Posted: 1/13/2015 7:47:40 PM EDT
So I saw this guy in my yard about 20mins ago. It ran and went up the tree. My wife says kill it because they're "icky" and mean. As a former ACO I know they're fairly harmless, but OTOH I have dogs who don't know any better and opossums can carry leptospirosis, tuberculosis, relapsing fever, tularemia, spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, coccidiosis, trichomoniasis, and Chagas disease.
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So I saw this guy in my yard about 20mins ago. It ran and went up the tree. My wife says kill it because they're "icky" and mean. As a former ACO I know they're fairly harmless, but OTOH I have dogs who don't know any better and opossums can carry leptospirosis, tuberculosis, relapsing fever, tularemia, spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, coccidiosis, trichomoniasis, and Chagas disease. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c72/DubMunky/20150113_172728_zps505499b7.jpeg But...they are almost immune to rabies. So....well that really wouldn't sway me not to kill him. |
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Quoted: Grill it? Lol...are they really that good? I worked with an officer who was raised dirt poor and talked of eating roadkill, he said the same thing to me one day Quoted: Quoted: kill it and grill it. Grill it? Lol...are they really that good? I worked with an officer who was raised dirt poor and talked of eating roadkill, he said the same thing to me one day this is fresh meat. Roadkill might be a bit tastier though, since its been tenderized. check out some tasty recipes and get back to us with some fine eatin' pictures. http://www.tngenweb.org/tntable/possum.htm Ingredients: 1 Still breathing, corn-fed Possum 3 Ripe but firm tomatoes 1 Large white or yellow onion 1/2 pound large mushrooms 2 large green peppers 1 package meat marinade 1/2 cup soy sauce 12 skewers (sticks are okay in Arkansas) The possum must be alive so that you can scare it, giving you the "wild" taste from all the adrenaline it produces. It is best to hit it over the head with a large object in a humane manner. Boil the possum for 3 minutes to loosen the fur then skin and gut it. De-limb (chop the little knubby legs off) the possum and cut the meat into 1/2 inch square chunks. Marinate overnight in a mixture of meat marinade and soy sauce. Kentucky residents who have no fridge can use an ice chest and may use radiator coolant instead of soy sauce. Thread the meat and veggies onto your skewer/stick in alternating sequences to distribute the delicious flavor evenly. Cook over a barbecue, pit, 50 gallon drum or any other fire till you get the desired result. For added flavor, you can cook it over burning tires. Servings: 6 Calories: 12,342 Carbs: Holly 4-barrel Fat: If you eat this kind of crap, fat probably isn't your biggest concern. |
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So I saw this guy in my yard about 20mins ago. It ran and went up the tree. My wife says kill it because they're "icky" and mean. As a former ACO I know they're fairly harmless, but OTOH I have dogs who don't know any better and opossums can carry leptospirosis, tuberculosis, relapsing fever, tularemia, spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, coccidiosis, trichomoniasis, and Chagas disease. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c72/DubMunky/20150113_172728_zps505499b7.jpeg 
Post a few signs like the one above in your neighborhood OP!!!!!!! 
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