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Today’s catch #7394912 11/02/21 05:59 PM 11/02/21 05:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 174 Wisconsin C Clemke OP trapper
Clemke OP trapper C Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 174 Wisconsin	My father and I both got opossums. I got one in a conibear and my dad in a box trap. For being our first opposssoms while being official trappers... What can I do with them? I am pretty sure the pelts are not worth much. My dad beat me his was 7lbs Mine 4.75 lbs The 2 opossums we got Last edited by Clemke; 11/02/21 06:18 PM. Reason: No photo

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7394916 11/02/21 06:07 PM 11/02/21 06:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,227 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,227 Alaska and Washington State	What? No pictures? "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7394922 11/02/21 06:10 PM 11/02/21 06:10 PM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 5,109 Northern Michigan J J.Morse trapper
J.Morse trapper J Joined: May 2013 Posts: 5,109 Northern Michigan	Send the pelts out to be tanned, then make something from them.....possibles bag? Hat, who knows?!

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7394944 11/02/21 06:33 PM 11/02/21 06:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,446 Houghton Lake, MI strike2x trapper
strike2x trapper Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,446 Houghton Lake, MI	Taxidermist like them for some reason. I freeze any I catch and sell for $5. I have skinned in the past but when I got $.50 for a few I quit. Wish I had more time to trap....

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7394951 11/02/21 06:37 PM 11/02/21 06:37 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 7,368 W NY Turtledale trapper
Turtledale trapper Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 7,368 W NY	Your firsts, congratulations and welcome to the possum fraternity Prime possums are purdy possibles pouches. NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7394956 11/02/21 06:41 PM 11/02/21 06:41 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,523 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,523 james bay frontierOnt.	Tan them.I tanned a couple-they are easy to tan.You can make something out of them that wont take much wear and tear,like a womans headband.Or sell them as novelty items to crafters etc. Not real durable though but kind of nice fur. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7394963 11/02/21 06:51 PM 11/02/21 06:51 PM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,146 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,146 Michigan	congrats ,

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7394977 11/02/21 07:02 PM 11/02/21 07:02 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,120 Washington C cat daddy trapper
cat daddy trapper C Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,120 Washington	Sweet grinner!

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7395397 11/02/21 11:41 PM 11/02/21 11:41 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,539 fayette,al. G grisseldog trapper
grisseldog trapper G Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,539 fayette,al.	Congratulations

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7395403 11/02/21 11:46 PM 11/02/21 11:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 98 Alabama S Scooby trapper
Scooby trapper S Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 98 Alabama	They make a pretty nice tanned hide.

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7395570 11/03/21 08:03 AM 11/03/21 08:03 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,717 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,717 Williamsport, Pa.	Practice you skinning and fleshing technics on them. They are hard to flesh without damaging them be careful. With prices low, now is the time to practice so you dont ruin good fur later on whe the market comes back up........jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7395597 11/03/21 08:34 AM 11/03/21 08:34 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,123 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,123 Minnesota	I bet they don't grin in a bodygripper NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7395621 11/03/21 09:05 AM 11/03/21 09:05 AM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 670 ND DakotaBoy trapper
DakotaBoy trapper Joined: May 2010 Posts: 670 ND	I wonder how possum fur would tie on a fly? Maybe make some Zonker strips from it? "Pretty cocky for a starving pilgrim!" "An elk don't know how many legs a horse has!"

Re: Today’s catch [Re: DakotaBoy] #7395639 11/03/21 09:33 AM 11/03/21 09:33 AM
Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,879 perry co.Pa wetdog trapper
wetdog trapper Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,879 perry co.Pa	Congratulates on the grinners. The one with the black legs would make a nice hat. Originally Posted by DakotaBoy I wonder how [quote=DakotaBoy]I wonder how possum fur would tie on a fly? Maybe make some Zonker strips from it? I tie 1/32 and 1/16 oz jigheads with the longer fur. I use the with twister tails or live bait. You can run them under a bobber for panfish and trout. I don't stand in the water waiving a stick anymore. Lol

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7395642 11/03/21 09:38 AM 11/03/21 09:38 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 849 Michigan coonlove trapper
coonlove trapper Joined: May 2011 Posts: 849 Michigan	I see that you got the Irish possums with the "O" in front of their name.......................congrats! "I'm the paterfamilias"

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7395655 11/03/21 09:50 AM 11/03/21 09:50 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,187 Wisconsin M Moosetrot trapper
Moosetrot trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,187 Wisconsin	Way to go Clemke! Moosetrot

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7395869 11/03/21 02:58 PM 11/03/21 02:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 391 Idaho weaselnut trapper
weaselnut trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 391 Idaho	Good job.

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7395883 11/03/21 03:20 PM 11/03/21 03:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 4,949 Aliceville, Kansas 43 Yukon John trapper
Yukon John trapper Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 4,949 Aliceville, Kansas 43	Their underfur is extremely soft, in my experience! Act like a blank, get treated like a blank. Insert your own blank!

Re: Today’s catch [Re: Clemke] #7395897 11/03/21 03:41 PM 11/03/21 03:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,116 Central Pennsylvania Nittany Lion Don't call me Mister, Mister
Nittany Lion Don't call me Mister, Mister Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,116 Central Pennsylvania	Get haul, Opossum fur is nice and soft. They make for good practice for learning how to put up fur. I got myself a seniors' GPS. Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination, it tells me why I wanted to go there.

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