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Old 06-18-2006   #1 (permalink)
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A little story.

On Sunday I was leading a ride in the country, as RIII’s tend to do, and I could see what looked like possibility kangaroo’s or black truck skid marks just before the next crest.

It was small bunch Kangaroos just standing in the middle of the road.

The kangaroos started hopping along the road with the RIII close behind. We did this for quite a distance until there was a part in the roadside fence where the roos could “escape”.

Surprised by how much stamina the poor things had.

When we got to the pub for lunch the guys said that was a great and unexpected experience.
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:-D :-D

Sounds like you folks have kangaroos as pests, like we have deer.
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Hi RocketEd,

There is so so much kangaroo road kill. Have to lift the full face visor to quickly clear the smell.

The poor things come out of the bush and onto the roads in the droughts like we are having now.
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Yeah... Those bloody ROOS are a real problem! Not to mention the Wallaroos, the Rock Wallabys and Wambats!!! ... BLOODY WAMBATS!!!!! :-D
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I'm constantly amazed at motoring America's tolerance for the deer population. It's estimated that 100 years ago there were maybe 400,000 deer in America. Now that number is pegged at 27,000,000. They are everywhere. I sat in a Subway near a busy downtown intersection Saturday and watched a deer grazing across the 4 lane street in broad daylight. They are not wild animals anymore, they are merely feral cows. But heaven forbid you extend the hunting season on them or even harass them to keep them out of your garden!! No other animal comes anywhere near causing the death and destruction deer do, and yet you're not even allowed to thin the herds. You'd think at least the insurance companies would realize how many tens of millions the deer cost them and try to do something about them.
Slaughter cows by the millions, but don't eat the deer that can ruin your vehicle or even kill you. Amazing.
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You can have some of my deer.... but I don't have any Roos. I have plenty of Racoons to trade also. And wild turkeys.
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Don't forget the rabbits, too many rabbits..........in china
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