Driving back from The Border Ranges National Park near Kyogle we came across a herd of lovely Jersey cows on their way to a milking shed. Jerseys are such pretty cows, I couldn't resist stopping to snap a couple of pics.
We had a chat with farmer who had some interesting tales to tell, one of which was about the huge eels in the creek. Apparently one eel was as thick as a man's thighs and two metres long. It was dining on ducks and taking young goslings. A goose had hatched 28 goslings and as the mother was launching the little ones in the water they were being snatched by the eel. Glad to say, the eel met his waterloo. It was caught on a huge hook on a heavy line. Could be a tall tale but amusing .The farmer had 3 working dogs and was on a quad bike. One of the dogs kept having his way with a bitch, which was a distraction.
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I just saw a show on TV about a guy farming eels at a place near the top of the Dividing range - which I guess is around near you guys. Eels were being farmed for Japan and Chian and some were huge. I'd say the story was a true one.
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