Opossum



Opossums (commonly referred to as possums although that is technically a completely different animal found in New Zealand) are the only marsupials found in North America. They are almost always hunted at night, usually for their fur but are often taken as targets of opportunity.

Firearms
See Opossum/Firearms for Firearms used for opossums by users of this wiki.

While many inexperienced hunters will tell you a .22LR will work for opossum hunting, most experts consider it a very under powered round as opossums as they can be alot tougher than their size will make you believe. The .22 Magnum is considered a minimum round for this type of hunting and a .22 Hornet is even better. Again, they are alot tougher than they seem.