On 2016-07-28 6:50 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 5:02:40 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> On 7/27/2016 1:56 PM, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> Possums are super meek and friendly.
>>>
>>> I'm guessing you never caught one in a Havaheart trap.
>>>
>>> Think pointy teeth and hissing fury. Scared the hell out
>>> of me.
>>
>> What would you do?
>
> I know Gary wouldn't do this, but my husband would stick the
> Havahart trap with the possum still in it into a big container
> of water. He'd rather shoot it with his .22 (which would be quicker
> and thus more humane, but doesn't want to risk skipping a round off
> into the neighborhood behind us.
>
I am reminded of my wife's long time friend who told me about finding a
dead opossum in their patio and waiting for her husband to get home
from work to dispose of the carcass, but when he got home the deceased
had departed. She thought a neighbourhood dog had run off with it. She
didn't believe me when I suggested that it was "playing opossum", that
it had not really been dead.