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    Road kill

    Back of Lake Aviemore on my way back from Cromwell this morning , still warm when I touched it maybe just collected with a 4WD , first Wallaby I've seen on the road , I think it's dead
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    I remember driving back from Invercargill towards Chch, saw a dead Wallaby that someone had wedged between two signs... That made me feel sick... And that's the only time I've ever been sickened by the sight of something.

    Would hate to imagine hitting a wallaby on a motorbike!

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    The sight of a Hayabusa was prolly enough for the poor thing to commit hurry curry.

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    Ya should of grabbed a couple of steaks off of it, wallaby stew, yummy.
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    Yes they have been seen in that area before. There is a lot of wide open area to the north of there ... little (human) population to slow or restrict their movement. Chamois and goats have been seen on the roads around there too. I've seen Wallabys on the road between Kurow and Ikawai too ... AT NIGHT.
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    We have been going hunting up there for a while, we call it "issuing lead exit visas to Australian over stayers".
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flip View Post
    We have been going hunting up there for a while, we call it "issuing lead exit visas to Australian over stayers".
    Often wondered how the Wallabies seem to be unique to the Waimate region .... anyone know ?

    When I come round the corner a big Hawk was sitting on it , soon took to the air when I did a U turn haha ...

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    Yep, easier to read it for yourself though. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/te...1-body-d1.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stylo View Post
    Often wondered how the Wallabies seem to be unique to the Waimate region .... anyone know ?
    They have to cross the river somewhere, and have you seen the length of those Waitaki bridges? Apparently they all start massing on the northern embankment just before dusk and then when it gets dark they all make a mad dash for it, a bit like the Mexicans trying to get in to the US. Halfway across they generally meet a northbound milk tanker.

    There is never any evidence of this because all the people in Oamaru are feral - you won't find any roadkill within a 25km radius of the town centre. Fact.

    EDIT - I can't believe the above link didn't mention this natural phenomena. It is on a par with the great wildebeest migrations of north Canterbury.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stylo View Post
    Often wondered how the Wallabies seem to be unique to the Waimate region .... anyone know ?

    When I come round the corner a big Hawk was sitting on it , soon took to the air when I did a U turn haha ...
    They have now been spotted out the back of Amberley, there was something about it in one of the local newspapers a few weeks back
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    We seen one or two around that area at Easter time,
    Couldnt fucking believe it haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stylo View Post
    Often wondered how the Wallabies seem to be unique to the Waimate region .... anyone know ?

    When I come round the corner a big Hawk was sitting on it , soon took to the air when I did a U turn haha ...
    They were introduced and don't like the high country, its too cold. They also can't swin and are landlocked in the Waimate hills.
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    Pity you didn't have any room on your pillion seat eh? That'd have made an amusing passenger, and a helluva bike-wash afterwards

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grasshopperus View Post
    Pity you didn't have any room on your pillion seat eh? That'd have made an amusing passenger, and a helluva bike-wash afterwards
    Wait for the fucker to stiffen up you reckon? Lmao

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grasshopperus View Post
    Pity you didn't have any room on your pillion seat eh? That'd have made an amusing passenger, and a helluva bike-wash afterwards
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    I should have picked it up and dropped it on the main St in Waimate ...

    I just don't do the blood dripping all over my Bike thing....

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