Open Opossum Season Declared
WELLINGTON, May 11. Advice has been received by the council of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society from the Department of Internal Affairs that it has been decided to give effect to the council’s recommendation of an open season for opossums this year in the Wellington district. A letter from the Palmerston. North Association of Fur Trappers advocated an open season on tho grounds that opossums had inereasesd to a marked extent since the last open season in 1937. The association recommended a six-weeks’ season. It was felt that in view of the time and, money spent by a trapper in packing into his block, erecting his camp and packing out at the end of the season, any curtailment of the season would constitute a hardship.
It was suggested the season should not open until August 1, five weeks later than usual. The customary time of trapping did not allow of skins being taken when at their best, and the later opening wold assist trappers to obtain a better class of skin, and one for which a reasonable price could be obtained on the market.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 111, 13 May 1939, Page 2
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