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    Question possum trapping

    Hi im tryna do a business plan up for winz and looking for any information about possum trapping
    like income expences and stuff like that
    thankz

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    if ya workn for winz ya need a big ass black labrador that sits on his arse all day,but my labs and lab x work so I can't help you sorry
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    Im notworking for winz i wana go through them to get the stuff o need to go into full time trapping

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    Its a pretty vauge discription bro. What exactly do you want to know? Do you have any experience personally with trapping. Do you have a contract available for private forestry or would you be relying on d.o.c land.

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    sorry im doing private farms and forestry blocks im just pretty much seeing what other full time trappers get in a week and how much the spend on supplies a week and what have you sorry if it dont make sence just seeing how others do it full time i do it once a week with my son for his pocket money but im just researching full time trapping and maybe wild cattle culling oh and iss it better to jusst trap or would poisoning be profitable to and again sorry if it dont make sence

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    Just trap would be my advice good skins up here still 20 buks and second grade 15 just leg work depending on how you bait it would be worth it but get cacking to be ready for winter.,

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    there's a really good book - it was published about 30 years ago on "Possum trapping in NZ" think that was the title - not hard to read - I gave a copy to my boy when he was 9 and he picked up a lot of info. Google is your friend, even a library might still have one. Talk to your friendly local librarian and ask them to do a search for you.

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    If ya poisoning you need a licence. $100 bux a kilo for fur,18 to 20 possoms a kilo depending on area and climate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SiB View Post
    there's a really good book - it was published about 30 years ago on "Possum trapping in NZ" think that was the title - not hard to read - I gave a copy to my boy when he was 9 and he picked up a lot of info. Google is your friend, even a library might still have one. Talk to your friendly local librarian and ask them to do a search for you.
    excellent book a must read

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    cheers every one

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    What did WINZ pay for?
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    winz can help you if you wana go self employed they will help with some of the stuff u need

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    Possum Hunting in NZ - Graeme Marshall
    639.112 MAR in the local library

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    Heres the book mentioned
    *** POSSUM HUNTING IN N.Z. By Graeme Marshall *** | Trade Me

    Kim Swan did one on possums too
    Rule 4: Identify your target beyond all doubt
    OPCz

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    Easy to set ur self up.
    Why would winz need to be involved.
    If they can supply the land and guarantee 40 coons a night then maybe.
    Other wise go for the cashys.
    The people that are trapping are trapping for a reason.
    That reason is they like to get off there arse and work.

    I'd also say you would have PLBs going off every time it rained or snowed.
    Or if there was a new burger with extra zing from KFC
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