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I find out where the opossum runs, then cut some sticks about one inch in diameter, about eighteen to twenty inches long, and drive them into the ground three to four inches apart, in a circle formation of a diameter of eighteen to twenty inches, leaving an opening of about six inches wide.
Then take one or two steel traps and set them at the opening, using pieces of rabbit or chicken as bait, which I place about twelve inches beyond the opening inside the coop. I always cover the trap with leaves, bits of rotten wood and earth, having first placed loose leaves beneath the pan or the trap to keep dirt from falling beneath it. I also throw small bits of meat outside the enclosure. The best place to set this kind of trap is at the edge of a bush or thicket, bordering an old field or creek.
Submitted by John Knoll
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