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In New Zealand, possums are thought a noxious pest. A rite of passage for country kids will go out in the evening to shoot possums.
The possum, also called an opossum is actually an Australian native that has been brought to New Zealand around 1837. The idea being of starting a fur industry, but it was two decades before naturalizing from the pest occurred. The downside is now they occupy nearly 95% of the country.
The reason for disliking them is that they eat everything and anything. The roses in farmer's gardens, going to the top of the their culinary must haves. Possums eat native trees, shrubs, their flowers and buds through the lowest to the highest tops. It is very easy to understand where they are when traveling past or through native bush. http://test.vnushator.ru/members/wichmannwilkins9/activity/2668322/ stand out through the lush bush that surrounds possums have literally the killed the trees from eating them.
The nights sleeping in a very farmhouse may be noisy when you will find possums in the vicinity, their sounds varying considerably in the scary to outright frightening.
With them eating so much of the bush, it denies other animals their right towards the food they need. There are some sixty million possums in New Zealand, predominately living on farms and rough country. Blamed for spreading tuberculosis to stock, they have caused the creation of wide tuberculosis testing among the national dairy herd. Ensuring the high standard in the New Zealand milk products is maintained.
As a noxious pest, the possum can't be fur trade would depend on hunters who shoot them and sell pelts. You know if you have an opossum nearby, clattering on top or keeping you awake. The half-eaten lemons and other fruit often a sign that possums have been in the area.
Finding them during the night up their favourite trees or stealing fruit from trees inside a garden is simple using a torch or spotlight. A spotlight is best since it has more power. The possum freezes or remains motionless and you will start to see the huge eyes with the animal. The saying of "playing possum" emanates from this attribute.
Catching and killing them could be as simple as laying a Timms trap with the apple sprinkled with cinnamon. They do like fresh, crispy apples. You check the trap each morning and also the deed done if you're lucky. Shooting is an additional method and some, fun! Remember that a possum carries a strong skull and unless it really is correctly shot, is not going to die. The best place for a shot influences chest.
Ah, for a good nights sleep!