Bush guard on a Spyder

[Ccol]

Having ya heard of 'Wombat Stew'.

In the 1950s, Ausie legend says to cook Wombat Stew.....place Wombat portions into a large camp oven (cast-ion cooking pot) together with an axe head and cook over a camp fire for two days, after witch you throw away the Wombat and eat the axe head.....the axe head would be tender by then............:bbq::clap::lecturef_smilie:


Ride Safe....Col

 

[Bob Denman]

Now THAT sounds like a hearty meal!!

 

[cabodan]

Tastes like chicken..

 

[Bob Denman]

 

[Daisyjoe]

Okay, I gotta ask. What is a drop bear???

 

[Peter Aawen]

Daisyjoe, "What are Drop Bears" you ask?!?

They are fairly rare (thankfully) but very savage carnivorous creatures (Thylarctos plummetus) that are related to Tasmanian Devils, Tasmanian Tigers, & Koalas. They stalk animals (& unwary people) by hiding in the tree tops (very effectively too, they are rarely ever seen before their attack) and they attack their prey by dropping suddenly onto the head of the prey animal (or human....) Just like our Salt-water Crocodiles, Bunyips, & Tasmanian Tigers, they are remnants of a pre-historic age when the continent had giant creatures running around, including giant wombats (Diprotodon), carnivorous Kangaroos & other large carnivorous animals that have since (mainly... & thankfully) died out, leaving just small numbers of reclusive remnants to roam remote areas of the Great Dividing Range and our Eucalypt Forests.

The Australian Museum has an entry for them that's well worth a look, you can find pics of them on google (altho I reckon a fair few of them are doctored pic, cos Drop Bears are pretty rare and hard to catch staying still for long enough to take a pic of, even when they are gorging on a fresh kill!) & the Australian Geographic (our version of the National Geographic) ran an article on them last year if you can track a copy down. In that article they noted that a recent study revealed there were far fewer reported attacks on people who spoke with an Australian accent than there were on those who didn't (ie visiting Tourists or new Immigrants were the prey of choice if the Drop Bears could find them).

One of the best ways of avoiding Drop Bear attacks is to smear Vegemite on your forehead, behind your ears, and in your armpits (& groin if you are game!) Vegemite is our famous National spread that is usually eaten on slices of bread (with lots of butter too) but often described by non-Aussies (in polite company anyway) as 'axle grease'... But it does work as a Drop Bear deterrent, I've never known anyone daubed with Vegemite on their forehead, behind their ears, & in their armpits to be attacked by a Drop Bear. :thumbup:

 

[Mike H]

Okay, I gotta ask. What is a drop bear???

This is footage of a New Zealand drop bear, the Australian drop bears are worse.

 

[Vidman]

Drop Bear

Related to North American Sasquatch. Only smaller.

 

[Peter Aawen]

Related to North American Sasquatch. Only smaller.

Just a little.... :yikes:

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: You guys don't have "Drop-Cows" down there; do you??

 

[cyclelover63]

 

[Cavman]

Cavers have Hodags that steal your gear when you are not looking.

 

[Bob Denman]

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:shocked: Dad?? :shocked:

 

[Mike H]

This can be typical of our country roads, especially early morning and late evening.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: That's an awful lot of targeting opportunities... :yikes:
What do you do; Aim for the smallest one?

 

[Peter Aawen]

Just hope you don't meet them like that on a bike!! In a car or truck it's bad enough cos even with a Roo Bar unless you can slow in time it will mean at least panel damage, but in a semi you just put your hand on the horn, foot on the loud pedal, & aim to go behind most of 'em if you can. If you can't avoid 'em, you just try to hit 'em on the way down! :shocked:

If you hit 'em on the way UP, they can come in thru the windscreen!! :yikes: And having an angry & upset Roo in the cab with you can be a tad uncomfortable - they've got pretty powerful back legs (all that bouncing around I guess) & a big long middle toe claw that's been know to gut dogs with just one kick! :yikes::yikes: Arguing with that can leave a lasting impression!



They can be a lot thicker than that in the paddocks and along the roads too - I had the kids in the car on one trip I did, and over one 20 mile section of road that was fairly thick with roos so we had to slow down... a LOT - (it took us well over an hour to travel that section instead of the usual 20 minutes or so) we counted more than 200 for EACH MILE along the way!! The recent drought has dropped the numbers a little bit, & now that it's raining again every now and then so there's more green grass around and more water in the creeks etc, they aren't quite so desperate for food/water that grows/collects along the verges so we don't see that sort of thing quite so often, but the better food/water supply does mean they are breeding up numbers again! There are millions of them out there!! :sour:

 

[Bob Denman]

That sounds a bit like driving in Maine, and trying to avoid the Moose...
You see; you don't actually hit the Moose... you hit his knees! :shocked:
The rest of him comes through the windshield, to take final revenge upon you! :yikes:

 

[midnight]

Daisyjoe, "What are Drop Bears" you ask?!?

They are fairly rare (thankfully) but very savage carnivorous creatures (Thylarctos plummetus) that are related to Tasmanian Devils, Tasmanian Tigers, & Koalas. They stalk animals (& unwary people) by hiding in the tree tops (very effectively too, they are rarely ever seen before their attack) and they attack their prey by dropping suddenly onto the head of the prey animal (or human....) Just like our Salt-water Crocodiles, Bunyips, & Tasmanian Tigers, they are remnants of a pre-historic age when the continent had giant creatures running around, including giant wombats (Diprotodon), carnivorous Kangaroos & other large carnivorous animals that have since (mainly... & thankfully) died out, leaving just small numbers of reclusive remnants to roam remote areas of the Great Dividing Range and our Eucalypt Forests.

The Australian Museum has an entry for them that's well worth a look, you can find pics of them on google (altho I reckon a fair few of them are doctored pic, cos Drop Bears are pretty rare and hard to catch staying still for long enough to take a pic of, even when they are gorging on a fresh kill!) & the Australian Geographic (our version of the National Geographic) ran an article on them last year if you can track a copy down. In that article they noted that a recent study revealed there were far fewer reported attacks on people who spoke with an Australian accent than there were on those who didn't (ie visiting Tourists or new Immigrants were the prey of choice if the Drop Bears could find them).

One of the best ways of avoiding Drop Bear attacks is to smear Vegemite on your forehead, behind your ears, and in your armpits (& groin if you are game!) Vegemite is our famous National spread that is usually eaten on slices of bread (with lots of butter too) but often described by non-Aussies (in polite company anyway) as 'axle grease'... But it does work as a Drop Bear deterrent, I've never known anyone daubed with Vegemite on their forehead, behind their ears, & in their armpits to be attacked by a Drop Bear. :thumbup:

You failed to tell them the main way to find out if a drop bear is in a tree near you

Lie under the suspected tree face up,
Spit upwards and if theres a drop bear in the tree it will spit back at you

 

[Bob Denman]

:yikes: :roflblack: :thumbup: