Originally Posted By: fdcg27
Then I'm a bumbling idiot.
I wasn't about to mess with the thing.
They may be non-agressive, but any animal (or man) will fight if threatened.
Ditto. I almost stepped on one a few years ago who had a mouthful of pointed teeth. I about browned myself.
In my younger days, my Uncle Buford, (real name) would catch them and put them in a cage he had made just for this purpose. He would feed them corn for two weeks to fatten them up and, as he said, "clean them out." Then, on the appointed day, he would send them to critter heaven with a hammer and it was "Possum and taters" for supper that night. Very greasy meat and sits heavy on the tummy. If you eat too much, you don't want to stray too far from the outhouse. 'Nuff said.