One way, might be to get a Have-A-Heart trap... A trap that just captures the opossum instead of needlessly killing it... After you catch it, you release it into a wild area far from you or your...
well you have 4 options
one you shoot it
two you trap it
three you poison it (you can buy special poisons at most stores like walmart and the farming stores, or you can spike their food with rat...
You can shoot it and eat it, or if you are more peaceable than that, you can throw your edible trash at the edge of your property so that the possum can get it without raiding your trash can. The...