I would like to compliment the Jefferson County Journal and Heather Ainsley for her March 24, 2023 article “The Awesome Opossum.” I am familiar with “Possums,” having spent much of my life in possum country. We live in Jefferson County, a few miles outside of Monticello on 5 acres of land off Old Lloyd Road.
Possums have long visited us at night, and we leave scraps of leftover food, corn cobs, etc, for “POGO,” as we call our local possum of the moment. He (she) even comes up on our front porch. I was happy to hear possums eat insect and animal pests – roaches, mice, even poisonous snakes.
Thanks again,
Ron and Kandy Crowe