Pine Donkey Report post Posted August 25, 2018 Found a roadkill possum while bear hunting today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted August 25, 2018 that thing is hideous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5guyshunting Report post Posted August 25, 2018 He sure had guts! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Price Report post Posted August 25, 2018 Was it in Arizona? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted August 26, 2018 Yes, unit 34 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
300RUM Report post Posted August 26, 2018 5 hours ago, trphyhntr said: that thing is hideous How many beers would it take to change your opinion? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted August 26, 2018 22 minutes ago, 300RUM said: How many beers would it take to change your opinion? About 350 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted August 26, 2018 The head to body ratio on that thing is nuts. Not some of God's best work in imo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted August 26, 2018 I saw a dead on a few years back in Arivaca. I was told they get into trucks coming from other states and end up in AZ. I've only heard of them being in Southern Arizona. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted August 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Big Browns said: I saw a dead on a few years back in Arivaca. I was told they get into trucks coming from other states and end up in AZ. I've only heard of them being in Southern Arizona. You may be right. I have heard that also Adam. https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2017/01/22/opossums-in-arizona/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arizona Griz Report post Posted August 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, PRDATR said: https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2017/01/22/opossums-in-arizona/ That’s an interesting article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
300RUM Report post Posted August 26, 2018 11 hours ago, trphyhntr said: About 350 You're easy. I think there's an 80-proof minimum on that thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 26, 2018 Fyi, there is a native subspecies of opossum in southern AZ. It is darker than the opossum seen in the rest of the US. I have found the native ones in the Pajaritos and Santa Ritas. I attached a pic of a native one that we saw roadkilled on the way up Mt Hopkins. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 26, 2018 Another interesting thing about opossum in Arizona.....many of you remember Jim White who made many great products for hunting, including his famed tripod head. Well, I remember Jim telling me that his grandfather released non-native opossums in many locations in Arizona. Apparently he just thought they were neat animals and so he captured them in Arkansas and released them in Arizona. I have seen that information in research publications about opossums in Arizona too. So there is a mix of native and non-native opossums in Arizona. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 26, 2018 Pine Donkey, I shared your photo with a AGFD biologist who has researched opossum in AZ and he says the road kill you found is one of the native opossums, which is a subspecies of the possum found in the rest of the country. The native one is called the Sonoran Opossum or Mexican Opossum and actually AGFD is interested in the location. And if it's not too smelly already, they are interested in getting the specimen. I will PM you about it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
