I got half a kilo in that bag,8 possums but 6 were small joeys.
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I got half a kilo in that bag,8 possums but 6 were small joeys.
Took some young 'uns for a walk around the yard last night to shoot a few possums, first one was about 20 metres from the door! Just under an hour and a half later we had 18 possums, all plucked, and at that point a warm comfy bed was sounding real good. Eighteen possums in an area of about 700 sq metres, just under 90 minutes so 5 minutes per possum. 1.45kg of fur, 12.5 possums per kg, $8 per possum. Not too shabby for an evenings work. The kids loved it, mostly one shot kills, and boy could they find possums in the trees.
Set traps off.
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Getting too bloody wet.
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Fur dryed now have to wait for a break in the weather.
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Took Bo out for a fur hunt tonight and reset traps after all this bad weather.
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A few more with Bo on the retrieve.
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One in the trap on the old man pine.
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Back into it again!
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Bugger got hung up so had to Tarzan it while Bo was looking from below.
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Knocked them both with no.7 trap ammo.
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Usually get greys must of been a WINZ night.
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A couple in traps.
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Must be nearly a payday.
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Had a couple of weeks with fine weather so took the chance to take the grandies 1 week each and set some traps. First week with 8 year old Finn we set 30 traps over 2 nights and got 23 possums. He was so keen he ran between traps and ended up with his first fully plucked possum. Second week we had 10 year old Cruze over 3 nights and set 40 traps getting 37,36 and 31.
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Rivers to Ranges in Rangiora is buying currently, $95 p/kg.
Old pine done it again.
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Got one yesty and again today in this old man pine,it must be the community hang out tree till I turn up with the Stirling.
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she'd have been a rippa night then for all .???Quote:
Originally Posted by Husky1600#2
Double on the pine.
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Upped the herb and spices in the lure with this lot,set one extra trap today with the new additive.Geeze its potent now.
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Took Bo down the river track in the freezing cold.
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No luck down there so cruised up the road further.
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Got one and ran out of petrol.
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1km walk home with Bo good thing it was half time with the AB's.
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Old pine delivers again.
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Back up the hill blowing worse than a hooker,so the shot one was brought home and plucked under shelter.
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Cars gone in for WOF and there is carcusses in the boot.
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Took some fluff in to EcoFX today.
Same money for hand and machine plucked.
Damn thats a good haul!
20000 thousand ish possums in that lot awesome.
You may have miscalculated.
20.28 kg.
Just another tree hugger.
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The pine pollen nuggets are out.
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It was a wet night for the coon.
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Got the fur drying in front of the fire again.
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Also noticed branches have been snapped off in the willows now as the buds are just coming out.
Yes, the pines are just on the cusp of pollening up here. Going for a walk through our forest with the ti and 22 just as soon as this rain stops
Not sure witch fur will dry 1st Dundee 1 looks like a heat hogQuote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Warming up the socks before I head out again. On yah Max!
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Snow had melted but bait was wet,got dry fur today.
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I miss my cats....keep your cat safe.
Great to see this happening, sadly PETA killed the fox fur market in the UK long ago.
Are you guys using thermals for the most part to spot or just using lamps?
caberslash,mainly trap but just a headlamp for me if I go for a spotlight.
double on the pine.
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Same here. Those of us that did possums for complete furs back in the 70's early 80's were getting upwards of $25/skin for AAA grade at the height of the market. That would have to be close to $50/skin in todays money. It was a great lark for a young dude. Fantastic life style and excellent $ reward for those of us that enjoyed that sort of thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by caberslash
Whilst a digital night vision scope is great in open country for bunnies/hares etc, I have found that up close in Pine forests the pine needles reflect too much IR light and wash out the view of the possum. That, and 6.5 power is not really your friend at 10-25m:o A low powered spotlight and low mag scope was all we ever used in the 70's, and we shot thousands of the buggers. Ruined quite a bit of clothing too, with battery acid down your back!!!
And don't forget there was probably no girlfriend to spend your $25 per skin. Because you reeked like possum fat and no chick in her right mind would hang around. Or if you did find one who was in to possums she usually reeked of possum fat and you didn't want to be anywhere near her.Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
Leads onto a funny story: Back out of the bush from the Makarora river, almost back home to Palmy and there's a coon on the road, just been sconed by the looks of it. Can't even tell where it had been hit. So into the back seat of the car, drop the trailer with the XR500 and packs off at home and off up town to the Fitz to let our hair down (metaphorically speaking).
Shoved the possum down the front of my swanny and made out to the chics it was my pet possum. Was soon surrounded by swooning girlies. After a wee bit one of the no doubt farm raised girlies cottened on " look at its eyes, its dead!!!" So after being sprung I started swinging it about a bit to scare them off...till the bouncers gave me the look.
Photo for the not too sure types:
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When we got REALLY honky we would get the camp oven into water heating duties and take a bath in a hole lined with ferns and a plastic sheet.
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You'll note the tree about 2 metres behind the hut that we chopped down. Who builds a hut with a tree that size still standing that close???
one more on the old pine,may as well wrip all the traps out and just leave the ones around the pine. Its catching a few!
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Best I ever got was 5 on one cyanide lure on the same night. But that pine is the gift that just keeps on giving:thumbsup:
What’s an average nights catch if you set say 25 traps?
thats like asking the winning lotto numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr300WSM
