Thread: Spring lamb?

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

If close to a station ask the cocky - where we used to shoot merinos at Willow Flat the cocky was only to pleased at having them shot - he simple did not want them coming out of scrub and crossing with his romneys

Right, cocky is always the key.

Just curious how do we know it is feral merino?

no ear marks for a start - not shorn - not in a paddock - dont stick around for a second glance - general unkept look- a lot like some of the dead beats ya see downtown Auckland midnight (just joking)

In this case if my informant is correct: a several hours walk into DOC lands away from nearest station, older animals apparently looking decidedly shrek like (the sheep not the ogre) from not being shorn and have been seen in this area for several years. Will still be trying to check carefully for any ear tags or notches and seeing what the breeding stock looks like before deciding to take any.