Wildlife in your back yard? Post'em here!

Its an older pic, but I caught a good candid shot of a squirrel on the trail camera behind the house. Picture won't "insert" for some reason. I tried.

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NavyVet83 said:
So my backyard is about an acre alone and backs up to a 3 acre pond with about 2 miles of public woods on the other side. I have turtles, snakes, etc.. all the typical stuff. Even a alligator that tends to frequent the pond. Last time I saw him he was about 5/6 feet long. However when I see possums, I pull out the AR. I live in a trailer/mobile home that's about 3 feet off the ground. Possums love to get under the house and cause plumbing issues that get expensive quick. This is only backyard wildlife picture I have. This was about 2 weeks ago. When i turned my weapon light on and spotted him, he started running. I got him full tilt run at about 60 yards.
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Now here is a city/county possum in my backyard... he is a little bigger... lol
 

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Now here is a city/county possum in my backyard... he is a little bigger... lol
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After experiencing the cost of the plumbing related issues they cost, if he lived after that picture, you are far better person than me. Possums have cost me thousands in plumbing repairs. I now shoot on sight. I usually average 2/3 a month. I however don't live in the city. there is about 3 acres between me and my closest neighbor that happens to be a Louisiana State Trooper. When I shoot one, he'll usually text me asking how big it was. lol
 
NavyVet83 said:
So my backyard is about an acre alone and backs up to a 3 acre pond with about 2 miles of public woods on the other side. I have turtles, snakes, etc.. all the typical stuff. Even a alligator that tends to frequent the pond. Last time I saw him he was about 5/6 feet long. However when I see possums, I pull out the AR. I live in a trailer/mobile home that's about 3 feet off the ground. Possums love to get under the house and cause plumbing issues that get expensive quick. This is only backyard wildlife picture I have. This was about 2 weeks ago. When i turned my weapon light on and spotted him, he started running. I got him full tilt run at about 60 yards.
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I leave possums alone. They eat thousands of ticks, beetles and even roaches. They police your gardens and dont eat the plants.
 
Bongo Lewi said:
I leave possums alone. They eat thousands of ticks, beetles and even roaches. They police your gardens and dont eat the plants.
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I used to leave em alone. Then they pissed me off. They got under the house and cost me and my landlord lots of money and headaches. They were nesting under there and tore up piping, destroyed insulation, got into the walls, and tried chewing through the walls to get into the house at one point. Now they are shot on sight, no questions asked.
 
NavyVet83 said:
I used to leave em alone. Then they pissed me off. They got under the house and cost me and my landlord lots of money and headaches. They were nesting under there and tore up piping, destroyed insulation, got into the walls, and tried chewing through the walls to get into the house at one point. Now they are shot on sight, no questions asked.
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I've had similar issues with raccoons. Your possums must be punks :) Even so, don't shoot critters as a rule. Only hogs and nutrias, because they are invasive species and wreak havoc on the ecosystem.

The raccoons ... I just had to outsmart them. Clever little shits. I have a crawl space but my foundation is masonry, so they cant get under there. I had to switch to metal trash cans and build a bin to keep the cans upright to keep Rocky and his friends from getting into the trash and making a mess.
 
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Ugh raccoons!! Had em in my attic back in Illinois. Fuckers ate a hole in my eves to get in. If I wasn’t in the middle of suburbia, they would have been shot.
 

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