Dead roos in QLD

Like all Queenslander's, No road sense!

Geoff.

pretty obvious mate they run out of bananas. cheers

yep.... now all we need to do is get tails on all the mexicans then we can really have some fun....ha ha ha ....?

There's actually a huge area from the border to the Isa as far west as Coopers and as far east as about Mitchell that's infested with them.
Perhaps its all similar country with enough feed and water to encourage breeding or something.
Not sure how accurate the info is but I was told that the emus die out in dry times faster than the roos. Those emus have got to be the most stupid animal around, they make roos look like they have road sense !
The area around Charleville, Auguthella etc has been a roo shooters paradise for at least 40 years. Last year I almost ran into the biggest mob of roos I have ever seen crossing a main road...at least 100. And it was just after midday !

i went the same way and stopped in at lawn hill national park to find 2 german tourists eating the road kill , the park rangers kicked them out because the were drying the meat on there roof rack .

Did you kick them them shoot them again? Tell me all the details!

Mungo:
I went to Cunnamulla about a month ago and I totally agree with your comments about the dead roos over the Qld border. They were every 50 m or less, whilst on the NSW side of the border they were few and far between. I was travelling in a 80 series L/C with heavy bullbar, so I wasn't too worried, but we came back in the dark (we had deadline to keep) and that was rather scary. There were lots of BIG ones beside the road.

I asked in Cunnamulla about the roos, and one guy said that in NSW there are fences beside the road, whereas in Qld they were more free range roos. Maybe that is part of the problem. Mostly there were small roos dead on the roadside. Also saw a few pigs (not wearing blue uniforms) on the roadside. Wouldn't want to hit them - they were solid.

What this goes to show is that you really shouldn't travel those roads after dark unless it is absolutely necessary, because there is significant risk - even with heavy bullbars.

Mungo,

Perhaps it comes down to fact that Queensland is dragging its feet somewhat in the getting the roadkill off the road.

Actually it is because the Queensland Main Roads Department Flat Animals Division is more efficient at getting the flat animals out onto the roads to give tourists something to look at.

I have noticed the declining service offered by the Flat Animals Divisions in other states in recent years, but what can you do? Not everyone takes their responsibilities seriously anymore.

Pete

We noticed the same thing north of Bourke and all over outback Queensland at this time last year. We put it down to the fact that those roads carry a lot of road trains which stop for nothing - let alone roos.

Mike

went that way a couple of weeks ago, and was amazed at the amount of dead roos, at one spot near cunnamulla there were 5 within about 3 metres.

sadly I also contributed to the toll, had a roo jump into the side of my car, hit the back wheel, and broke its neck on the edge of the rear bumper bar.

was told at a servo (i think barcladine) that there are 4 full time roo shooters in the town all earning well with so many roos around at the moment.