stupid 'possums - AR15.COM

Posted: 3/24/2009 5:04:00 PM EDT

Isn't amazing how a 'possum's instinct to sleep during daylight overrides his will to escape? Notice these critters were set free w/o being harmed. I have the live trap for skunks that plague my area. I don't see a problem with the ugly gray suckers since they normally don't carry rabies. Funny tho how they won't leave until dark, and I never seem to catch the same one twice.

Posted: 3/24/2009 5:08:47 PM EDT

[#1]

Seems odd you keep catching cats.

Posted: 3/24/2009 5:16:14 PM EDT

[#2]

kill,em they carry EPM that infects horses

Posted: 3/24/2009 5:56:53 PM EDT

[#3]

Like I said, "I never seem to catch the same one twice".

Posted: 3/24/2009 6:03:42 PM EDT

[#4]

that third pic needs moar sports horn

Posted: 3/24/2009 6:15:06 PM EDT

[#5]

Over the past week I have gone out to throw out the trash and in the bottom of one of our trash cans is a possum. This has happened several days in a row! I turn the can on its side and sometimes it will "play possum". Sometimes it will just run off though. I'm sure its the same possum as in this picture.

Posted: 3/24/2009 6:20:53 PM EDT

[#6]

Hondaciv just screamed and pissed himself

Posted: 3/24/2009 6:28:43 PM EDT

[#7]

what a cute cat

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Posted: 3/24/2009 7:07:46 PM EDT

[#8]

Not to hi-jack the thread, but how do you get a skunk out of the trap without making a, well you know, a stink'in mess?

Posted: 3/24/2009 7:09:33 PM EDT

[#9]

you have a cat infestation dude.

Posted: 3/24/2009 7:10:06 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

Not to hi-jack the thread, but how do you get a skunk out of the trap without making a, well you know, a stink'in mess?

you run up on it banging some sticks together and screaming

Posted: 3/24/2009 7:12:16 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Not to hi-jack the thread, but how do you get a skunk out of the trap without making a, well you know, a stink'in mess?

Where is the picture "KILL IT WITH FIRE" when you need it.

Posted: 3/24/2009 7:17:47 PM EDT

[#12]

Frankly I don't think they're ugly. A little bit unconventional, yes, but hardly ugly.

Of course, this is a young one.

Posted: 3/24/2009 7:28:08 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
kill,em they carry EPM that infects horses

I have possums and horses. Do worry about it a little. Just try to keep em out of the feed and water and you should be good.

-Foxxz

Posted: 3/24/2009 7:32:31 PM EDT

[#14]

A 125 grain Federal .357 round at 1500 fps makes interesting art when applied to one of those.

Posted: 3/24/2009 7:42:15 PM EDT

[#15]

They look hilarious when they run. Just something about their tiny little legs shooting back and forth just makes me laugh.

Posted: 3/24/2009 7:46:38 PM EDT

[#16]

but they turn into this

Posted: 3/24/2009 8:08:49 PM EDT

[#17]

there not stupid. They come to the all you can eat Buffet,pig out take a nap and wait for you to cut them loose

Posted: 3/24/2009 8:36:18 PM EDT

[#18]

O the evil bastages, I have trouble with them all the time. I have inventive ways to take them out from my younger days. Now I just use the Gammo pellet gun.
Oh and a pissed off 'possum is not fun trying to chew on your leg at 13.

Posted: 3/24/2009 8:41:57 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
A 125 grain Federal .357 round at 1500 fps makes interesting art when applied to one of those.

I disagree.

They're asleep- plenty of time to go inside, get out the 870 and plug in some 3" slugs.

But then I've always been a fan of abstract art.

Posted: 3/24/2009 8:51:32 PM EDT

[#20]

Cat Hater.

Posted: 3/24/2009 8:56:27 PM EDT

[#21]

Of all God's creations, the 'Possum sure came out on the shit end of the stick in the looks department.

Personally, I wouldn't mind having one as a pet, exept for the fact that they are so short-lived (~4.5 years).

Posted: 3/24/2009 9:05:36 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
A 125 grain Federal .357 round at 1500 fps makes interesting art when applied to one of those.

Does it look something like this?

Posted: 3/24/2009 9:10:41 PM EDT

[#23]

Funny stuff! Asleep like a little baby.

Posted: 3/24/2009 9:14:10 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
Of all God's creations, the 'Possum sure came out on the shit end of the stick in the looks department.

Personally, I wouldn't mind having one as a pet, exept for the fact that they are so short-lived (~4.5 years).

Actually, the platypus was the one that got hosed on looks.

Posted: 3/24/2009 9:30:46 PM EDT

[#25]

Your luck yours arn't as lard assed as this one.

Somone's dog has been going hungry....

Posted: 3/24/2009 9:43:22 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Your luck yours arn't as lard assed as this one.

http://i39.tinypic.com/212wmsz.jpg

Somone's dog has been going hungry....

HA! No shit....... that thing's face is fat. Look around the eyes.

Posted: 3/24/2009 9:49:21 PM EDT

[#27]

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http://i39.tinypic.com/212wmsz.jpg

"I already hazzed three chezeburgaz!!!"

Posted: 3/24/2009 9:52:31 PM EDT

[#28]

Kill it with fire.

Posted: 3/24/2009 9:53:46 PM EDT

[#29]

As a kid my father took us to see some dogs that possums tore up.

Posted: 3/24/2009 9:58:12 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Not to hi-jack the thread, but how do you get a skunk out of the trap without making a, well you know, a stink'in mess?

Where is the picture "KILL IT WITH FIRE" when you need it.

Posted: 3/24/2009 10:01:11 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:

Quoted:

A 125 grain Federal .357 round at 1500 fps makes interesting art when applied to one of those.

Does it look something like this?

Yeah, a lot like that.

Next I want to try some of the Remington .44 Magnum JSPs at 1650fps.

Posted: 3/24/2009 10:02:22 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:

Quoted:
A 125 grain Federal .357 round at 1500 fps makes interesting art when applied to one of those.

Does it look something like this?

Yeah, a lot like that.

Next I want to try some of the Remington .44 Magnum JSPs at 1650fps.

What about 2 ounce #2 3 1/2 inch turkey loads?

*splat*

Posted: 3/24/2009 10:05:43 PM EDT

[#33]

Possums are a bit different down here.
Nocturnal, and found mostly dead on the side of the road, or digging through the rubbish bins.

Posted: 3/24/2009 10:13:01 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:

Possums are a bit different down here.

Nocturnal, and found mostly dead on the side of the road, or digging through the rubbish bins.

Yeah, the natural habitat for a possum around here is on it's side, in the road, with blood splattered around.

Posted: 3/25/2009 4:58:01 AM EDT

[#35]

To answer the skunk question, the trap is about 200 yards from the house. If I can get him w/o hitting the wire I get bonus points. The funk goes away after a while, if they even spray. My GSD's kill whatever wanders closer to the house.

Posted: 3/25/2009 5:03:58 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Not to hi-jack the thread, but how do you get a skunk out of the trap without making a, well you know, a stink'in mess?

you run up on it banging some sticks together and screaming

Seriously though, opposum tails make me want to vomit. They are also very deceiving, notice how cute and cuddly they look when they are sleeping then when they wake up somehow they turn into the spawn of Satan.

Posted: 3/25/2009 5:19:49 AM EDT

[#37]

Damn, that is one fat possum! I wonder what it weighs?

CJ

Posted: 3/25/2009 5:43:30 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
Cat Hater.

+1

he just wanted to be petted

Posted: 3/25/2009 5:55:27 AM EDT

[#39]

I have never seen a possum that could tear up dogs. My hounds have killed hundreds of them without a scratch. They just aren't fighters, lots of teeth but no bite.

Now skunks in a live trap. Just walk up real slow and cover the trap with a bag or something. Carry it to a tub of water and drop it in. Presto dead skunk no spray.

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Posted: 3/25/2009 5:55:43 AM EDT

[#40]

I have cats-REAL cats!

so possums+cat=dead cat.

Therefore I practice genocide on possums whenever I see one....if you think all those guns make a mess try an AR with a 55gr HP or SP.....fun fact:possums have so much intestinal worms it ain't funny

Posted: 3/25/2009 7:25:57 AM EDT

[#41]

awwwwwe, sweet kitty

Posted: 3/25/2009 7:48:48 AM EDT

[#42]

Them are some nice pet possums you got there.

Posted: 3/25/2009 11:11:55 AM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:

Quoted:
A 125 grain Federal .357 round at 1500 fps makes interesting art when applied to one of those.

Does it look something like this?

Yeah, a lot like that.

Next I want to try some of the Remington .44 Magnum JSPs at 1650fps.

What about 2 ounce #2 3 1/2 inch turkey loads?

*splat*

I bet a 3" magnum slug would be wicked

Posted: 3/25/2009 7:21:54 PM EDT

[#44]

This thread needs another goofy fat possum, just for the hell of it.

Posted: 3/25/2009 7:28:22 PM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
This thread needs another goofy fat possum, just for the hell of it. https://www.shawnolson.net/media/1_Shawn_opposum_2785.jpg

I thought that was the point of your avatar.

Posted: 3/25/2009 7:30:27 PM EDT

[#46]

Shut up and go eat your ants!

CJ

Posted: 3/25/2009 7:38:41 PM EDT

[#47]

Quoted:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l234/cmjohnson65/DSC_0631.jpg
Frankly I don't think they're ugly. A little bit unconventional, yes, but hardly ugly.

Of course, this is a young one.

That's my new desktop wallpaper. thanks for sharing!

Posted: 3/25/2009 7:45:13 PM EDT

[#48]

Quoted:

Quoted:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l234/cmjohnson65/DSC_0631.jpg

Frankly I don't think they're ugly. A little bit unconventional, yes, but hardly ugly.

Of course, this is a young one.

That's my new desktop wallpaper. thanks for sharing!

That one was walking across the fence one evening a couple months ago. I photographed it, so you know the source. A Satellite Beach, FL native opossum.

CJ