AN DU RU FOX
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Quite a few buzzing around preston/ormskirk area used to see a few when going strawb/carrot picking way back when.
Wallabies
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8x57
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Would you eat it ?
Freeforester
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Some on an island on Loch lomond.
Introduced by a Victorian land owner.
Nice beach perfect for a summer BBQ access is a bit rocky with a rib.
Aw yeah mayte, tinnies in the wodda whoile the baarbie foires aap, fair dinkum
Careful mayte, they're tooled up and proper 'tasty'!
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alberta boy
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Ok , I'll go there since no one else will ......... whats the best cartridge for Wallabies ? I don't really care , but it was going to come up sooner or later .
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8x57
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.22WMR according to a friend of mine who used to cull them. He owned a Ruger 10/22 in that calibre for that very purpose.
alberta boy
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That actually makes sense . I have a 22WMR , but Wallabies are a bit scarce in these parts .
8x57
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Canada possibly just a little bit too cold for them, though I understand that they're hardy little creatures. There used to be several small colonies in the U.K. the most famous being in Derbyshire I believe, but there was also a small colony down on the Mendips of Somerset. I haven't heard anything about that colony for some years now, perhaps they have died out. At one time it was fairly common for motorists to report that they had seen or run over a kangaroo on the Mendips.
mchughcb
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One of the most popular cartridges in Tasmania is the Federal 50gr HP in 22 Magnum. Cheap and accurate.
If using a shotgun then generally #2 or BBs are used.
I had a pet orphan baby wallaby for a bit in Oz. They are really cute but a bit dumb. They like sleeping in warm bags. But when left alone they will not just lay still like a normal mammal and wait for mum because they never have to do this in the wild, so this makes them a bit impractical as a pet. So we gave it to a sanctuary. I do not see the point in shooting them unless they are a serious pest, or you are really hungry. There used to be a colony on Herm next to Guernsey. Maybe they are still there, I am not sure.
Hanechdene
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Used to see them around Henley
levigsp
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I was on a shoot between Henley and Marlow when three came through the line, I I used to see all sorts of weardos on that shoot, mc Alpines wife had a huge collection and they frequently escaped. In the 60/70s we were actively encouraged to kill red necked wallabies as they were damaging!
I believe there is still a collection of wallabies at Bucklebury Farm Park. The Bucklebury estate is close by.
A good few years ago now I was stalking early one Summer morning near the village of Bucklebury. We spied an animal in a meadow and as we stalked closer it suddenly bounded off, quite clearly a wallaby. Later that morning we were stalking in the wood and it came bounding back past us - it sounded like a rhinocerous as it crashed through the undergrowth. Never saw it again.
We kill them on sight.
Massive problem. The current invasive mammalian pest crisis, uncontrollably spreading as we speak, both islands. Funny this topic should come up on here as I have just recently started opening doors to get into Wallaby control because I’m getting a bit bored of shooting deer.
.223 Remington 1:8” twist and 65-75gr bullets since you ask.
foxhunter
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Looks like I need to go to NZ
kenbro
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Good answer there for the OP.
Bugger off to NZ and fill ya boots, but, leave ‘em alone here unless they are doing serious damage.
Ken.
Coddy
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