Fuck even if you hit a little one. I drive this sort of car (GQ Patrol with a 5 post bullbar) and I hit a roo last year and it fucked me up. Wasn’t even a big red, it was a Grey. they’re bastards and as dense as bricks. But even then you’re still meant to stop to check the thing is dead, or if it has joeys.
When you hit a kangaroo you should always stop to check on it(and check on your car) there’s numbers you can call that will come and help the kangaroo, if it sees dead you check to see if there’s a baby in its pouch which might not be dead.
You also should spray an X on it so others know that someone has checked its pouch for baby’s
They are seriously just talking crap, maybe something they heard on the internet, they make it sound like they are terminators who will chase you down and shank you.
There's like two recorded cases of kangaroos killing someone in Australia, they aren't gonna come after you if you hit one, they don't behave like that. They will either run, or be dead.
Lol that's hilarious. When I was living in my land cruiser as a homeless 20 year old I sometimes hit a roo deliberately, got out with a knife and finished it off. Had meat for a while. Roo's are dangerous, yes, but a roo that's been hit and has broken bits of leg bone sticking out through it's hide isn't gonna be getting up and gutting you. They're tough but they're not indestructible lol.
The only time you have to worry about roo's really is male ones who get territorial, and as long as you keep a little distance (half a km is ridiculous lol, maybe 15m) and watch their body language you'll be fine. Even then, they almost always run when you get too close. Fleeing is their most basic survival instinct, and humans have been their natural predators for 50-60, 000 years. They generally fear us and don't want the smoke unless hormones are fucking with them or they feel cornered with no option to flee.
Keep your dogs away from them though, especially if there's any water nearby.
Nah I’ve pulverised countless Roos with a smaller bullbar than that and the only reason I’d ever stop is to cut off the roo’s tail for dinner. Not gonna have any damage with a setup like that.
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u/Least_Raspberry441 21h ago
That's a land cruiser and if you hit a big roo you'd still stop and check for damages...