John Kirby started catching wild bulls in the East Kimberley in 1969 and by the time he stopped in 1983 he had caught approximately 10,000. However, when he caught his first bull, John had never worked with cattle before. As in, ever. This is the story of a young lad from the city who headed […]
We all know that when you work on a cattle station, you’re bound to come across creatures other than cattle. If you’re in the desert country, it might be camels and donkeys – and if you’re way up high in the top end, you’ll probably see water buffalo, and if you’re lucky… or … well… […]
After 36 episodes talking about cattle, we thought we’d mix it up and talk about another four-legged herbivore that is also found on many cattle stations… camels! Our guest today is an incredible woman named Hannah, who, as you’re about to learn, knows an awful lot about camels and has no shortage of yarns about […]
Host: Kachana Station Written by Jacqueline Henggeler, Owner. When we moved to Kachana Station to set up our home in 1991, there was hardly any vegetation and we saw native animals on rare occasions only. Once we had established some vegetation and electric light, we attracted insects, especially during the wet. This brought along other animals […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Martha Lindstad, Stationhand, Yarrie Station It had been one of those perfect days. We weren’t far out in September, and were getting closer to the end of mustering. As many times previously this year, a team of us were sent to our leased block, Coongan. Coongan had more rainfall than […]
Host: AgForce Queensland Written by Brett Carlsson, Senior Wild Dog Coordinator. AgForce has been the unifying voice for Queensland’s beef, sheep and grain producers since 1999. Our strength continues through our membership and a strategic vision to secure the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the agribusiness sector. AgForce has approximately thirty staff based in Brisbane and regionally […]
Host: Undoolya Station Written by Nikita Hayes Living so close to Alice Springs we have a really big problem with wild dogs. We are roughly 20 minutes from the border of town and we surround the whole east side. Like all stations and farms, we all have pests, whether it be dogs, cats, foxes, horses […]
Host: Zoe Hayes Location: North West Queensland Red dog? Nah mate, dead dog! Driving along a dirt road past rural properties in Blackall QLD it was a sight & stench for sore eyes, but one I took as a rare photographic opportunity. Wild dogs strung up swinging with the breeze hanging from farmer’s trees. Poetic or […]
Host: Kilcowera Station Written by Toni Sherwin, Station Owner Kilcowera is a working cattle station that offers accommodation, camping and guided tours. Way back in 2001 we opened up Kilcowera to paying guests, since then we have had thousands of them through the gates. It was a fairly easy decision to make as we had […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elizovech – Owner, Country Downs Station. There are many aspects of our business that we have discussed over the years, however, one of the many that we haven’t as yet, is dingoes and the role they play in our industry and more importantly in our philosophy. Many agricultural properties […]
Host: Blina Station Written by Constance Wood – Manager, Blina Station. I never knew that snakes drank milk. I had never thought about it. When I was visiting a neighbouring station last year, the cook there told me that milk powder attracts snakes. Incredulous, I followed the python we were looking at, straight to the […]
Host: Aneka Collison & Hugh James Written by Hugh James – Ranger, GoGo Station. To an East coast boy the Kimberley has such an association with all things wild and untamed, from the long and isolated roads to the rough and rugged gorges hiding adventure and discovery. It was my fourth year at the University […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Jacki Bishop – Overseer, Gallipoli Station. This is my spin on an event that happened just the other day (a little tongue in cheek). “Whaaaat? What have you done to her?” Was my initial response. Brolga (my husband) shot me an offended glance. “No, wasn’t me, I didn’t do a […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. April and May were the months we started de-stocking again. All heifers and steers that were saleable went onto the trucks to feedlots and to the Roma Saleyards. In amongst this were medical appointments, boarding school interviews, injured animals, and school holidays! Talk about squishing […]
Host: Hodgson River Station Written by: Jo Bloomfield – Owner, Hodgson River Station. Water buffalo. This breed of buffalo is the swamp variety that pretty much invaded through population explosion in North Australia. Largely uncontrolled until the BTEC (Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign) program in the 1980’s. They were imported to provide food to remote […]
Host: Hodgson River Station Written by: Jo Bloomfield – Owner, Hodgson River Station. Brolgas. The Brolgas have a red marking on their head – the older they are the darker it is. A weird gangly bird that remind me of prehistoric pterodactyls. They stand nearly 2m tall with about the same wing span. They make […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. In recent years we have also had to do battle with our enemy, the wild dog. In years gone by when Southampton used to run around 10,000 head of sheep we had no wild dog problems due I believe to the vigilance of our neighbours […]
