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coyote caller 10-09-2004 02:35 PM

Has Anyone ever Had A Opossum.....
 
Decide to make his home in the engine compartment of your car. Well I did. And I repeat did. And it's not like the car just sits there. I use it every day for work and shopping. Well, went shopping today, and again I can smell something burning. And this is the second time he's done this. Well when I get home, I pop open the hood, and surprise surprise, there he was. They're more leave in the engine compartment of my car than on the trees. So I grabbed him by the neck, and put him into two plastic milk crates I tied together. He is now learning to hold his breath in the stream behind my house. Man what a mess he made in my car. Chewed through two different wires, that I had to repair, and have to remove all the grass and leaves. Man I hate opossums!!!!!!!

Tree climber 10-09-2004 05:33 PM

RE: Has Anyone ever Had A Opossum.....
 
can't say I have.
did have a rat move in once,(I mean a rat) the size of my beagle dog [:o];).
when your car gets hot on rat P it really smells.[:'(][&:]

Dairy King 10-09-2004 05:47 PM

RE: Has Anyone ever Had A Opossum.....
 
Your just gonna let him drown? You could have at least hit him with a ball bat or something, damn. [:'(]

coyote caller 10-09-2004 10:38 PM

RE: Has Anyone ever Had A Opossum.....
 
Yep. I just let him drown. Just the same way I do when I catch the skunks around my house, in a live trap. Sorry if I offended you.

Dairy King 10-09-2004 11:55 PM

RE: Has Anyone ever Had A Opossum.....
 
Im not an Anti or from PETA or anything, but thats stupid. You could have ATLEAST clubbed him.

HighDesertWolf 10-10-2004 03:51 AM

RE: Has Anyone ever Had A Opossum.....
 
opossum is pretty tasty tastes like muskrat just the meat is a little more oily but they make great stew and chilli.

thecontractor 10-10-2004 05:08 AM

RE: Has Anyone ever Had A Opossum.....
 
actually drowning (from what i heard) would be a lot more "ethical" than just clubbing him in the head. when an animal drowns, it just basically passes out first and quickly dies. clubbing it in the head would be a lot more painful and heck..........you might have to club the sucker 4 or 5 times before it became effective. as far as eating the critters, yuck!!!

cnhntr 10-16-2004 06:10 PM

RE: Has Anyone ever Had A Opossum.....
 
you must not be one to have a strong stomach eh? I don't like the thoght of drowning but some times you got to do it when your trapping. I would have shot him.

gopher slayer 10-16-2004 06:40 PM

RE: Has Anyone ever Had A Opossum.....
 
I had a mole in trap that wasnt dead so i threw him a bucket. It was fast adn teh animal didnt have to suffer anymore. I would sure as hell would rather have shot it but its not always an option.

HighDesertWolf 10-17-2004 04:11 AM

RE: Has Anyone ever Had A Opossum.....
 
if you are gonna kill something you better eat it, otherwise leave them be. just to kill animal for the thrill of the kill is no better then murder.


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