Had a friend visit from out near Thargomindah the other day and he was telling me how bad the wild dogs are out that way. Told me how he mostly traps them nowdays rather than shooting (as in pic) and uses diesel as an attractant...sprinkles diesel around the trap site after it has been set and buried. Was also saying that the dingoes will lick the diesel soaked dirt off grader fuel tanks and reckons it's the sulfur in diesel they go for.
Also frequent Quilpie area. (for last 20yrs.) Yep dogs are a problem. Quite a few strung up in trees on side of road.
But, funnily enough we camp at working opal mine over winter. We have to go through the dog fence, so effectively we should be in their territory.
Never seen or heard a dingo or wild dog. There is no evidence that they have been in camp. Our dogs would have told us. Lots of diesel and excavators around. No lick marks on machinery either. Plenty of roos snakes and lizards. Our dogs are very quick to tell us about those. Think the dogs and dingos must have got shut out on the wrong side of the fence. lol.
Had a friend visit from out near Thargomindah the other day and he was telling me how bad the wild dogs are out that way. Told me how he mostly traps them nowdays rather than shooting (as in pic) and uses diesel as an attractant...sprinkles diesel around the trap site after it has been set and buried. Was also saying that the dingoes will lick the diesel soaked dirt off grader fuel tanks and reckons it's the sulfur in diesel they go for.
So there you go, another use for diesel.
Good Luck
But, funnily enough we camp at working opal mine over winter. We have to go through the dog fence, so effectively we should be in their territory.
Never seen or heard a dingo or wild dog. There is no evidence that they have been in camp. Our dogs would have told us. Lots of diesel and excavators around. No lick marks on machinery either. Plenty of roos snakes and lizards. Our dogs are very quick to tell us about those. Think the dogs and dingos must have got shut out on the wrong side of the fence. lol.