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| Thread ID: 41802 | 2004-01-22 11:02:00 | really OT ......shotgun shells | tweak'e (174) | Press F1 |
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| 209331 | 2004-01-24 19:13:00 | Any shot load will do the job, provided you are not too far away from the target and presuming you are shooting possums in the dark, then you won't be. A 12g. shotgun, at close enough range will put down anything. But generally, shooting possums is a waste of time, unless you are trapping and/or poisoning at the same time over a large area, as other possums will just come into the void you've created; sort of like creating a possum vacuum. I shot possums for years and years, all to no avail (i preferred a .22, less noise than a shotgun, cheaper ammo, at least something could be done with the skin). It wasn't until the Regional Council did a controlled, professional knock down over a large area (couple of thousand acres - roughly) that we had progress. Now it is compulsary for land owners to maintain possum numbers at that low level and each year a group of us hire a professional trapper to do the job. Its worked out really well, the rose garden and trees we've planted are looking the best they've ever looked. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 209332 | 2004-01-24 21:20:00 | A PROFESSIONAL TRAPPER!!?!?! what the hell. Yeh our regional council layed heapps and heaps and heaps and heaps and a bit more bait around the Northland area (Whangarei) I went for a walk once around our farm and i found about 14 dead possums. THey had taken the poison which was cyanide covered in a yummy possum taste. But now we have to go our and kill our possums, its all good. |
MrBeef (342) | ||
| 209333 | 2004-01-24 22:47:00 | Yes, we have to kill our own possums now as well, the Taranaki Regional Council have made it a requirement. But like I said this is only after the initial knockdown was done and the TRC contracted Manawatu Wanganui Regional Council to do the job. Then when they had finished checked the reults by putting out strategic trap lines and that is the standard that we are supposed to maintain. So about a dozen of us put our heads together and tendered out a decent sized block that would appeal to a trapper and out of those that came with TRC recommendation and had a safety policy in place and poisons qualification etc. , we selected one, who did the job, then TRC checked the results which were good. Cost us a bit of money, but we don't have the problem and anyway there's too much work on a farm these days to be involved with trapping possums. And hey! I've got to have a bit of time to play on my computer and get involved with forums like this. Last word; poisoning or trapping on their own, not enough, it's got to be a combination of both. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 209334 | 2004-01-25 00:32:00 | yes tedheath its the mauser action. orignal ww2 german rifle. tho its the short ver not the longer infantry ver. one of the many imported here after ww2. very good for deer and pig hunting. you can buy good crossbows tho they never seem to be as accurate as a bow. a bow is a good optoin useing bird arrows (they only travel 20-40 ft). a mate uses a 410 shotgun but i can't afford yet another gun. i might have a look at reloading some target shells with larger size shot. i have a 22 here at the mo but due to the amount of stock and houses its not a good thing to use. i'm not trying to wipe them out just get rid of a few annoying ones. i might do a spotlight later on this year, tho the possum shooting contest usually does a good job at wipeing most of them out. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 209335 | 2004-01-25 03:30:00 | My father used to use a 410 - a beautiful little side by side shotgun made in the Liege works in Belgium. It was a work of art, but sadly it has not come down to me. The other thing he used to use was a Ford Zephyr 6. He often used to hit possums on the road but they were never there when he came back, so he concluded that a Zephyr 6 was not as effective as a 410 shotgun. In my own experience, concrete blocks don't work. I once saw a very large concrete block dropped on the head of possum. It (the block) shattered and the possum ran off... The most effective thing I ever saw on a possum was an old Border Collie *****. Mind you, she had some help from several of her older offspring. The possum got pulled in six different directions and it was all over very fast. I am sure you all wanted these details... Product of a misspent rural upbringing. |
John H (8) | ||
| 209336 | 2004-01-25 04:56:00 | > In my own experience, concrete blocks don't work. I > once saw a very large concrete block dropped on the > head of possum. It (the block) shattered and the > possum ran off... Yeah, possums have heads made of steel. My previous post about whacking one with a hammer is really only useful for the ones caught live in traps and even then its not easy to delete them. :D |
Fire-and-Ice (3910) | ||
| 209337 | 2004-01-25 05:44:00 | delete them lol tedheath |
tedheath (537) | ||
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