Thread: Keep an eye on the neighbours...

Originally Posted by 308

No sorry, I was saying it is doubtful that Aussies are smart or will do the right thing

Remember they declared war on emus

and lost

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

Reading that link.....all I can think of is this" bring back the moa" thing.... The older I get the more I believe we,as a species,are not going to make it.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Reading that link.....all I can think of is this" bring back the moa" thing.... The older I get the more I believe we,as a species,are not going to make it.

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”
Samuel Beckett

I don't think that humanity is unique in the universe

I think it is natural once you get over your 50s to think about legacy and the future

Some people restore antiques, some people trap wetlands and create habitats



I also wouldn't be surprised if humans don't make it but that belief will have little or no effect on how I live my life

"Briggs, I Hate The Goddamn System! But Until Someone Comes Along With Changes That Make Sense, I'll Stick With It!" - Detective "Dirty" Harry Callahan - Magnum Force

WTF has happened to the countries that gave us the ANZACS?

Could have thought their decendants would be able to tie everything up quick smart... or did you allow too many Brits back in?

Originally Posted by Jt89

The deer management situation is so far out of control it's alarming, and likely too far gone already. There are deer populations spanning the entire east coast of Australia, from Townsville (and north of there) all the way down into Victoria. I'm a Queensland kid meself, until they allow some form of public land hunting back home I'll happily live to my dying days on Kiwi soil. Can't stand to live in a place where I have to be educated to drive carefully lest I hit a fallow deer and write my car off, yet not allowed to walk into the bush and shoot one.

@Jt89 What is the situation with access to private land like? My in-laws are farming in NSW N Tablelands area and they have a good number of people going on to their farm to knock over the pests. High numbers too, my f-i-l shot over 600 animals (deer, pigs and roos) in a single month in the big drought a couple of years back, not bad going for a deaf guy in his 80's. Is it common to access farms?

Originally Posted by whanahuia

They have too many native carnivores to use 1080 in broad scale application I suspect.

'possum. They love 'em.

Only NSW & Vic have public land hunting.
Plenty of deer in both states. Heaps of goats and pigs in NSW, not so many in Vic. My understanding is that NPs in NSW are breeding grounds for pigs and goats in particular

Originally Posted by Oldbloke

My understanding is that NPs in NSW are breeding grounds for pigs and goats in particular

That's the case for my in-laws. They moved from the NSW FN Coast to Northern tablelands, everything was good for the first few years but then two of the nieghbours sold up and went into trees (NP I think, not sure on details) and now the pest pressure is immense.

I call them Neglected Parks.

Couple of years ago we were holidaying in NSW near
Coonabarabran NSW. Personally saw about 20 goats and another piggy diggings to plant 10 acres of wheat. And that was just a couple of short bush walks. Nothing like that where I live. All thin on the ground here.

Originally Posted by caberslash

WTF has happened to the countries that gave us the ANZACS?

Could have thought their decendants would be able to tie everything up quick smart... or did you allow too many Brits back in?

I've had too much to drink tonight.
We are the descendants; we are the ones that allowed this to happen. Enjoy the last of an era. As a Boomer I feel so ashamed I can't wear my medals and march in the parade on ANZAC day. I'm not allowed to express my views with a political bent without being banned on this forum. Politics and lobbying by like-minded people have created this world we live in. RANT finished. We follow Aussie with our politics

Originally Posted by turtleSO

I've had too much to drink tonight.
We are the descendants; we are the ones that allowed this to happen. Enjoy the last of an era. As a Boomer I feel so ashamed I can't wear my medals and march in the parade on ANZAC day. I'm not allowed to express my views with a political bent without being banned on this forum. Politics and lobbying by like-minded people have created this world we live in. RANT finished. We follow Aussie with our politics

I feel for you. On some forums, just disagree with the mods point of view and your out faster than Jack Robinson.

https://youtu.be/wa6k_in6cv4?si=f4QhSO--52kSPqXx

But if you currently live in USA, watch out if you upset Trump in anyway. They are headed for some serious shit.

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

@Jt89 What is the situation with access to private land like? My in-laws are farming in NSW N Tablelands area and they have a good number of people going on to their farm to knock over the pests. High numbers too, my f-i-l shot over 600 animals (deer, pigs and roos) in a single month in the big drought a couple of years back, not bad going for a deaf guy in his 80's. Is it common to access farms?

I originally hail from central Queensland, but lived in a few areas west and mostly around the mining/heavy industry towns. The perception of most hunters would be the stereotypical pig hunter and roo shooter, a pack of big dogs on the back of the ute etc. Not a popular idea to most landowners with a couple hundred acres, and bigger farms/stations tended to be a bit cagey about who they let on due to the behavior of some.

To be fair, I haven't lived in QLD since 2013 and not in Australia since 2016. Things may be changing, but I would say anywhere along the coast the city attitudes towards hunting will still be there.