I pick them up by the tail to carry them outside. So far thankfully after decades still haven't had one turn on me
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**** around and find out cooking
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They do make a ugly racket! In general they are harmless. In fact, "playing possum" is a catatonic state in response to fear. They can die from it as well.
I have one in my woods about the same size that I've named Fred. He's a small guy so he'll need to fatten up a bit before harvest.
My granddaddy would put them in a cage and feed them corn for a couple weeks, and grandma would — I assume bake them with sweet taters,I ate it (no choice) it was not my favorite just to greasy.
Can you drop him off at the PIGGLY WIGGLY like before.. just let me know the time, if you can?
Would love to take that off your hands, can't get there till the end of next week though. 
Yep. If we caught them live in rabbit boxes we'd cage them and feed them good sweet milk and corn. Some folks said it made a difference. I still found it greasy if baked. Frying it was the only way other than boiling it that would even knock the grease down to me. Parboil it tender then a quick flour coat and fry and it is pretty good.
Have a visitor every night in the raised bed. Eats what I throw out and some dog food Lilly turned her nose up at. Got no problems with him. Be different if I had chickens
I’ve never eaten opossum, but my Grandmother told about how when she was a kid they would catch them and feed them corn for a couple of weeks to clean them out and then eat them. She was also born in 1920 and grew up on farm in West Georgia during the Great Depression, so meat was a delicacy.
