Swamp Rat and Wombat

Andy the Aussie said:
...... exactly this..... they are like fury rocks !!!!!!! They are some great pics, the place I hunt deer on have these everywhere but they are not as docile.....normally is is a case that I am walking through tussock (in warmer weather praying that Mr NoLegs is not down there somewhere (as you can't see your legs from about mid-calf/knee down) and the little buggers will wait till you are almost on them before taking off..... they scare the bejesus out of you as at hat moment they look like a hog.... :eek: I honestly can't tell you how many I have NEARLY shot for this !! Wombat holes have claimed many ankles, horses and motorcycles over the years as well !! Some can be huge but there is no mistaking what they are. When I was away last month I did nearly shoot one as the poor bugger had the worst case of mange I have seen on one in 25yrs... he decided to take off before I made up my mind (never have shot one and to be honest never want to - he was just in such a state, but if he took off as he did he may be happy enough). They are bad juju to hit in a car as well !!!

Those are great pics mate !!! I have a couple of pics of a mother and young'n I took down in Tasmania a few years ago, closest I have ever gotten to "wild ones" without them taking off !
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I saw a car roll after hitting one. Was going too fast and just flipped!!!
 
Yes. we have many shelters for native animals that have been injured or attacked or young that have been left after a mother has been killed or injured. They are run by caring volunteers with their own money and running on the smell of an oily rag. There is some government funding, but very little, they are left to their own devices. I knew a old couple that ran one in North East Victoria. They were just 2 nice people that cared about animals.
 
Houlahound. The wombats that have been shown in this post, kindly by Currawong, are the most beautiful, intriguing animals you will ever see. Even though they are wild animals each one has it's own character. Some are shy, some very brazen and some very inquisitive. You cannot help but love them.
 
Currawong said:
BTW how did your outback trip go? Didn't you say you were going out west for a week?
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.....no went up to the New Englands for a week. Enjoyed it greatly but didn't hunt as much as I wanted, was feeling pretty crappy (came home on the Sunday night and went in for nasal surgery on the Tuesday to try and fix some damage that has been screwing me up for over a year now). Saw plenty but feeling as I was I spent lots of time in front of a fire (frosts most mornings) with a book. Fired one shot all week, only because I knew it would be a "Two'fer" as in two hogs for one shot.... :D
 
Andy the Aussie said:
.....no went up to the New Englands for a week. Enjoyed it greatly but didn't hunt as much as I wanted, was feeling pretty crappy (came home on the Sunday night and went in for nasal surgery on the Tuesday to try and fix some damage that has been screwing me up for over a year now). Saw plenty but feeling as I was I spent lots of time in front of a fire (frosts most mornings) with a book. Fired one shot all week, only because I knew it would be a "Two'fer" as in two hogs for one shot.... :D
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I always wondered why your avatar had no nose :eek::D:D

What did you shoot two hogs with?? A .308?
 
Currawong said:
Not domesticated as such, to my knowledge, but they become familiar with you being around.

Once I stayed at a woman's house, a small stone cottage she'd built herself in a remote spot in the rainforest - Literally surrounded by old growth rainforest, trees right up to her door. We were sitting around in her small one-room cottage at night, watching the fire and chatting, and there was a knock at the door!! There are no houses for many miles around... she had an 8 kilometre long driveway... and it is pitch black outside, and she lives alone.

She wandered over to the door, opened it, and a wombat walked in. It had been knocking to be let in !! It walked to the middle of the room and then just stood there with it's slow, patient, stupid wombat stare and waited. She came back with a plate of oats and put it down and it started to eat them with a loud munching sound.

Wombats eat slowly so it took a long time, and I went back to watching the fire and chatting. Then I heard another knock at the door. The wombat had finished its oats and was knocking to be let out !! She opened the door and off it wandered. She said it did that every night.
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And did the Drop Bear come by for a nice stew, as well?
 
A few other wildlife pics from the last couple of years...

Desert lizard of some sort
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Outback emus
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Giant nest I found in the forest, about 1.5 metres wide. Probably Powerful Owl.
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Wild horses (brumbies) up in the Snowies
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There are semi-wild cattle everywhere up north, no fences, they just wander far and wide.
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I was clearing a fence line of regrowth trees and found this swarm of ants
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Perentie in the desert
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This tree had been chewed up by Cockatoos to get to the grubs that live in the middle
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Black snake outside my house
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Couldn't leave home for fear my tire would blow
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Currawong said:
A few other wildlife pics from the last couple of years...
Great pics, keep em' coming. The lizard is a shingleback. And whatever you do, stay right away from them "ANTS"
Desert lizard of some sort
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Outback emus
Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-7-56-51-am.jpg


Giant nest I found in the forest, about 1.5 metres wide. Probably Powerful Owl.
Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-7-57-57-am.jpg


Wild horses (brumbies) up in the Snowies
Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-7-58-59-am.jpg


There are semi-wild cattle everywhere up north, no fences, they just wander far and wide.
Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-8-01-53-am.jpg


I was clearing a fence line of regrowth trees and found this swarm of ants
Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-8-07-08-am.jpg


Perentie in the desert
Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-8-09-55-am.jpg


This tree had been chewed up by Cockatoos to get to the grubs that live in the middle
Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-8-10-57-am.jpg


Black snake outside my house
Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-8-15-01-am.jpg


Couldn't leave home for fear my tire would blow
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Great pics. :thumbsup:

I hope you didn't stick your hand in that fence post :eek:

Friends of mine back onto the bush and a giant goanna decided to stake its claim on their territory. It would attack them every time they went out on their back deck. I had to fend it off once myself with a stick. One day she was trying to push it away with a broom and it charged in and bit her hand pretty badly, and she had to go to hospital for stitches and antibiotics. All sorts of nasties in their saliva. They had to get an animal catcher in to trap it and take it away in a cage.
 
That lizard you call a shingleback~ man, that's like prehistoric sht for sure- That is one ugly mug.
Very cool pics! great spread -
 
Andy the Aussie said:
That looks a great deal like a Tiger Snake mate !
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That is definately a tiger. Red belly blacks do not usually grow that big, and have distinct red underbelly that is very obvious. Just missed out on getting one of the Rams foot knives from GEC. Went on sale 6.30 - gone by 6.31. They are good these computer geeks, too quick for me. Have a good day mate.
 
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