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Opossum question? #6475401 02/27/19 04:21 PM 02/27/19 04:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 56 NY C cheitzman OP trapper
cheitzman OP trapper C Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 56 NY	Caught opossum and all the fur was falling out on the back. Why would that be happening? https://howtotrapraccoon.wordpress.com/

Re: Opossum question? [Re: cheitzman] #6475429 02/27/19 04:39 PM 02/27/19 04:39 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a. P pcr2 "Twerker"
pcr2 "Twerker" P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.	after fleshing??

Re: Opossum question? [Re: cheitzman] #6475433 02/27/19 04:41 PM 02/27/19 04:41 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,738 carolina, Alabama The Possum Man trapper
The Possum Man trapper Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,738 carolina, Alabama	was the hair falling out when it was alive? "If you're gonna be stupid you better be tough"

Re: Opossum question? [Re: cheitzman] #6475437 02/27/19 04:43 PM 02/27/19 04:43 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 56 NY C cheitzman OP trapper
cheitzman OP trapper C Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 56 NY	Yes the hair was falling out right after I killed it I noticed it. https://howtotrapraccoon.wordpress.com/

Re: Opossum question? [Re: cheitzman] #6475446 02/27/19 04:48 PM 02/27/19 04:48 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 463 Upstate NY David Morse trapper
David Morse trapper Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 463 Upstate NY	The season is over. Fur is breaking down. Summer coat. life member NYSTA

Re: Opossum question? [Re: cheitzman] #6475459 02/27/19 04:58 PM 02/27/19 04:58 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 56 NY C cheitzman OP trapper
cheitzman OP trapper C Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 56 NY	Thanks. https://howtotrapraccoon.wordpress.com/

Re: Opossum question? [Re: cheitzman] #6475859 02/27/19 11:14 PM 02/27/19 11:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7,728 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 7,728 Virginia	Breeding season. Males each have 2 hangdowns and blue balls, and the females have two hoo hoos. Your hair would fall out too if you had that kind of responsibility. Last edited by 52Carl; 02/27/19 11:15 PM.

Re: Opossum question? [Re: cheitzman] #6475907 02/28/19 12:33 AM 02/28/19 12:33 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,958 Va P pass-thru trapper
pass-thru trapper P Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,958 Va	I have it happen several times, as early as December, usually large males with little fat.

Re: Opossum question? [Re: cheitzman] #6476440 02/28/19 04:11 PM 02/28/19 04:11 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 56 NY C cheitzman OP trapper
cheitzman OP trapper C Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 56 NY	This one was a male. That would explain why. https://howtotrapraccoon.wordpress.com/

Re: Opossum question? [Re: cheitzman] #6476454 02/28/19 04:30 PM 02/28/19 04:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,833 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,833 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Years ago, someone posted on here the question, "What are possum worth?" Someone answered, " A million dollars if you catch a million of them." That might not hold true today...………………….. Remember as a kid we played army and you gave up the fort so the other side got it? Of course you don't. Little kids aren't that stupid.

Re: Opossum question? [Re: cheitzman] #6476478 02/28/19 04:51 PM 02/28/19 04:51 PM
Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 56 NY C cheitzman OP trapper
cheitzman OP trapper C Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 56 NY	True https://howtotrapraccoon.wordpress.com/

Re: Opossum question? [Re: Trapper7] #6476938 03/01/19 12:18 AM 03/01/19 12:18 AM
Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,800 IA T teepee2 trapper
teepee2 trapper T Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,800 IA	Originally Posted by Trapper7 Years ago, someone posted on here the question, "What are possum worth?" Someone answered, " A million dollars if you catch a million of them." That might not hold true today...………………….. No way, their down to half a million in this market.

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