Looks like i need to improve my firewood stacking.
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Looks like i need to improve my firewood stacking.
This is what I use for a quick easy prefeed, $10 a box from Dawson Furs.Attachment 114291 Gota hide it from the grandkids tho, its yummy. :thumbsup:
Don’t know what’s more impressive the possum bodies or firewood , bloody nice work !
Some bits and pieces of todays mission. Attachment 115063 A BB trap I found 4yrs ago, works well. Attachment 115064 One that got away. Attachment 115065 Good winter condition.
The tails are hard to pluck, but we get as much as we can off them, some you might get half but mostly only 50mm. Selling for pet food is a little more work, the buyer will have his procedures that need following, eg glands removed from under the tail. MPI have a scree of paper work and an test like exam that has to bee passed to acquire a certificated number. All worth it tho if you have a regular supply. Happy house building @berg243. :cool:
What beeman said regarding pet food. . Paperwork to do and a test. Glands and big/small intestine plus asshole. Trapped or shot head/neck. From a area with no poisoning.
Dropped some of on Monday at the buyers. Had a heap of banana boxes with possum carcasses in them. Told that was part of a three tonne consignment. For that week. This supplier will do between a tonne to 3 tonne a week. Made my eyes pop out I tell ya.
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One possum that's going to bee hard to trap. Attachment 115139. :pissed off:
That's one smart possum alright, hope he doesn't tell his mates how to get around the traps.
Keep a eye on this thread, the oldies are out doing it again. Attachment 115937 that's them :P. Having fun. Attachment 115938 a possum planking. :wtfsmilie: Attachment 115939
This is most of the Old crew at rest. :thumbsup: Attachment 116046 Attachment 116048 4 possums today caught by 2 legs, 2x front n 2x back.Attachment 116050 heaps of pine pollen filled guts now. :cool:
.. Oh, near forgot. They do work. :P Attachment 116051 77 possum day. :thumbsup:
I have to say that possum guts were the worst smelling ones I've come across. Pigs, deer and goats all were tolerable.
One more day to go, fingers crossed it aint to wet. 196 dusted n hopefully 30 tomorrow. Attachment 116209 sunrise this morning. Attachment 116210 2 to do. Attachment 116211 1 by the thumb. :pacman:
You get what you pay for @berg243. By far the best that out catch and out last the rest are Victor and Dukes. Attachment 116291 Attachment 116292 There is this cheap copy of the Duke, they sell for about $7 but you have to bee a engineer to keep them running, soft steel means just about every catch you have to operate on the tang as it gets a bow in it. This other little trap here is a BB, they were produced a few years ago, easy to set and hold well but need a little more time bedding. I don't know weather they are still available.Attachment 116293 Attachment 116294. $10- $14 a possum. Buy right, buy the best n hand them down to your kids. :thumbsup:
Caught this beauty today. Attachment 116295.:wtfsmilie: Attachment 116296
….…. Got 31 today, 227 for the week. This will help our 2050 govt goal. :P
Yep I'm not buying any more cheapies I only run a line of 35 and I lose as many as I catch with the cheap ones, cut those soft jaws off straight away! Those Dukes look good value for the reliability so will replace asap with those.
Ease up helping the government with 2050 Beeman or there will be no point handing them down to my boys 😉
Good stuff you guys, well done [emoji106]
That possum pictured above is an out of it looking fella.
Were you tempted to skin it ??
I did a big red one a while back and tanned it up for the young fella...he loves it [emoji106] Might even do a few more [emoji3]
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Yep @kukuwai did think about skinning it, even thought about getting it stuffed, but was out voted by @Mrs Beeman and @Mooseman, ( hard to share a skin ) It was near albino. I have caught a couple like that over the years, and I don't really think that I wont catch another before 2050 extinction. :D
Used to call them slates.
No a slate was different to that, more stripey.
Great week on the hill, plenty of possums makes the day go quick. We were lucky with the weather ( Beeman wouldn't say that though) Rain close by but we got bugger all, nothing worse than plucking wet possums, fur sticks to everything. Nice to be home and look forward to the next mission which is going to target the pesky possums that frequent the camera lines, they are in for a rude awakening next fine spell.
Awesome stuff guys.
This thread has inspired me and the girls to get out and give it a try!
Keep it up!
Another 2 weeks finished. We split up this time and did a ridge each over 4 nights. We trapped a respectable 172 so now have a week off waiting for the fine weather to last longer than 2 days. But man is it hard work walking UP the first hill in the morning and then down again in the arvo loaded down with a heavy fur bag, backpack full of 20 traps plus carrying a couple of possum bodies to take home for the dogs. I managed to fall down one steep slope and have stuffed my hip but nothing broken so will continue on following my man.
Waiting for pickup
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This is what I am looking forward to !!!
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