What caliber for Crazy Kangaroo??

[mbt2001]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...ave-elderly-woman-savaged-rogue-kangaroo.html

Hero pet dog leaps in to save elderly woman savaged by killer kangaroo

By David Gardner
Last updated at 12:19 PM on 20th July 2008

Farmer's wife Rosemary Neal owes her life to the family dog when it fought off a killer kangaroo that had knocked her over and badly mauled her.

'If it wasn't for the dog she wouldn't be alive today,' said 65 year-old Mrs Neal's son, Darren, as his mother recovered yesterday from facial lacerations, gouges to her back and legs and heavy bruising.


'The kangaroo went crazy - it just laid into her with its feet and claws and would have kept going if the dog hadn't chased it off when she started screaming.'

Most species of kangaroo are not considered aggressive toward humans

Grandmother Mrs Neal had set out across her fields near the New South Wales outback town of Mudgee, 200 miles north west of Sydney, to check on her horses.


Mudgee, famous for its wine, honey and olives, is known to be a popular grazing area for kangaroos but Mrs Neal had never had any trouble with them before - they usually just hop away whenever she heads towards them.


This time, however, a large male - more than 6ft tall - decided it wasn't going to move and that Mrs Neal was an intruder.


'A lot of kangaroos who were in the paddock just moved away, but this particular one has just jumped up and launched straight at her,' said Darren.


'He hit her once and she just dropped and rolled but it kept at her.


'My dog heard her screaming and bolted along the field and chased him off.


'She'd probably be dead if the dog hadn't rushed to help her.


'My mum is only five and a half feet tall, so this kangaroo was almost as big as her.


'Her face has been ripped open, her hand has been mauled and she's got scratches all over her back, plus some concussion. Her whole body is sore.'


Mrs Neal was taken to hospital where she was treated for her wounds, kept under observation for a few hours and then allowed to return to her farm house.


'Many people in the town have been complaining about the kangaroo problem for years.


'They've been increasing in number and getting close to the urban areas but nothing has been done about it,' said Darren.


'What's worrying me now is that someone else might be mauled by one of these animals. The big males just don't seem to be afraid of humans.


'It will be terrible if a child is attacked before anything is done about these animals.


'There are so many around the area that you can't drive down the street without swerving to miss them.


'We've seen little kids running through the paddocks and if they run over one of those big ones they won't last two seconds.' Kangaroo attacks on humans are rare, but when there is a confrontation it is often the human who comes off worst.


In 1998 a 13-year-old boy searching for a lost ball in the rough on a golf course was attacked by a large male kangaroo which inflicted severe injuries, almost blinding the boy.

To bad Australia has UK type gun laws... I think if she had been packing a .357 she could have dusted that Kangaroo. I bet she always goes hiking with that dog from now on. Another reason why they are mans best friend.

 

[Eric F]

Ball bat ought to cover it!

 

[Crunker1337]

Yeah, seeing as how the gun laws there are, quite frankly, anti-freedom, I suppose a bat would do, when used in tandem with the dog.

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

Stabbing seems to work well in the UK (and probably Australia) now that only the bad guys have guns.

 

[bukijin]

hmm...its difficult to be an aussie on this website sometimes. Seems as if any mention of Australia is just a cue to have a go at us.

.243 is the most popular for roos i would say although .303 from a lee enfield is traditional. Big culls are done with FALs from helicopters I believe.

Every property (ranch) has firearms. Regarding dogs, they are for protection against snakes mainly.

 

[DannyinJapan]

If I were in that position and could not/did not want to carry a firearm, I'd build some kind of sturdy walking stick with a crossbar, like a boar spear.

 

[mbt2001]

Seems as if any mention of Australia is just a cue to have a go at us.

Actually is was a way to make an interesting "Dog saves Master" story gun related...

I don't think anyone was "having a go" at Australia... Pointing out that the gun laws aren't what they could be is a fact.

 

[Archer1945]

I wonder if some of the people here have ever seen a kangaroo, outside of photos. A big 'roo is extremely powerful and has a kick at least as good as any horse or mule, probably much worse because they have claws which horses and mules don't. If you are close enough to one to make a baseball bat effective then you are well within striking range of those feet. Personally if I knew I was going to have to carry protection against a possible attack I would much rather have a short barrel 12ga pump or semi-auto with good slugs in it, if allowed.

Maybe it is my imagination but there seem to be more and more attacks of humans by animals and not just the carnivorous kind. I can't think of any reason a kangaroo would attack a human unless it was a territorial thing and I would think anybody who's lived where there are 'roos would know if they are very territorial.

 

[Yankee]

Sounds like the woman's first mistake was going out onto her property unarmed. Anybody who works on a rural property knows that they may need to use a rifle to put down sick or injured animals, control pests like foxes and rabbits, or even to use the gun as a signalling tool in the event that you fall off the horse and break a leg. I live in Australia and I know how bad our firearms laws are compared to the US but it is still relatively easy for farmers to own and use high-powered rifles which are more than capable of adjusting the attitude of a pissed-off Kangaroo.

 

[crushbup]

Did the kangaroo shrink during the story? He went from being "more than 6ft tall" to being almost as tall as a 5 and 1/2 ft woman.