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vasi Guru  Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
I just saw it on the News. I will say that it is an alien invasion and I can prove here. Vasi Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5116 |
Dont worry, the cane toads will eat them before they do to much damage 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toads_in_Australia Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
Wow! 200+ million estimated population of toads. I also didn't know that dromedary camels are common in Australia. And I don't like cats (speaking about invasive species)! Vasi Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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Downwind Guru Joined: 09/09/2009 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2333 |
From what i understand Oz has the purest race of camels left in the world. I second you view on cats but we shouldnt say to much as Gizmo loves his old pussy cat. 
There is a greeny nut in the Adelaide hills here that hates cats with a passion and his slogan is >>> Neighbours cats make great hats <<<<. Pete. Sometimes it just works |
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| VK4AYQ Guru Joined: 02/12/2009 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2539 |
I wonder!!! Foolin Around |
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| dwyer Guru Joined: 19/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 574 |
Sorry Glen what l have to say about Feral cats and wild Dog are invasion and roaming around my area need a bullet to put wild domestic pet down, few time have seen cats climbing up the tree with my own eyes killing Australian wildlife including someone abandon large Bull pit dog that was using for Pig hunting enter my home in and l tied the dog up until in the morning however got off the chain and ate 9 egg laying hen with feathers all over the paddock i should shot the dog on spot same wild cats l use to shoot allot of them when l was working on the farm however bull pit was taken to RSPCA was put down soon as l do have family cattle dog name Billy came to my home other abandon dog as few months old was rescued by us 10 years ago never left our home now part of our family this our pet 
this picture was taken my kids l do aware wild cat and dogs causing by cruel pet owner by dumping the poor animal along in street and back in bush should never have the pets in first place that is the problems now is getting worse. dwyer |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5116 |
Thats a cute photo there Ian. Yeah I was given my cat. A friend was leaving town and her cat needed a place to live, and I had a rat problem, so Bogie moved in. After having Bogie for the last 7 years, I can honestly say they are a efficient hunter. I do admire just how well a cat works, very well tuned bit of gear. I wont get another cat after this one, I've seen too many dead animals show up at my place to know he's having a affect on the local wildlife. But he's my pet and fun company, and gets along with the dog just fine, so I'll take care of him. I have to say though, if I had a neighbour who turned my cat into a hat, then that neighbour would find my axe embedded in his car's bonnet, after I used it to cut down all his trees. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
 I know that anger! The neighbors cat is hunting my baby rabbits every time and I saved my pigeons twice from his gears. I captured once, when I had my door open and the cat entered inside... but my daughter was there and she loves cats
So, the cat continue to hunt my baby rabbits and the pigeons, and I guard at least the pigeons as much I can. 
In our country, the population is dense enough to not allow wild rabbits to become a pest, so domestic rabbits are a source of food here as are some breeds of pigeons (others are for entertainment and sport and are expensive). 
Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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| Downwind Guru Joined: 09/09/2009 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2333 |
Vasi you could always bait the cat with Asprin as it is toxic to cats, just like cats are toxic to baby rabbits. Sometimes it just works |
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| dwyer Guru Joined: 19/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 574 |
Hi Vasi when l was about 14 years old around the year of 1957 use hop on my pushbike with my friends carry rifle with us to go hunting wild rabbits on the any farm land in Victoria for food not for fun and riding pushbike thought small country town and these days no-one was worry about us or panic ever the police didnt mind because the law wasn't apply these in old days and many farmer carry use to leave lying shotgun on back of ute while farmer went for drinking beer at the pubs as everyone could not careless about guns as this was normal way of life So now the law has change because new bred of city people start to panic if they see you carry gun or rifle and will contact the police and will be arrest on spot most of the police now scare if they dont feel comforable with you will be shot and gun or rifle will be confication and get fine by the court, go to prison and rifle and guns will be destroy and everyone must carried gun licence now if you need one so all freedoms is taken away now in Queensland is illegal to have pet rabbit as contest as pest will get very heavy fine like $20.000 ever l like to hunting for rabbit food is no more still the same stupid law so Govement want us go buy juck foods from supermaket and it all about money these days so what shame now 
Dwyer |
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| vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
Hi guys, I just wanted to ask why you don't hunt the rabbits, making food for restaurants, or organize hunting parties for tourists? In Romania, tourists pay us a fortune for the right to hunt in our forests and mountains (boars, chamois, even bears). But I saw this and also too much meat is not good to health. @Downwind, I didn't know that! Good to know, thanks. @dwyer, you can use crossbows. You can find on internet a lot of DIY sites with construction plans. I confess I want to build one. Vasi Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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| dwyer Guru Joined: 19/09/2005 Location: AustraliaPosts: 574 |
HI Vasi I think it still illegal to have crossbow in some State of Australia again other stupid law taken our freedom away and l have homemade gas Pvc pipe gun fill up with apple orange or potato can travell more than 200 metre again still illegal to use it in Australia. About eating fresh rabbit stew with vegetabe is great heathly low fat meal now don't see them around now everyone now rely on supermaker food and many bred city wouldnt know where food coming from thinking is from Supermarket not from farm as all fogotten. i also have seen people grow banana at backyard of their home but wont eat but still buy banana at supermarker or Fruit and vegetable store 
Dwyer |
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| VK4AYQ Guru Joined: 02/12/2009 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2539 |
Hi Dwyer I have a wild dog problem here to as people dump their unwanted pets in the bush and they join the wild dog pack and kill everything in sight. My neighbour had a german shepard and a Hienz dog and they both where killed by wild dogs, I have shot over 70 in the last few years but they still keep coming, they are worse than the dingoes. There are some pesky ferel rabits down the back that I have been looking after, as we may need them in the future. There are quite a few ferral cats around but they die of lead poisoning when seen. When I lived in Victoria we had a lot of rabbits so always had a freezer full. Your little dog is a real cuty, mine is a miniture fox terrier, he is a pensioner dog so not much trouble at all. All the best Bob Foolin Around |
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