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hit roo once or rather it tried to stop my ute! Did a quick uturn and it was lying in the middle of the road with it's head up.. As an animal lover I didn't feel to great so after mustering up the courage I grabbed the pinch bar out or the tool box and walked over to the roo. I got no closer than about 3 meters when it hopped up and bounced off, what a relief!
Eagles can do a fair amount of damage.
Cane toads are just sport!
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Depends what it is and the how much damage, but yeah, straight inta the CAMP OVEN lol......................with some spuds!!
Cheers, the ferret
remember the beverly hillbillies granny loved road kill
the bucket hanging off the back of the truck
i hit a sheep at 70 mph on a motorbike broke my ancle
I ticked the turn around and ring wild life only because if they have a chance of recovery ill take it, but depends what it is as well. If you know for sure it won't survive put it out of its misery.
A little while back i found a dog on the side of the road in mildura when visiting family. Some one had obviously done a "hit and run". It was pretty gutless, i wouldnt be very happy at all if some one hit my dog and didnt even have a big enough pair to give me a call. Lucky the poor bugger had already given up. Had to call the owner and wait till they got there. needless to say they were pretty upset...
Roos wombats and other things dont bother me too much but not someones dog...
i speed up when i see rabbits and foxes tho HAHA
That happened to my dog. He had my phone number on his collar too. You're right it is gutless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rayza
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Never nice to hit wildlife but if it's a snake or fox I aim..
From experience, dodge wombats and emus..
Wombats will stop you in your tracks as they are a solid little moving brick pile..
And emus are a big ball of fluffy feathers which will block your radiator up quick as.
Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
Two weekends ago I was in a mate's Lancer at night and he hit a wombat, was a big sucker too. Unfortunately didn't kill it so I had to put it out of it's misery. Not a single bit of damage to the Lancer at all.
X 2 with Bob never swerve Especially if towing on a dirt road, If unavoidable apply brakes and just before inpact release brakes.
Never ever travel dawn ar Dust unless youre a moron. There are rules for outback driving and they are there for a reason, TOO
SAVE LIVES ,Don't be a hero as NO one Looks at DEAD idiot head stones. Depending on conditions I'd wrap it up and take it to next Wires Clinic
Have hit quite a bit of wild life in trucks and fortunately they don't survive, except a big wedge tail which flew back into my truck and as there were other truck coming both ways and no shoulder I couldn't pull up and felt sick in the guts because I love the eagles. I also hit a family of Emu's passing a stock truck with 2 trailers, old man emu lead 5 chicks across the road but one decided to go back so they all went, dust and feathers every where, the old man bounced of my bullbar straight into the stock truck and I got all the chicks, no orphans. Know a truck drive who pulled up to help a Koala one night and ended up in hospital with his arms torn to shreds, so you must be careful when trying to help.
Funny you mention that just last night my mate got scratched trying to help a possum with a baby.
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The amount of wildlife on the road seems to change with season, amount of rain, and moon phase. And tiredness levels. Totally didn't see a donkey right beside the road one night.Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
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I learnt very early in my driving career never swerve or deviate for an animal on the road if by doing do places YOU in an accident of incident.
With the amount of k's I drive it's inevitable I'm going to encounter live stock or native animals on the road.
I have hit sheep, roo's, wombats, pigs, emu's and the odd bird here and there and although I hate myself for not stopping, its just not practical.
Most if not all are dead moments after you hit them, I have never grazed one they always seem to be lined up dead middle of the bullbar for some reason.
How many times have you started to steer away (not swerve) from an animal to have to dopey mongrel turn around and head straight back the way it came,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Last month I was travelling down through Qld around 2.00am and a truck driver called me up and told to be careful of a "White Bull" on the side of the road,,,,,,,,,,,,wtf I thought.
This guy must be on some serious drugs, sure enough around the bend and there standing on the left side verge was a huge Brahman Bull, as white as snow!
Just standing there watching the traffic pass bye,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, when the truckie called me up and asked if he was still there, I said "what bull' your dreaming dude!
Cant be too careful, however you need to evaluate the possible harm to you and yours before moving that steering wheel.
Youre initial response should always be slowing the vehicle down, regardless of what your driving, in a safe manner.
Stay safe dudes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I learnt very early in my driving career never swerve or deviate for an animal on the road if by doing do places YOU in an accident of incident.
With the amount of k's I drive it's inevitable I'm going to encounter live stock or native animals on the road.
I have hit sheep, roo's, wombats, pigs, emu's and the odd bird here and there and although I hate myself for not stopping, its just not practical.
Most if not all are dead moments after you hit them, I have never grazed one they always seem to be lined up dead middle of the bullbar for some reason.
How many times have you started to steer away (not swerve) from an animal to have to dopey mongrel turn around and head straight back the way it came,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Last month I was travelling down through Qld around 2.00am and a truck driver called me up and told to be careful of a "White Bull" on the side of the road,,,,,,,,,,,,wtf I thought.
This guy must be on some serious drugs, sure enough around the bend and there standing on the left side verge was a huge Brahman Bull, as white as snow!
Just standing there watching the traffic pass bye,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, when the truckie called me up and asked if he was still there, I said "what bull' your dreaming dude!
Cant be too careful, however you need to evaluate the possible harm to you and yours before moving that steering wheel.
Youre initial response should always be slowing the vehicle down, regardless of what your driving, in a safe manner.
Stay safe dudes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Depends what it is, I would be upset if I got a wombat, but not so much a roo, only ever had to dispatch a rabbit. :P
I carry a hammer in my car for this reason. I have hit a few roos. If they have a broken leg you pick up their tail so they don't try to stand stick your foot on their throat and a nice hard whack to the base of the skull normally does the trick. Then drag them off the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrolpilot
What gives me the sh!ts is people who hit them and just drive off and let someone else deal with it.
Just tap it in just tappy tappy tappy
I have seen an emu get hit by a common door and its head went clean through the bonnet. Neck acted like a whip. It was quite a site and to be honest a little bit funny.
Just tap it in just tappy tappy tappy
I live in the sticks. . . so often see animals hit, or hit them myself.
I assume we arent talking about magpies here. for them i just keep driving. if its a wombat/roo/wallabie/deer etc, different story.
Being a country boy, I jump out and shoot it or knife it, and throw it in the boot as food for the dog. or if its a deer, eat it myself.
Dog loves eating roo's/wallabie's. if its a deer thats hit, they often break their pelvis, and its a long slow death from there. ill always shoot a deer thats been hit, regardless if it "looks OK"
Agree with jacket, unfortunately not enough deer around here though. Nothing like fresh venison.
Hit a dog one night coming along the western freeway(Brisbane). The mess left on my patrol was massive . Police had a fairly good look when they came past.
I drove thousands of kms in central Australia this month and saw lots of killed kangaroos, some foxes and a cat, even some big stock in remote areas. Nobody seems to care for retrieving them from the road or track, so they remain dangerous obstacles for a while until flatten out enough. They also attract big eagles which are pretty picturesques. I think small vehicule owners may stop and move the corpse out of the way (that I would do), so they just decay on the edge, but big trucks won't afford that and would keep rolling or if they manage to stop hundreds of meters further, it would be to check their mechanics only.
Driving up Ivanhoe way we hit I kid you not 20 owls, 12 foxes, 2 roo and 2 sheep on the space of 2 hrs.
The owls were sitting on the white posts, startled mice /rabbits ran on road when we approached
Owls swooped to get them POW. Same with FoXes, Sheep in wrong place at wrong time
I always stop to check on the welbeing or otherwise of the animal.
The one occasion I didn't was when I had hit somethng without realising, when driving our bus between Tenterfield & Casino. We had stopped for a cuppa by the side of the road a few kms before Casino & I noticed fresh blood & flesh splattered underneath the bus for virtually it's full length. It had even sprayed up through an air vent on the step, through to the interior. As we were discussing what had happened & how it could have happened without us being aware of it, a cop car passed, stopped a few hundred metres down the road & did a 'U'ey. As he did so, my wife, quick witted as ever, commented 'maybe it was a person & the cops are looking for you'. Within moments the cop car had passed us again & disappeared up the road, but she had me going briefly! Took a lot of dollar coins at the wash bay in Casino to get rid of the 'evidence, which by then was getting a bit 'on the nose.
Cuppa
That would have been funny!!!!!!! great sense of humour your wife has Ian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuppa
Depends what it is, if edible, I skin it, gut it ,butcher it and take it home.
You should move over here, endless supply of Roo road kill and they are great eating.Quote:
Originally Posted by fracster
I wish them all the best with their recovery ;)
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Now was he in the process of taking that to his mate when you ran him down?????Quote:
Originally Posted by Alitis007
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Nah, it was after he thought he was superman i went to the shops and got him that and some chocolates but i ate the chocolates on the way back :)Quote:
Originally Posted by krbrooking
I haven't hit anything yet and as I mostly drive my Falcon I hope not to. But when the ring road is bad, I do sometimes go through the country around the top of Melbourne Airport. So, with the stuff you usually have inside a commuter car (wheel brace?), how would you suggest I humanely kill the animal? Also it would no doubt be in front of other road users going past, am I going to get reported?
Reported??? I doubt it.. most city people (non of you guys obviously) drive around with there head so far up their ..... you'll be lucky if you don't get hit... :rolleyes:
But you do bring a good point? I wouldn't call flogging it with a tire lever humane.. so what do you do?
Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
It is something that could be an difficult situation if the wrong person saw it. I have no doubt that there are alot of people out there who would think that the correct thing to do was to seek assistance for the injured animal e.g. vet. I think the action you take would need to be suited to the location and circumstances.
Having said that I can't help think of the scene from the movie Me, Myself and Irene where Jim Carey makes several attempts to bump off a cow which was laying injured on the road.
Depending where it is, they decay/get eaten pretty quick.Quote:
Originally Posted by pascal1
I can pledge a photo a day, starting with a fresh wallaby, new photo each day for the next 7. Your choice if you want him left on the road or dragged onto the side to eliminate being run over again.
I don't mean to be 'disgusting', but it isn't that people don't care. It is just way too much work to move and bury. each and every dead animal.
In near-forty years of driving I've hit and killed three 'roos. The first was dead from the impact. The second needed to be dispatched with a shovel (and the hairless joey was given the same). The third was sitting in the middle of the track with a broken leg, and that sad confused look on its face when I walked back to it (my imagination of course). That one was killed with a solid blow to the head with a mattock handle (probably the best tool for the job, and best done quickly while the animal is in shock).
I now have a set of Shu-Roo on the car, and haven't hit an animal since. There have been a few close calls though, so I'm not suggesting they are the perfect solution.
Snuff the poor thing out if it isn't going to make it. If its an animal that is tastey table fair and it isn't too mangled throw it in the back and take it home and butcher that thing up for a fine meal.
I stop for every dead animal. Will roll it over and check pouch. If its suffering will cuts it throat.
Saved 1 wombat one day, took it to the vets but the young wombat had a broken front leg do they put it down.
going from Cooma to Bombala to Caan river hit a roo at 80kmh, no chance to miss, up embankment and down centre of lane doing 115 kmh ... brakes hard, bang bump and knocks under car, wife looks back and states its moving, reverse gear over said animal and drag off road down embankment = short amount of suffering with multiple broken bones "compound" fractures = all in space of 1 minute ... lived in "snowies" for 20yrs and first animal hit, had to dispatch numerous "road kill" but not dead over the years.
usually carry a 14lb hammer handle in car for such events and a big sharp "bowie" too
Cheers
As bad as this sounds I keep a big wrench in the car which does work a treat for instant miseryputerouterar tool....lol
Back over it and make sure it's dead!!!