Another good week chasing money makers. Sure was some cold starts alright but good to be home by the fire. 140 possums for the four nights ain't to shabby.
Liked On: 02-07-2021, 09:43 PM
I think this kid must of swallowed a spring of something 171601 171602 171603 171604
Liked On: 01-07-2021, 09:05 PM
34 possum day, not the best but boy for sure the cleanest crispest air you could breathe. We feel privileged to bee the first to sample it before it moves North. A warm 0% deg this morning after a -6...
Liked On: 01-07-2021, 08:59 PM
Hey dave this is how we pop them off, 171614 we stun them with a well placed blow between the ears with a solid stick ( possum donger ). Then remove them from the trap before another well placed blow...
Liked On: 01-07-2021, 08:28 PM
Bloody cold start, all good tho, these oldies are tough. We were doing it before global warming was around. :wtfsmilie: Peekaboo 171564 A big possum in the heath. 171565 35 out of those new 40...
Liked On: 01-07-2021, 02:36 AM
kukuwai, I plan to build a smaller version approx 600x600x1200 for cats and possums, I've filmed them walking around the traps a lot more than going in them so something double-ended covered with...
Liked On: 30-06-2021, 07:40 PM
OK to continue, a large Kanuka tree fell over the deer fence and wrecked it. I don't want to repair it till we cut down the other 15/20 large kanuka trees that are ready to fall over the 100/150...
Liked On: 30-06-2021, 06:50 PM
The video links are of a deer trap I built - it shows the deer going in and the deer escaping a few hours later, When we checked the trap at 4am it was sleeping so we decided to wait till daylight...
Liked On: 30-06-2021, 05:55 PM
Same koheru lure, trying to do fancy photos :D 171487 171488
Liked On: 30-06-2021, 05:27 AM
Thought today was tough, already sweating thinking about tomorrow. Plucked 37 possums and set another 40 traps. Bring it on. :D This is a barrel set, used when the scrub/blackberry is so thick you...
Liked On: 30-06-2021, 05:25 AM
Hah. When I fully stop working I guess I will sell them off one by one to pay for the groceries.
Liked On: 29-06-2021, 06:46 PM
Gee thats a nice grey bear there.Back in the early 70s when i was building in Te Anau.Freezing workers use to come up from Dunedin in the winter trapping possums.They would get 4000 or 5000 for the...
Liked On: 29-06-2021, 03:42 PM
Mooseman Mrs Beeman and me doing it again in the rain today. 70 traps set, plan on another 30-40 set tomorrow after plucking 56 fat fluffy apple eating tree bears'171346
Liked On: 29-06-2021, 07:02 AM
171269171270171271171272 Summer chinook on the Columbia river…. The boys and I went fishing yesterday…took HMS SHEEPSHAGGER out for a run,on the whim we may snag one or two…..came up a bloody...
Liked On: 28-06-2021, 04:28 AM
Bit repetitive for you guys but just so bloody good! Fresh flounder fillets seasoned/floured and fried in butter for a crispy skin with some hot chips from the local fish and chippy. 171251 So...
Liked On: 27-06-2021, 08:37 PM