il cacciatore Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Supposedly in Derbyshire there are colonies of red necked wallaby that escaped in 1940s. Wondering if anyone has seen any while out shooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 :yp: Its May now, your a bit late for April fools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 No joke. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/s...ast/3748344.stm The date on that artical isnt April 1st. I thought it was a wind up too but its true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 This is what a wallaby looks like, not that inbred dog the BBC show you :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il cacciatore Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 http://www.uksafari.com/wallabies.htm http://www.mtuk.org/index.php?page=mammal_marsupials Its true. :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Boing, boing, boing. Keep still yer little sod whilst I shoot yer. Boing, boing boing. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Should we have Rolf harris or Steve urwin check it out! LOLLOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Don't shoot them! Apparently Wallaby milk contains some amazing substance that will kill that MRSA superbug thats causing all the problems in hospitals! If milking goats is anything to go by, getting them to stand still while you milk them is going to be a challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytie Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Don't shoot them! Apparently Wallaby milk contains some amazing substance that will kill that MRSA superbug thats causing all the problems in hospitals! If milking goats is anything to go by, getting them to stand still while you milk them is going to be a challenge Fantastic!!! Ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 If you want to milk them , grab hold of his wotsit, the little ripper won't jump so high then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 It's no joke My mates dad saw one on the borders of Scotland and his wife thought he was nuts when he said but low and behold it was on the news the next day There are quite a few animals that were either released or escaped into the wild that have flourished. Even Goldfish in one of our local parks when the hoppins traveling fun fair dumped their unwanted goldfish in the lake years back and they have taken over LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 il C - You have a large colony of wallabies not far from you,on an island in a large loch,west coast area...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 If you want proof I can always take photos of the footprints! I,m getting a dab hand a th is photo buisness now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 They are about, we had one around here about a year ago that got on the local news.It was around the Stoke Mandeville area, i fact one of my train driving mates saw it by the line, but did not report it in case the company had him medscreened . Shortly after some tourist photographed it. This is the picture that got in the news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdfish Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 they used to be common about the Roaches near Tittesworth reservoir until the mid eighties when they died out. If you go to the trout in Wincle you will see pictures of them up on the wall. JimDfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedandlazee Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Few years back i did see a dead one by the roadside up in the peak - they escaped from riber castle zoo if i remember rightly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 About two years ago I spotted what looked like a small kangaroo scarpering in my headlights. My approach had disturbed some kind of stand off between it and a fox. It had close cropped tan fur and stood about 2 FT tall. There's a farm park nearby - but I dont think they keep anything of this nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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