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j19fmm

Jun 16th 2009 8:33 pm

Re: Amazing stuff about NZ

My cousin fed possum to his family a few years back when they were a bit hard up...they don't remember it fondly :(

Charismatic

Jun 16th 2009 11:27 pm

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Originally Posted by Genesis (Post 7664999)

There is only one indigenous mammal...a bat.

Land based mammal? There are a few more that bask in the sun on our shores.

Charismatic

Jun 16th 2009 11:28 pm

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Originally Posted by j19fmm (Post 7670740)

My cousin fed possum to his family a few years back when they were a bit hard up...they don't remember it fondly :(

Possum pie? Apparently there is a place that sells them but I have yet to find it.

Genesis

Jun 17th 2009 1:21 am

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Originally Posted by Charismatic (Post 7671158)

Land based mammal? There are a few more that bask in the sun on our shores.

Yes only one land based mammal...that's indigenous...there are none others, so I am told.

Persephone

Jun 17th 2009 2:53 am

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Originally Posted by j19fmm
My cousin fed possum to his family a few years back when they were a bit hard up...they don't remember it fondly

Possum pie? Apparently there is a place that sells them but I have yet to find it.

I'll give it a go if you can find out where they're sold:D Only possums I see have been sprayed across the road and don't look particularly appetising:rofl:

RobClubley

Jun 17th 2009 3:03 am

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We saw one on the South Island with a white line painted over it!!
Wish I'd stopped to take a photo.

Persephone

Jun 17th 2009 3:17 am

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We saw one on the South Island with a white line painted over it!!
Wish I'd stopped to take a photo.

:rofl::rofl:

Presumably now there's a possum sized gap in the line...

lapsed kiwi

Jun 17th 2009 9:15 am

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Originally Posted by NermaltheCute (Post 7668912)

Sorry I've got to ask, what size dog was that?!!

He is quite a small dog, with a very small brain. The possum was very old and mummified so not too much to go down. The other funny thing is he swallowed it while swimming around in a pond because he knew if I caught him, I'd take it away. My mate who I was out mountain biking with was p1ssing himself.
And, he (the dog) didn't chunder

chocolate cake

Jun 18th 2009 10:44 am

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Originally Posted by Perry Groves (Post 7670642)

Have you tried the meat? I usually say if you can curry it, it's good eating;)

I'm sure Possum's edible, only problem is the 1080 poison that's quite widely used.

I think there's a popular wild foods festival at Hokitika in late summer, they're sure to eat possum there.

mickey_d

Jun 18th 2009 10:52 am

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Originally Posted by Charismatic (Post 7671162)

Possum pie? Apparently there is a place that sells them but I have yet to find it.

http://www.pukekura.co.nz/possum/index.htm

Perry Groves

Jun 18th 2009 8:55 pm

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Tastes like chicken, mutton, rabbit and even guinea pig! Hopefully not at the same time!:)

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