I know someone who used to do this in Auckland 20 years or so ago.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment...t-possums-in-the-centre-of-a-new-zealand-city
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment...t-possums-in-the-centre-of-a-new-zealand-city
Urban Possum Hunter
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Don't need to hunt them here. Just drive around at night and you'll run a few of them 'em over.
Why would you want to hunt possums?
You should see our roads - squashed possums everywhere. There are about 80 million of them, they have been out of control for 100 years.
The kiwis have different opossums than we do in North America.
I kind of feel bad for them (USA) when I see them run over in the road. I dont see them as a problem around here, maybe because the area isnt developed like other areas in the country and we have actual forests and woodlands?
So is it overpopulation or is a a case of people just liking to kill animals they consider to be a nuisance because they live on the same planet as us?
So is it overpopulation or is a a case of people just liking to kill animals they consider to be a nuisance because they live on the same planet as us?
I used to have a possum overpopulation here when I was much younger (8-15). Every night if you looked for one you'd find several in a large area. Now I live in the same house while growing up, I haven't seen one in over 15 years. No roadkill either.. Wonder what happened to them?
Snakes too, used to be all over the place, now nothing?
Snakes too, used to be all over the place, now nothing?
Their “possums” are an invasive species, whereas the North American possum is more beneficial for us as they eat ticks. They also like the cat food my wife leaves outside for the cat lol
Cute buggers. I'd have a hard time plinking one of thoses..
Head to body ratio is just…. Wrong. Ours are way cuter lol
There's a large opossum that hangs out in my yard. I like it, and hope it eats a lot of bugs, especially ticks. They aren't overpopulated/invasive here though.
In Western Washington it is considered bad form to drive more than half way up a 45 degree bank to run over a possum.
I’ve got one of those M&P 15-22’s, it’s a fantastic rifle!
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It's a delicacy in the south. Just kidding! Seriously though, they are like the garbage man of road kill and dead things. Come out at night and do their job, kudos possums, thank you for your service.
I would never deliberately seek to kill a possum in the United States, they eat a massive amount of nuisance insects and other critters that I don't like having around. My area of Wisconsin has a huge problem with ticks in the warmer months and I would prefer to attract the benevolent possum and make sure it's nice and comfy in setting up a habitation in my vicinity.
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