Yes, more than once. I did once encounter a possum that I couldn't do it to. He weighed about 19 lbs, and would not sull. I was still a kid and didn't have the nerve to go after a 19 lb hissing growling ball of anger, but dad did.

Jim

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:39:47 AM EDT

[#41]

Release.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:40:30 AM EDT

[#42]

Turn it loose. Hell, there's no "fair chase" involved if you already have him in a cage.

Or, put the stinking critter in an enemie's car and close it up for the night. Be sure to video tape the suprised owner in the morning when he opens the door to go to work.

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:41:49 AM EDT

[#43]

Posted: 5/13/2004 9:42:44 AM EDT

[#44]

put it in a bucket of water and drown it. Thats what I do tocats I catch. I tie a string to the handle and lower it into a lake. That way sure beats the hell out of trying to get it out of the cage and into a bag. Those cats can jump really high if they want too. And their claws are sharp. And these cats are a big problem. They get in our boat sheds and have kittens and crap all over the boats. Ruining the gel coats and smelling like asss.