Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) Came across this pic today. Was taken sometime in the 70's from a place in NSW known as Ivanhoe. These guys were Pro Rabbit shooters for a number of chiller/coldstore places in the area. These bunny's were headshot for the chiller they were supplying. They used to get around 60 cents AUD a pair in those days, with numbers like this i think they still did pretty good. Would have gone through a mountain of .22LR rounds i'd expect. Cheers, Shaun Edited December 16, 2009 by Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter Quote Link to post
ginger dave 63 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Thats some haul of rabbits Cobber! Quote Link to post
TOMO 24,876 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 great pic DSH get some more up. 3 year ago i was in OZ , and drove from adalaid to sydney, along the A20 , some where between the murry river and mildura i think, the land was flat and from the car window all i could see either side of the road was rabbit warrens, this went on for miles miles and miles. i remember thinking i would love to ferret this, when darkness came i also saw a lot of hares , foxes a few ferral cats , and rews of course all along this stretch of road . just looked on google earth and its not that far from Ivanhoe Quote Link to post
Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Yes that area you travelled through is a ferreters heaven or nightmare, lol depending on what you expect or are used to i suppose. It really does open your eyes to the sheer numbers that pretty much ruled the outback areas from the 30's through to the 50's when Myxomatosis was first introduced. http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2008/s2723455.htm Here's a link to a video from the ABC Channel over here. It's a re-enactment of the first landing of Rabbits here in Victoria Australia during the Spring of 1889 at Barwon Park. Cheers, Shaun Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 A ferreters dream Quote Link to post
TOMO 24,876 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 just watched that DSH , intresting report . fasanating that in just a few years they trapped 10,000 Quote Link to post
max abell 196 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Very interesting film clip mate well worth watching Quote Link to post
Jamie93 57 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Thats some bag. Nice pic mate, thanks for sharing Happy Hunting Jamie93 Quote Link to post
rory 58 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 the picture aint showin up for me Quote Link to post
Coneytrappr 29 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 The shooters wouldn't have been working for one Jack McCraith, would they? For anyone who is interested, there is a very interesting book titled 'The Rabbit King' by Catherine Watson, detailing the foundation of the rabbit industry in Australia. Great true story about a lad who decided to make a living off rabbits, started out with a few ferrets, traps etc and ended up exporting millions all over the place. Great pic and an impressive haul. Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 A ferreters dream well said mate Quote Link to post
Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16 Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 The shooters wouldn't have been working for one Jack McCraith, would they? For anyone who is interested, there is a very interesting book titled 'The Rabbit King' by Catherine Watson, detailing the foundation of the rabbit industry in Australia. Great true story about a lad who decided to make a living off rabbits, started out with a few ferrets, traps etc and ended up exporting millions all over the place. Great pic and an impressive haul. Thankyou for that information Coneytrappr, Have just had a bit of a look & rang a place that offered it on their website. Alas it is out of print now, so it looks as though i may have to try to aquire one via ebay or 2nd hand Again thanks for the great information of what looks like a top class read Cheers, Shaun Quote Link to post
Brimmer 220 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Wow thats one serious bag Shaun! It would take me all season to muster up that many. Quote Link to post
Downunder_Sthn_Ferreter 16 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Found a few more archive pics from the days of huge Rabbit numbers here in Aust. Wardang Island Sth Australia. The first field trial of myxomatosis in Australian began in November 1937 at Wardang Island, Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Trials were conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), predecessor to the CSIRO. This photograph of rabbits at the enclosed trial site was taken by M W Mules and sent with one of his routine reports to the Division of Animal Health and Nutrition. The myxomatosis program was a world first in the biological control of mammalian pests, reducing rabbit numbers from 600 million to 100 million in just two years. Add from 1926 for Gisko Poison... Poison baits, such as carrots, oat grains or pellets, were laid using an automatic hand-operated machine or cart. The Trapper 1907. Shortly after their introduction to Australia in 1859, European rabbits had reached plague proportions. The impact on primary industry and the natural environment was catastrophic. Farmers and local councils tried rabbit-proof fences, traps, poisoned baits and fumigating machines, but had little success. Cheers, Shaun Quote Link to post
Coneytrappr 29 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 That last photo is fantastic! Great thread Quote Link to post
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