Does anyone know where I can find one, or even a whole congregation of them?

Normally they can be very shy and elusive, though sometimes quite pugnacious. But if you use the right bait they come out of their holes in droves.

[ 07-30-2003, 18:55: Message edited by: NitroX ]

I work with a bunch of brown nosed wussies. Will they do?

NitroX

Try the Boddington Thread.

There is a population of Red Faced Chicken Gropers there also.

Trophy Fees on Gold Medal specimans only.

[ 07-31-2003, 07:34: Message edited by: Mickey1 ]

Nitro-X

Dont laugh, but over here in my part of Victoria, Wombats do so much damage that it is legal to shoot them! with a spotlight one night we got 36, just around our farm, they are tough bastards too!

I have 'bagged' my legal limit of snipe many times. You just never know....

Mickey

Haven't seen that thread.

Choppa

I don't believe it! You can actually hunt them over there. Here - the Hairy Nosed version - is highly protected. What species are you shooting?

What do they taste like ?

From "Old-timers" I tell they make a nice soup.

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Will have to look for a photo to post so people will know what to look for.

NitroX
They taste a bit like Platypus

Bakes

Nitro-X,

I dont know what species they are? I thought they were hairy nosed, but I could be wrong, I have never tasted a Wombat, if I was hungary enough I probably would, have to be bloody hungary though!
we are over run with the bloody things, they do some shocking damage, take some stopping too! I remember one taking five SG's up the arse off the back of the ute and still kept going, I have also seen them with mange so bad, not one hair was left on him, looked like a mud monster, poor Bastard, I was glad to put him out of his misery.

Choppa

If you can legally do it, I would definitely try eating it. I think you would be surprised that they are quite good to eat. At least from reports from colonial days.

I'll help you out one day if you like.

Bakes

I thought their taste was a cross somewhere between platypus and koala.

I liked Koala although the backstraps are quite small. It took about 30 of them to make a meal for a barbie. That and a substantial quantity of VB.