Possum

[Warmouth]

I shot a big boar possum last night that was trailing a hen turkey. That sucker was big and nasty. Half of his tail was gone, almost hairless on his back end, and big old head with worn down teeth. I think I did him a favor sending him to possum heaven.

[Rafe Hollister]

Funny you should mention this, Dave. Monday morning, Ranger was rasin' helll. I looked outside & there was a possum in the back yard, outside our chain link fence. I was just gonna let it go, but the next time I looked out there, the possum was inside the fence with Ranger. No one else in the house was awake yet, but I went into the gun safe & got a .22 and stuck a bullet in its ear. Mrs. Hollister politely requested that I not cook it, even though it was a fat, young one. I told her that oneshot says they're pretty fair grazin', but she didn't care what he had to say.

[Warmouth]

I told LA about it, and she wanted to look it over (since I described it's grossness), so I went back out and searched the foliage for the dead possum that I just threw in there. She agreed, it was big and nasty.

[LadyAngler]

It was gross, no argument here. I'm not sure Oneshot would have even considered eating that mangy thing.

[Rafe Hollister]

Yeah, he would've. Those mangy ones just have less hair to have to scald off.

[Big John]

Sure gut it out, cut off the head, get a good bed of coals going in a pit and hang it 3 ft over the pit for 1-1/2 days YUMMY!

[LadyAngler]

I've eaten coon and would again, but possum.... forget it.

[Big John]

Does dave know you have "eaten coon"?

[Duck Me Runnin]

My contribution to the " Possum " thread.

[Warmouth]

Trim that things toe nails.

I don't know what you sis to it DMR, but that possum looks nice.

[Duck Me Runnin]

Very perceptive of you, Dave. My buddy Dickie raised two female possums. They were here to get a pedicure. He talked my wife into trimmin' their claws.

They were actually pretty cool. They were friendly, and didn't stink a bit.

Dickie used to put 'em on his shoulders, and give 'em mini-bike rides around his neighborhood.

He had 'em for almost four years, and recently had to have 'em put down due to old age.

[2BHNTN]

I hate them fuggin things. Only good one is a dead one.

[Warmouth]

Normaly I'd be with you 2b, but that one looks tame and taken care of. I wonder what kind of odd behavior/temperment it had though. Coons eventually go ape chit if you keep them.

[2BHNTN]

Tame whatever.... That critter is ugly and nasty, must be kilt.

[Outdoorsfool]

That critter is ugly and nasty, must be kilt.

Dude...couldn't the same be said about you? or me, for that matter?