1835 F. W. Thomas xiv. 217 What time do you commence your possum hunt, to-night?
1902 3rd Ser. 3 145 Rarely were they too tired for a night frolic, with fiddling and dancing, or a coon and 'possum hunt.
2000 (Nexis) 15 July 4 The council had a possum hunt and 18 were found in one tree.