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April 1, 2017, 08:11 PM | #1 |
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Kangaroo's in Wyoming ?
Just saw an article on Facebook regarding the release of 90 kangaroos near Dubois Wyoming. They stated that this is just the first of a series of releases. They are mentioning possible future hunting...as well as a tourist attraction. I don't know how they will so in the winters there...but it should be interesting. They would probably thrive better in south Texas.
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April 1, 2017, 08:16 PM | #2 |
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Haha, what's the date today?
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April 2, 2017, 03:34 AM | #3 |
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https://county10.com/first-90-kangar...ed-in-wyoming/
Sure looks to be a real thing to me. I guess we will see.... |
April 2, 2017, 03:45 AM | #4 |
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I don't know if you can believe Snope's or not...but they say it is a joke.
http://www.snopes.com/2017/04/01/happy-april-fools-day/ |
April 2, 2017, 05:25 AM | #5 |
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Hunting season????
I could never hunt something that reminded me so much of dear old Mom!!!
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April 2, 2017, 05:34 AM | #6 |
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Well they did a pretty good job of fooling me ! I should know by now that you can't believe much of anything you see on the web.
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April 2, 2017, 06:36 AM | #7 |
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Yeah..... they did a pretty good write up, but transplanting non native species is a bad idea.
That said, I wonder what kangaroo tastes like, well, besides chicken.
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April 2, 2017, 07:09 AM | #8 |
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Its pretty close to venison.
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April 2, 2017, 07:26 AM | #9 |
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If Kangaroos come to Wyoming, I may move there and start a truck bumper company. In Australia they use these like snow plows to get through the Kangaroo herds.
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April 2, 2017, 08:55 AM | #10 | |
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I have one (Brush Guard) on my pickup here in Michigan for the same reason...to limit the damage if I should strike a deer (two totaled-out pickups). The problem with those "Brush Guards" for sale in the U.S. is that they are not built heavily enough to be as effective as the Aussie "Roo Guards". |
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April 2, 2017, 09:55 AM | #11 | |
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Yeah, I've been watching Outback Truckers on Netflix and have seen what happens to the rigs when they hit various animals. ----- Stony, when you head up to Wyoming to hunt Roos, you should hunt them with the new Vortex/Hornady Bullet Cam! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoGRlS53U_k
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April 2, 2017, 10:16 AM | #12 |
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I am glad it's April 2nd.
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April 2, 2017, 10:48 AM | #13 |
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Australia doesn't permit the exportation of any of it's native species. They slaughter cockatoos as agricultural pests that would sell for $thousands$ here.
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April 2, 2017, 11:00 AM | #14 |
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Double Naught....my luck I'd find one of the critters that was camera shy..
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April 2, 2017, 11:04 AM | #15 |
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I don't know about any of Australia's laws, but I have seen Wallabees for sale here at our local Trade Days swap meet. They have a pretty active animal market there. It's probably been a couple years since I've seen any there, so maybe someone put a stop to it.
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April 2, 2017, 01:13 PM | #17 |
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From the webpage of Wyoming Migration Initiative.......
April 2nd 2017 - Update Yesterday the folks over at County10.com developed and ran an April Fools' joke about kangaroos being introduced into Wyoming. And we played along. Kangaroos were NOT introduced into Wyoming yesterday, nor should they ever be. Many of you were shocked to hear of this development and warned of the ecological consequences of adding an exotic mammal (especially a prolific one) to Wyoming's native fauna. We appreciate your outrage. Indeed, there is a well documented record of the detrimental effects that the introduction of species like Norwegian rats, the brown tree snake, European starlings, and wild pigs (just to name a few) have had on native ecosystems. |
April 2, 2017, 02:35 PM | #18 |
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Boy, I'd jump at chance to bag one of those. Would be perfect in the pouch on my hunting vest.
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April 2, 2017, 06:32 PM | #19 |
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We did some training in Australia and the quarantine inspection that the gear goes through is absolutely insane. Every piece of gear has to be broken down to its smallest component, and not a grain of dirt, sand or vegetation can be present. There are very well paid and thorough inspectors ensuring this. You'd be amazed at how much velcro there is on a 12 foot Zodiac, and just how much sand that Velcro holds. After everything is inspected, it goes into a shipping container that gets several bug bombs thrown in before it is sealed. The same inspection happens again pier-side.
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April 2, 2017, 10:30 PM | #20 |
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Do you run them with regular beagles or do you have to step it up to Walkers? Regular #5's or #3 buck and larger? Do they swim like a swamp rabbit?
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April 3, 2017, 12:23 AM | #21 |
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Lord knows what would happen when they cross-bred with the jackalope.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahWOcB-yEuM
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April 4, 2017, 10:16 PM | #23 |
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Your not the only one to fall for it. I was pretty mad, im glad I did not call fish and game or any thing
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April 5, 2017, 05:13 AM | #24 |
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Looking back on the article, it just makes me laugh at how gullible I was even considering it to be legitimate. They did a heck of a job photo shopping the pics in it. Once you see the snopes article, it all comes together. Probably not the last time I'll be fooled in my lifetime...
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April 5, 2017, 06:52 AM | #25 |
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Here you go, Stony, a fun little video. Warning NSFWF (Language)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CriuV-yNqv4
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