Speaking of which, has anyone seen the anti roo-shooting ads on TV.

Appealing to the bleeding hearts. Saying that joeys are being bludgened to death or decapitated.

Calling it the worlds biggest wildlife slaughter or some such bloody thing.

They don't seem to understand (or want to understand) that there are more roos around now then there ever have been. What with all the man made water supplies.

I shot them 20+ years ago, out in Brewarrina, and made a good lot of money from it. There were about 20 other shooters all doing the same, with no sign of them being shot out.

You do your best to shoot bucks, but sometimes the does had to be taken. You tried to make sure there was no joey in the pouch, but a small embryo couldn't be seen. This was unfortunate, but it happens. The joey was then dispatched as quickly and humanely as possible. Can't say I ever decapitated one, or even had the inclination to.

Sorry about the crappy pics.

This is a scan from an enlargement. I can't find the original, and the enlargement was done when colour copying was in it's infancy. This is my roo truck in about 1990. The ones with the tail still on in the rack are for Human Consumption. The ones on the outside are too big for HC and are going to pet food. No gal racks in those days.

These two show that I was subjected to the "cruelty" (according to the bambyites) from an early age. This was about 1979-80.
Wasn't I cute??

This one a year or two later