All right, here is my first nail dart kill. Actually, I had to use a .22 as backup, possums are tough [insert your expletive of choice]s to kill. He was showing his teeth and I shot from about 10 feet. Unfortunately I was shaking and shot a bit low. The dart hit the real hard spot where the jaw connects to the skull and deflected down. Had it been a tad higher, I have no doubt the dart would have taken him out for good. 5 shots in the head with the .22 and he was down for good. I'd say he weighed around 20 lbs, give or take a couple. Here's the pictures, the first showing all the holes in his head, the other showing where the nail dart deflected downward.
Poor fella, I hated to put him down, but I am tired of him tearing up my trash. His fur sure was thick, I wonder if that means a cold weather. I've always wanted to catch a little one and keep it as a pet. As you can tell from the pictures, those teeth are enough to make me keep my distance from them when they are grown.
