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Skriven 2011-08-20 16:23:00 av Glen Jamieson
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 ->  -> like cattle.  In the past, dogs were bred for hunting 'roos; these
 ->  -> "kangaroo dogs" were developed by crossing German Shepherd with
 ->  -> greyhound, to combine powerful jaws with a fast body.  These days all
 ->  -> hunting is by spotlighting.
 ->  HN> Damned unsporting I'd say! Go after them with
 ->  HN> Bolo's or throwing sticks.
 -> 
 -> Harvesting kangaroos by shooters at night with spotlights is no more a
 -> sport than is slaughtering cattle in abattoirs.  This is the most
 -> humane method of killing the animals, as the licenced shooters are
 -> required to be crack shots who always kill by head or neck shots.
 ->
 HN> Still not very sporting! Here we don't 
 HN> "harvest" any game animal at least 
 HN> not commercially from the wild. There

Young Jim's mob are probably closer to the Australian model.

 HN> are deer farms, and ostrich farms,
 HN> and according to one report I read
 HN> even a kangaroo farm somewhere!

I would expect they would be tame ones, for kids to play with.

 HN> Gator farms, frog farms...but not from
 HN> the wild population...that's left to the 
 HN> sport hunters and they are not 
 HN> allowed to sell their product. At 
 HN> least not as far as I know. Some
 HN> states my have different laws 
 HN> than here. 

Kangaroos were originally just shot for their skins, and later, the
meat was sold commercially for pets.  Later still, the butchering and
supply chain were upgraded to allow for sale for human consumption.
Shooters have arrangements with cattle and sheep station owners to go
onto their land at night to harvest the roos, while carefully avoiding
the cattle.  The station dogs usually get the guts, and the station
owner is paid a small fee for each roo.  Everyone benefits.
 
 ->  -> Kangaroos kill several people each year, mainly by being run into by

 -> Both parties are responsible for a collision and resulting fatalities.
 -> The most effective way of preserving the car occupants is by accepting
 -> that it is impossible to avoid a collision at night with a speeding,
 -> suicidal kangaroo in some areas, and by fitting a strong "'roo bar" to
 -> the front of the vehicle and keeping down to a safe speed.
 ->
 HN> I would think a Roo bar would come
 HN> standard when a new car was purchased
 HN> if it's that common to whack one!

For cars and trucks that are regularly used at night on Northern
Territory and western Queensland roads, roo bars are normally fitted.
Some people claim that small ultra-sonic whistles which work in the
car's slipstream can scare away the animals, but their effectiveness
is difficult to prove.
 
 -> was bent, a headlight was broken, and blood and guts were splattered
 -> over the front and side of the bus.  The Japanese tourists on the bus
 -> took lots of photos at the next scheduled stop.
 ->
 HN> Probably the most exciting thing 
 HN> that happened to them on the
 HN> entire trip!!

Japanese tourists are fascinated by the NT.  A bus driver told me that
one got him to stop the bus half way along the Stuart Highway so she
could photograph the 2-lane road disappearing to the horizon in both
directions, without another vehicle visible.  As it is the main North-
South highway across Australia, she thought it was worth while
photographing.
 
 -> clean up the front of the locomotive, so as not to offend all the
 -> waiting meeters and greeters in Adelaide in the morning.
 HN> Must keep up appearances right?

We want tourists to keep coming back.  Our crocodiles are getting hungry.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Crocodile Fillet Tempura, Salad & Kakadu Plum/wasabi
 Categories: Australian, Seafood, Meats
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
    300 g  Crocodile tail fillet
      1 pk Tempura batter mix
     20    Snow peas
    500 ml Oil, vegetable
    200 ml KAKADU PLUM DRESSING
    200 g  CHINOIS SALAD MIX:-
           Chard
           Tatsio
           Legume sprouts
           ===KAKADU PLUM/WASABI DRSNG
    100 g  Kakadu plums
      5 g  Ginger, green,
           -sliced.
     30 g  Sugar
    150 ml Water
     70 ml Vinegar, rice wine
     10 g  Wasabi powder
           Oil, peanut, or sunflower
 
  Slice the crocodile fillet into thin strips [3 to 5mm thick] across
  the grain, keep cold.
  
  Mix the tempura batter mix according to the instructions on the box.
  Top and string the snowpeas. Wash and dry the salad mix. Toss the
  salad and the snow peas together and divide betweem 4 plates.
  
  Heat the oil to 180^C, dip the crocodile strips into the batter,
  wiping excess off on the side of the bowl. Fry until crisp and
  golden, about 3 minutes, remove and place on a paper towel. Place the
  pieces around the edge of the salad.
  
  Put the whole Kakadu plums between the crocodile strips and drizzle
  30ml of dressing over the salad but not the crocodile strips. Serve
  the remaining dressing as a dipping sauce.
  
  KAKADU PLUM AND WASABI DRESSING:- Simmer plums, ginger, sugar, water
  and vinegar slowly in a pot with a lid on until thye plums are soft.
  Remove 20 plums and continue to simmer for 15 minutes. Cool and
  strain, pushing the plum meat through a strainer.
  
  Whisk in a little oil and the wasabi powder. Put the reserved plums
  back into the dressing and refrigerate.
  
  from the menu of RED OCHRE GRILL, Cairns, Queensland from FINE FOOD
  FROM COUNTRY AUSTRALIA by RANDOM HOUSE, 20 Alfred St, Milsons Point,
  2061, NSW, Australia typed by KEVIN JCJD SYMONS From: Glen Jamieson
  Date: 11-11-09
 
MMMMM
 

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