Re-Enter the Possums

Its been a number of months since we’ve had any encounters with Possums, since the third week in April, in fact. That was when our Labrador siblings Benny and Sophie cornered and captured one near the Walnut tree.

Now in Mid-September, with the juicy leaf and flower buds sprouting out all over the gardens and surrounding natural wooded areas, Clayton has detected the presence of a young possum in the trees at the bottom end of Goat Hill. Despite their cuteness when viewed close-up and dead, they are one of the most terrible pests in New Zealand, being responsible for more damage than any other creature. We have a vested interest in our fruit trees, which will be supplying the 2014/15 fruit crops, as well as being custodians over the natives growing on the property. A possum trap is what is needed.

The following three photos represent part of the area in lower Goat-Hill which may be where we will trap the possum. Not such an easy terrain to located and flush out the vermin!