Thread: Road Kill.....

Has your government gone crazy on roadside cable barriers?

Victoria has and I see road kill skippys in places I never saw before. After the cables go in. Obviously traps dazzled animals.

Yep it’s bad out this way. Last year it was noticeable that between Roma and Charleville was the road kill zone, now with no rain it’s anywhere west of Miles - and that’s on the Warrego Highway, not the back roads.
Seems the bigger Roos are now also coming to the road.

There’s also a dead emu just east of town....plus his still live friend wandering around just to the south

Yeah those barriers just create a killing zone don’t they. Unlikely to happen this far out...hopefully

Check this...

I've been roo'd

Originally Posted by weeds

Traveling to site today I was amazed at the number of road kills....had to actually drive and weave in between them in places

I decided to count them on the way back to the motel.

169 road kills in 60km stretch.

161 of them in the first 42km.

A few pigs, a fox and a goat with he rest being skippies

Move over train and landy spotting, a new sport road kill spotting. Should keeps kids occupied on long family trips.
When I was traveling throughout NZ, it was spot the road kill signs where people had died it was distressing approaching some corners on country roads and seeing sometimes 6 crosses just on one corner.

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

Move over train and landy spotting, a new sport road kill spotting. Should keeps kids occupied on long family trips.
When I was traveling throughout NZ, it was spot the road kill signs where people had died it was distressing approaching some corners on country roads and seeing sometimes 6 crosses just on one corner.

They had similar in Bougainville. On the Port Mine Acsess road between Loloho and The Panguna Mine site. Fairly steep windy road. Nearly every corner had a skull and crossbones painted on the bitumin. Mainly locals getting tanked up and loosing it.

Road Kill = Breakfast.

I rember a mate who lived in a forestry house in a pine plantation. He had 7 dogs. The locals used to leave Fred road kill at the front gate for dog tucker. Wombats, roos etc. But the chickens use to also peck at them, I could never understand why the egg yollks tasted and looked funny. He also had penned wild pigs (for his Bacon making) he'd thr0o a road kill in ans a few minutes late the road kill was no longer.

For many of the road kills you see on the side of the road there will be a happy pannell beater somewhere