I thought it was timely to give some exposure to our Australian Kangaroos, ("Roos") the Adult Bucks are bluddy dangerous and not to be trifled with.
Here's some live footage the Buck Roos in action, the real risk if they close with you and hook on to your upper body; their intent is to rip your guts out using their powerful hind legs and larger toe claws.
They can be cunning bastards, I've seen them lure Dogs into a Dam and drown them.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/wat...-save-his-dogs-video-goes-viral-10745091.html
(BTW "Roger" isnt one of the big ones).
Out here in "the Bush" we pretty much do our own thing, as an old friend of mine remarked recently when we were yarning over the "Laws"; "Law....what Law "?
So Roo hunting tends to go on despite the Greenie /PETA inspired legislation, when I still had my larger property up until 2016 "Spotlighting" (night hunting with a powerful Spotlight mounted on a vehicle), among the locals was commonly utilised to keep the Roo population down particularly during the lengthy Drought periods.
Roos are prolific breeders and can be nomadic when the grazing opportunities become limited, that's when concentrations of them pose a real threat to grazing land management.
On the subject of Roos as a food source, my Grandad told me that through the Great Depression of the 1930's it was Rabbits and Roo meat that kept the Bush people going, also it was more affordable to the City folk who could raise enough Pennies.
As a boy most of us learned to to use Ferrets and Rabbit traps, there was good pocket money to be made in Rabbit skins ( Arkubra Hats were the main buyers for the Rabbit fur) and after gutting then water cleaning the meat was never wasted.
We were taught how to place a rifle shot well no Ammo to waste, and the old folks were amazing with their shooting accuracy, even the women.
A yearling Roo Doe was (and is....Snort) good eating if a clean well place shot just behind the Ear can be made, or in the Rib cage for a Heart / Lung shot where there's bugger all meat.
The main harvest of meat is in the hind quarters and Tail (Roo tail soup is a delicacy). BTW there's a knack to preparing and cooking Roo meat, it gets tough and leathery if the cook isn't careful.
Most people aren't aware that Roo meat has little to no Fat content and according to scientific research is Cholesterol free for consumption.
Additionally the Skins are unique in that its of a layered texture very much like a plywood for the want of a better description; tanned Roo hide is thin supple and stronger for wear and tear than you could believe.
In the Eastern and Coastal hinterland around Australia we have a smaller breed of Kangaroo called "Wallabies" they're not dangerous but are good eating.
Happily we don't have the Hunting Tag restrictions like you do in the USA (not that most of us would bother with it anyway, the wild country over here can't be effectively monitored by authorities) and wild Pigs, Feral Dogs (not Dingoes) and wild Cats etc. are good hunting. Introduced Deer can be had also up and down the eastern hinterland.
