Thread: When are Possum most active

You need to be aware of their favourite food sources in your local areas. Peaks of activity I have noticed in the Waikato:
Willow bud break - every possum in the district is in willows.
Kahikatea fruit ripe - every possum in the district is in the kahikatea.
Pine pollen ripe - every possum in the district is in the pines.

Moonlit nights - more scary and inclined to run rather than stay in tree. Just as many around.
Moonless nights - less scary more inclined to stay in tree. Just as many around.

Clear night after period of rain - more possums out in the first parts of the night which aligns with when most of us will be out hunting.