OT found some dingos

[dbateman]

went for a walk and found some dingos

[Jaguarundi]

Sweet,I like to greet coyotes the same way So give us some specs on the rifle configuration & load

[dbateman]

rifle is Ruger m77 in 308 shooting 150gr power points toped with tasco 2.5-10x46 scope

[Jaguarundi]

That will work ! I use my Marlin 308MXLR with the factory 308 ME ammo for coyotes .

[preventec47]

I've heard dingos refered to as wild dogs moreso then distinct species
like fox, or coyotes etc. Are they ever kept as pets down there?
In other words are they simply regular dogs raised in the wild
or are they a distinct species ?

[dbateman]

i think there part of the k9 family? im pretty shore there just a different breed
some people do keep them as pets but your not suppose to
btw dingos dont bark like other dog

[preventec47]

Interesting, I never thought about it but wolves, coyotes, and foxes dont bark either.

True for many dog breeds also. I like those kinds.

[Andrew]

Wow, that's amazing! Finding 3 dead dingos while walking is a rarety, but to find a rifle laying next to them, that's awesome!

[Comal Forge]

The dingo is a native canine - like the coyote is to the Americas.

The following is from Wikipedia

Quote:
The dingo (Canis lupus dingo) or Warrigal, is a type of Australian canid, probably descended from the Iranian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes).[2] It is commonly described as an Australian wild dog, but is not restricted to Australia, nor did it originate there. Modern dingoes are found throughout Southeast Asia, mostly in small pockets of remaining natural forest, and in mainland Australia, particularly in the north. They have features in common with both wolves and modern dogs, and are regarded as more or less unchanged descendants of an early ancestor of modern dogs. The name dingo comes from the language of the Eora Aboriginal people, who were the original inhabitants of the Sydney area. The New Guinea Singing Dog is also classified as Canis lupus dingo.
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[gundownunder]

There are village dogs in a number of countries in south east asia which are just like the dingo, they work as scavengers to keep the village clean.
The dingo doesn't bark but he does howl in a most beautiful fashion, I spent some time on the Nullabor plain and I used to love sitting out in the middle of the night listening to the chorus all around me. People say the dingo is a solitary animal but out there I saw packs of up to nine adult dogs, which would be serious cause for concern if they moved into sheep country.

Another difference between dingoes and domestic dogs is that dingoes breed once a year instead of twice.
Laws regarding the keeping of dingoes vary from state to state. Back in the 70s, Victoria was the first state to allow a dingo to be registered as a pet, I think it was in Brighton which is an inner city suburb of Melbourne.

[Ysabel Kid]

dbateman -

How far were your shots. Looks like you pegged them well. I have heard that dingos over there are as much of a nuisance as coyotes over here.

[dbateman]

all shots were under 100 yards
dingos can bee a nuisance here.....more of a problem when thay cross breed with domestic dogs
because thay lose there fear of humans and attack people and hunt in packs for the fun of it pulling down calves
and iv seen horses that have escaped but had to be put down from them

[J35]

Interesting, I never thought about it but wolves, coyotes, and foxes dont bark either.

True for many dog breeds also. I like those kinds.

Hey just a heads up Coyotes do bark so do Gray fox, never lived around wolves so can't speak for them.

I started calling coyotes back in 1968, many times since then I have been busted by the coyote and had them bark at me to let me know I wasn't fooling anyone.

I was glassing a rocky hillside once and found a family of gray fox. I decided to get closer and started hiking, when I got fairly close to where I had seen them, one of the adult fox took off in front of me crossed a small canyon stopped and barked at me, so I played along and tried to follow the fox, I would stop and turn back towards the den and the fox would show itself and bark and try to lead me away from the den.

Not sure how many folks know that gray fox are also excellent tree climbers.

good hunting

[Jaguarundi]

Interesting, I never thought about it but wolves, coyotes, and foxes dont bark either.

True for many dog breeds also. I like those kinds.

Hey just a heads up Coyotes do bark so do Gray fox, never lived around wolves so can't speak for them.

I started calling coyotes back in 1968, many times since then I have been busted by the coyote and had them bark at me to let me know I wasn't fooling anyone.

I was glassing a rocky hillside once and found a family of gray fox. I decided to get closer and started hiking, when I got fairly close to where I had seen them, one of the adult fox took off in front of me crossed a small canyon stopped and barked at me, so I played along and tried to follow the fox, I would stop and turn back towards the den and the fox would show itself and bark and try to lead me away from the den.

Not sure how many folks know that gray fox are also excellent tree climbers.

good hunting

+1 I have had both Coyote & Grey fox barkback when I was made. Learned something new-I will have to keep a lookout for a Gray fox's tree climbing ability .

[dbateman]

thay use to trap dingos buy getting half a water tank and berieing it or making a ramp up the side put bit of donkey meat or
something simpler in the bottom and all the young ones get stuck in there because thay Havant learnt to jump yet and cant get out