Pulled Possum Tacos

Dyal_SC

Yesterday morning, Millie Nelson (the dog) had this fat he!fer of a possum cornered in the backyard. The possum and the dog were frightened half to death. The possum actually walked right into the fish net and sat down for me! God’s honest truth too.  It was ready to get out of that corner!

Fast forward til today. Turbo’ed the possum at 325 deg f with JD Whiskey barrel oak smoke until it registered 170 deg IT. Foiled it until it hit about 205 deg IT. Sometimes possums are ready at around 197 deg f, but this one took a little longer. It had a good jiggle, so figured it was time to pull. 

Made some tacos out of it tonight with homemade sweet and spicy pickled onions. 

Not many people realize how tasty possums are. You just have to be careful to remove the glands. 

Elijah

I have had several possums give up in traps. They open their mouth still like they're aggressive but then they lazily walk away when I let them out miles from the house. I'd like some pictures of the dirty stuff to believe the above though, or at least a recipe  @SGH may be interested 

Dyal_SC

It’s so common where I’m from @Elijah , that I didn’t even think of taking prep pix!  Possum is just known as the other white meat in my house. 

alaskanassasin

I remember shooting one off my back porch… the next morning it was gone.
 Well played possum 

DoubleEgger

Dyal_SC

They’re supposedly great about eating ticks, so they’re good to have around.  If I ever have them within the fence, I just relocate them to the other side. So my dog doesn’t kill it. But this one looked too darn delicious. 

Battleborn

I am originally from Idaho. We don’t have possums there, that I’ve ever known of. When I joined the Navy, on of my best friends was from south Alabama. I went home with him one time where he told me one of their favorite past times was driving 4-wheelers around kicking them. I never partook in that activity. Seems a cruel. 

Gulfcoastguy

My first Boxer the female did this twice. She cornered them about 5 feet from the dog door or 10 feet from her foot bowl. I didn’t net them, I went medieval on them with a rake handle. She carried the first one in and strutted around like she was the big bad B. After a few minutes I put it in the deep freeze until garbage day. My male Boxer that followed couldn’t be bothered. 

Gulfcoastguy

Battleborn said:

I am originally from Idaho. We don’t have possums there, that I’ve ever known of. When I joined the Navy, on of my best friends was from south Alabama. I went home with him one time where he told me one of their favorite past times was driving 4-wheelers around kicking them. I never partook in that activity. Seems a cruel. 

Possum Polo?

ColtsFan

Grab it by its scruff and move it. They’re pretty docile. 

TechsasJim

Dyal_SC said:

They’re supposedly great about eating ticks, so they’re good to have around.  If I ever have them within the fence, I just relocate them to the other side. So my dog doesn’t kill it. But this one looked too darn delicious. 

Yes sir.  I do t disturb possums when they’re doing their job.   Ticks and other fouls insects that like to mess with dogs/humans.    We routinely have 1 in our backyard at night.  I welcome them but have never plated one.   Too many other options.  

Paolo

Is still don’t get if this is some sort of joke or if really one can do pulled possum. Seriously, I tend
to miss the subtleties like irony when dealing with English language

GrateEggspectations

Paolo said:

Is still don’t get if this is some sort of joke or if really one can do pulled possum. Seriously, I tend
to miss the subtleties like irony when dealing with English language

Always good to keep an open mind on this forum - some apparent jokes turn out to be real and some apparently real posts turn out to be jokes. 

I can understand the language barrier compounding the uncertainty. 

We’re just lucky we don’t have to converse in our second languages. I don’t think many here would catch the nuances of your Italian - I wouldn’t. 🙂

Paolo

GrateEggspectations said:

Paolo said:

Is still don’t get if this is some sort of joke or if really one can do pulled possum. Seriously, I tend
to miss the subtleties like irony when dealing with English language

Always good to keep an open mind on this forum - some apparent jokes turn out to be real and some apparently real posts turn out to be jokes. 

I can understand the language barrier compounding the uncertainty. 

We’re just lucky we don’t have to converse in our second languages. I don’t think many here would catch the nuances of your Italian - I wouldn’t. 🙂

Agreed and thanks for the understanding.
But still wrapping my head around the possum question..

MaskedMarvel

If anyone wants to relocate their opossums to MY backyard, I’ll gladly take as many as I can get. 

Incredible creatures. 

buzd504

Paolo said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Paolo said:

Is still don’t get if this is some sort of joke or if really one can do pulled possum. Seriously, I tend
to miss the subtleties like irony when dealing with English language

Always good to keep an open mind on this forum - some apparent jokes turn out to be real and some apparently real posts turn out to be jokes. 

I can understand the language barrier compounding the uncertainty. 

We’re just lucky we don’t have to converse in our second languages. I don’t think many here would catch the nuances of your Italian - I wouldn’t. 🙂

Agreed and thanks for the understanding.
But still wrapping my head around the possum question..

Many of us are.

Dyal_SC

Paolo said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Paolo said:

Is still don’t get if this is some sort of joke or if really one can do pulled possum. Seriously, I tend
to miss the subtleties like irony when dealing with English language

Always good to keep an open mind on this forum - some apparent jokes turn out to be real and some apparently real posts turn out to be jokes. 

I can understand the language barrier compounding the uncertainty. 

We’re just lucky we don’t have to converse in our second languages. I don’t think many here would catch the nuances of your Italian - I wouldn’t. 🙂

Agreed and thanks for the understanding.
But still wrapping my head around the possum question..

Ha!  Sorry about that. It is indeed just a joke. I placed the possum gently on the other side of the fence that he eagerly was attempting to get around. 😆 It did actually walk into the net and sit down. It was ready to get back to foraging insects and escape the wrath of the barking labradoodle. 

The meat was pulled pork. No possums were harmed — just a pig. 🐽 

Paolo

Dyal_SC Ha!  Sorry about that. It is indeed just a joke. I placed the possum gently on the other side of the fence that he eagerly was attempting to get around. 😆 It did actually walk into the net and sit down. It was ready to get back to foraging insects and escape the wrath of the barking labradoodle. 

The meat was pulled pork. No possums were harmed — just a pig. 🐽

Ha! Fell much better now! And btw very good looking cook there

valeriegryphon

I lived in Southern California until fairly recently. While I was working in aerospace, I had a close friend who described himself as an Arkansas Redneck. If he's still alive, he's over 90. He had some interesting experiences at Boy Scout camp in rural Arkansas. Once, someone caught a possum and the scouts did cook it. The braver (or crazier) scouts, including my friend, ate some of it. No one had more than one bite. My friend said it was really nasty and tasted rancid. From the look on his face when he was telling me this story, I believe him. 

They also built a still, and some of the scouts had more than one sip.... I asked if they got a chemistry merit badge....

Botch

valeriegryphon said:

They also built a still, and some of the scouts had more than one sip.... I asked if they got a chemistry merit badge....

Wait... there was a Chemistry merit badge?!?  Dammit.  

ColbyLang

I’ve got a buddy from Kansas that eats coon. Says Possum is disgusting lol

ColtsFan

I have an old settlers cookbook somewhere and it has recipes for possum, coon and beaver. Mostly for stew if I recall correctly. 

danhoo

Botch said:

valeriegryphon said:

They also built a still, and some of the scouts had more than one sip.... I asked if they got a chemistry merit badge....

Wait... there was a Chemistry merit badge?!?  Dammit.  

No, but there is a napping merit badge for scoutmasters. 

Dyal_SC

ColtsFan said:

Grab it by its scruff and move it. They’re pretty docile. 

A turd is docile too, but I’d rather not touch it with my bare hands. Especially right before work, post shower. 😝 

Botch

Can I just say that I'm glad to be a part of a forum where "Pulled Possum Tacos" is a popular thread?  

Gulfcoastguy

I can imagine launching that possum from the net like a lacrosse ball. Yeet! Right over the fence into the hospital grounds.

Dyal_SC

Pulled possum egg rolls next up!  🐭 🥢