FANCY an article on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website suggesting that, “the rangelands are overall, in remarkably good health”. Not only that, but the recent article suggested there is a role for landholder in the management of Australia’s rangelands.
As Barry Traill explained:
“Ecologists worry that with disappearance of the rangelands' custodians there will be an explosion in invasive animal and plant species.
“The outback is one of the few great natural places in the world but it needs people to manage it with fires, and to manage the feral animals.”
Robert , I am amazed that some do.
As a town dweller now, with a place in the scrub, I look at the woodies AND the feral pigeons and know there is food there, in an emergency.
Need an emergency though, because the NSW govt is about to bring in permits , certificates, etc , etc.
Sydney is such a taxing , dopey , GREEN, place
Ian, I've cooked duck out in the wild for groups. I found the best way was to sort of triple cook: scorch, steam then bake, all in the same cast iron pot. If you've got too many just rip off the breasts. To stretch quantities I stew up with beans or lentils, or let brown rice absorb cooking juice for a sort of paella. If you had plenty of hard back fat from a clean wild pig you could make a hell of a pate or terrine with the flesh and gizzards of black duck.
But God forbid any of them should have an accident!