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What to do with a lot of extra Cheerios?
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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> On Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 7:14:34 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> > ...
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> > 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:
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> > > > > 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.
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > We have laws about shooting in built up areas. Do you have that or was it
> > his preference?
>
> Both, actually. He probably could get off a single shot without
> anybody really noticing, but he knows it's just a bad idea.
It must really suck to be possum caught in an "animal friendly" trap in
your yard.
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