michael59
Celestial
I see kangaroos everyday including Sundays and platypuses they are in a creek near where I live plus Devils and Spotted Cats ect ect. Tasmania is like an open zoo.
Do they ever scare you?
August
Metanoia
Not really we don't have the monster ones like on the Mainland but even so you should treat them with respect they can and will attack you given a reason. The ones on the Mainland do not use a reason they just attack you period.
Our ones.
Mainland ones.
August
Metanoia
To many Roo-minations here.
Castle-Yankee54
Celestial
I have heard a few Roomers floating around like that.
When I was young, I grew up as a hunter, we are talking over 30 years ago now. In those days it was pretty common to have big arse hunting dogs. Irish Wolf Hounds and the likes. I have seen more than one hunting dog get holes ripped in it by a big angry cornered roo. I know hunters now that have full length studded leather neck collars to protect their dogs throats.They maybe herbivores......but they are far from helpless it seems.....
I believe Augusts picture was of Roger, a 6' 7" hand reared roo in Alice Springs.
Castle-Yankee54
Celestial
Always a bad idea to corner your quarry.....good idea to protect the dogs.
I remember years ago in an Australian magazine this crazy Aussie hunter who reckoned it was weak to hunt wild pigs with a gun. He had a fox terrier and a big arse knife. His theory was that that evened things up a bit. Him and his dog had rips and scars all over them. Crazy or brave, not sure which.Aussie Feral pig hunting dog and leather protective shields.
Rick Hunter
Celestial
People in Hawaii hunt them with spears and long knives. Think I'll stick with my Marlin .45-70!
coubob
Celestial
Here another odd thing in Oklahoma, they say there is a freshwater octopus in eufaula lake that has been the cause of so many unexplained drownings, https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/could-an-octopus-really-be-terrorizing-oklahomae28099s-lakes/ but im saying its the big catfish.
