Possums

[ScottinAtlanta]

yes, but he had hours and hours to think about it.

[kurt]

Next on the intelligence scale would be the RAT.Stick the bait to the plate with peanut butter.As usual they only come out at night.

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by Garf

Today the bait was gone without tripping the trap. Something out there is smarter than I am.

I would guess it might be a racoon.
I used to have a peacock that would go in my live trap every morning for the canned cat food, then just wait for me to let him go. Silly guy!

[Garf]

I wonder if Peacock tastes any good?

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by Garf

I wonder if Peacock tastes any good?

They're quite popular in India. Big pheasant, basically.

[tomatoguy]

I always relocate critters to somewhere on the other side of the interstate. Small barrier for us, huge barrier for critters.

[Texas Blues]

My dawg missylou is the queen of her domain. She got hold of the last possum that tried to sneak back out under the fence. She was very disappointed when it played "possum" after she shook it like one of her squeeky kitty toys.

Originally Posted by Texas Blues

My dawg missylou is the queen of her domain. She got hold of the last possum that tried to sneak back out under the fence. She was very disappointed when it played "possum" after she shook it like one of her squeeky kitty toys.

I've never seen a possum play possum. The few I have seen around the house have been backed up against the house or a fence and they were hissing like a cat with some of the meanest looking teeth I've ever seen. Those teeth look so nasty, I just go in the house and play possum. I figure the dogs and the possum can work out their disagreement without my help. Those things really know how to throw a hissy fit.

Ted

[Texas Blues]

Originally Posted by tedln

I've never seen a possum play possum.
Ted

Funny you say that because it now occurs to me that I've only seen it a couple of times myself. Time before last was probably about 40 years ago down in the Rio Grande Valley. Pretty much Possum Central down there, or at least back then. This time around, I don't reckon the possum had any other options. The poor thang was gettin' whipped back and forth like a rag doll in my dogs mouf'. Odder still, upon examination of "the deceased" there was absolutely no sign of any violence on the animal. No bite marks, punctures, scratches, nothing. Watching missylou rip into it I surely thought the worst for the animal. 15 minutes afterwards I peeked outside and it had gone.

Originally Posted by Texas Blues

Funny you say that because it now occurs to me that I've only seen it a couple of times myself. Time before last was probably about 40 years ago down in the Rio Grande Valley. Pretty much Possum Central down there, or at least back then. This time around, I don't reckon the possum had any other options. The poor thang was gettin' whipped back and forth like a rag doll in my dogs mouf'. Odder still, upon examination of "the deceased" there was absolutely no sign of any violence on the animal. No bite marks, punctures, scratches, nothing. Watching missylou rip into it I surely thought the worst for the animal. 15 minutes afterwards I peeked outside and it had gone.

The possum my Labrador presented to me a couple of months ago was surely a goner. Even the buzzards agreed with my assessment later that afternoon out in the cow pasture. I think a second one probably met the same fate, but my dog placed him or her under the front deck where I couldn't retrieve it. It proved it's presence and demise a couple of days later by a very strong odor. Even a live skunk doesn't smell that bad.

Ted

[Garf]

Originally Posted by tedln

I've never seen a possum play possum. The few I have seen around the house have been backed up against the house or a fence and they were hissing like a cat with some of the meanest looking teeth I've ever seen. Those teeth look so nasty, I just go in the house and play possum. I figure the dogs and the possum can work out their disagreement without my help. Those things really know how to throw a hissy fit.

Ted

I had one play possum long enough for me to fill a garbage can with water and drown it. I won't relate what I did to the next one.

[Garf]

Originally Posted by tedln

Another time I called home and was told she tried to shoot a really large snake. She went into the house and got one of my guns which I kept loaded at all times. She fired all the rounds in the gun without touching the snake because it kept moving. She kept returning to the house for a different gun and eventually emptied all the guns without harming the snake. She said it was moving pretty fast when it got to the forest and out of sight.
My advice to our wild animal neighbors is "don't mess with mama".

Ted

You might want to teach her how to shoot...........................On second thought, that might be a bad idea.

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by tedln

The possum my Labrador presented to me a couple of months ago was surely a goner. Even the buzzards agreed with my assessment later that afternoon out in the cow pasture. I think a second one probably met the same fate, but my dog placed him or her under the front deck where I couldn't retrieve it. It proved it's presence and demise a couple of days later by a very strong odor. Even a live skunk doesn't smell that bad.

Ted

The least your dog could do is skin it and eat it. Stinky mess under the porch, yuck!
My cats bring " exploding" doves in the house all the time. Only thing left when they're done is a huge mess of feathers and a couple of singe bones.
At least they're supplementing my meat bill, I guess. My husband finally started shooting doves with a BB gun, since they're stealing all the chicken food. They're pretty easy to clean and I just feed them to the cats for dinner.

Originally Posted by Tracydr

The least your dog could do is skin it and eat it. Stinky mess under the porch, yuck!
My cats bring " exploding" doves in the house all the time. Only thing left when they're done is a huge mess of feathers and a couple of singe bones.
At least they're supplementing my meat bill, I guess. My husband finally started shooting doves with a BB gun, since they're stealing all the chicken food. They're pretty easy to clean and I just feed them to the cats for dinner.

I can't believe your letting the cats eat your doves. Aint nothing better than dove breast wrapped around a piece of cheese and a hunk of jalapeno. Then you wrap the little bundles with strips of bacon and stick a toothpick through each to hold them together. After a few minutes on the grill and a blazing fire from the bacon grease, you have something to die for. Keep a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit handy.

Ted

Originally Posted by Garf

You might want to teach her how to shoot...........................On second thought, that might be a bad idea.

Thats why I am usually moving around a lot. She is a good shot as long as the target is sitting still.

Ted