Thank you for sharing your working life and incredible skills with us Clark. My question to add to the dingo being a native animal ( Asian dog) is “ In 1000 years will our descendants be talking about the Australian native cat”. I really hope not. Food for thought.
Thanks for another great video Clark. I hope those wonderful horses weren't anywhere near a NSW National Park. They really need a huge dose of your wisdom and compassion Thank you again for more information and more great memories of Skunk. Regards Mark from Redlands.
Mate, this is August 24 , just in case I commented previously. All I can say is that you have excelled at dingo philosophy 303, what a shame our government lacks the kind of your cunning?!
G’day Clarke, you point about the dogs being introduced, you are so right on this point, having been to the Phillipines many times, I have seen the similarity to there so called domestic dogs to our dingos,. I often sit outside my in-laws house of an evening with a San Miguel in hand(a beer) being a bush bred person, I give a good howl or two…then the fun starts , for the most part I get at least 20 to 30 responses, one would swear that you were in the Aussie bush . I is not hard to see how the dingo got to Australia , with all the islands in between , sort of like stepping stones, cheers Clarke
Morning Clark!!! Another interesting run on the trap line..(always good to see the clips of ol' Skunk--😢 R.I.P. mate) Appreciate you sharing your decades of knowledge with us, Clark.... Safe travels, friend ❤❤ Stay FROSTY... Keep your powder dry and your head on a swivel... 🇺🇸🇦🇺WWG1WGA🇺🇸🇦🇺NCSWIC🇺🇸🇦🇺
Are you still living at Glenfidick not sure about the spelling .Was down at Manumbar last week went for drive have not been there for about 25 years and was wondering where your place was .Went past Sid Smiths place he has some busted machinery there great bloke went to school with him and his brother you are churning out great vids mate and enjoy watching
Thanks Graeme. Long time since Nanango school hey 🤣 Sid is a staunch man, one of the best. We left Glenfiddich last year but still get out there regularly. Near Kingaroy now.
G'day mate i was a fox traper in VIC but now i live in mid QLD i woun't to get into dog traping i'm loveing what you are teaching thank you for the vids
Hello Clarke, I’m new to your channel and really appreciate the work you put into your videos, it’s a terrific mix of entertaining and educational. I was walking out the back of my grandparents property in Victorian High Country (near Jamieson) around new years, there was dog turds everywhere so the next day I took a .22 with me just to be safer while out walking and came across two dogs around 8am along one of the tracks. They'd just emerged from the treeline directly in front of me and I saw the blur of motion through a clearing (it was a point where two trails meet kind of like a ’T’ road and I was able to see them through some shorter vegetation). I shot one and the other disappeared into the thicker bush howling. I put up some cameras and returned to check them while up here for Australia day and it looks like there are four different wild dogs running around the place. (Only two on camera together at the same time) I have two questions,: 1) Should I be concerned for my safety when out walking? I had no concern at all but since seeing them and shooting one now they are always front of mind. 2) any tips for hunting these dogs down, I’m new to hunting and recently acquired my firearms license. I’ve got access to a few different caliber rifles and a Polaris 4 wheeler but no traps or thermals. Sorry for the lecture, just very excited and full of questions!
All good mate, thanks for the questions. Those just starting in this game who keep an open mind are the ones who surge ahead of the pack. 👊 Only have had dogs attack me twice in all the years, once was very intense. Both times, big cross-bred types and both after I had shot one of the pack. 99% of the time they will simply bolt. Your trail cams and taking time to read the sign you find will be the best way to get a mind picture of your area. Thermals and night vision give you the next level of the puzzle and are great when you are dealing with dogs coming into a bone pile etc. get out, have a go, don't beat up on yourself for any hiccups and have fun.
thanks for a great video , theres no doubt if you want to learn about any animal talk to some one who has spent a lifetime , from dawn to dusk , 7 days a week out in the field trying to catch them . And you often see a common factor the more people really know the more their respect for that animal grows. A few dumb pommy questions now !!! Do you ever come across dogs that are first crosses 50/50 domestic dog? and the more domestic dog there is in an animal does it make it easier to catch , less cautious , or more difficult if say it has some collie blood , would that make it more intelligent ?
Hey mate, not dumb questions at all. Yes we do come across some very high domestic content dogs in some areas. One is so bad that every second dog is domestic but it is close to a town where there is not much, aah, control. People!! Often these dogs are harder to catch as they know humans so well.
It knew that the trap was there . I’ve never trapped dogs in your country. But trapped fox and coyotes in my country . Enjoy your videos a great deal .
I trapped for many years in the states until the feel good democrats outlawed body gripping traps. I gained a contract license with the state to trap with unlawful methods to take out problem beavers and skunks and coyotes and the authority to charge the land owners. Years caught up with me and I surely miss the years of running traps.
Exactly but add.. humans, our food plants, our food stock species, microbes, bacteria, improved pasture grasses, some insects, some lizards etc etc. This country is now engulfed with introduced species so who decided what should stay and what should go? Its a mess.
Hello Clark, have you got your Make America Great hat. If you send me your mail address I will be happy to send you a free hat and where you can get more. enjoy your trapping adventures
Thanks mate, the sites I found said "sold out" on Blaze orange cammo pattern style. PO Box 691 Nanango 4615 Qld. Reckon there will be a team of my mates that will buy one if we find a good source. Cammo Blaze seems to be the order of the day over this way now.
Mr. Clark, I just watched a video from Montana Wolf Trapper and he made a point that I thought made all kinds of sense and hardly anyone does it. He uses the anus's out of the wolves he catches as a scent marker. K9's sniff butts, must be an anal gland marker that they use to identify each other. He says guide their noses and you can guide their feet. Just passing on information, as I'm not a trapper but like watching trapping video's.
Being imported by humans doesn't detract cats from being pests. Most introduced species that go feral or are wild are in some situations. Humans are the most destructive by far, & the debate whether dingoes are native show how mixed up values get. Ungulates even more so, vegetation doesn't have the same emotional effect as the contents of a cat or a mauled calf (another destructive species incidentally).
A weed is a plant in the wrong place. John, to accept the Pest mantra is to accept the "Easy" road. There is no more of a "destructive species" on this planet than mankind. To decide to humble yourself, take a share of the blame and then work to fix it with empathy for all living creatures take a lot more but you might find it worth a try.
Hay Clark love watching always reminds me of home as a kid that is ,maybe a common question but how many rounds do you think you’ve put that that 22 over the years ?? Cheers mate
I love seeing these clips with old mate Skunk in them 🫶🏻
You are such a good teacher Mr McGhie.
Respect all creatures Clarke once again you show what a real hunter is .
Well said Clarke about the Dingos being an introduced species. Won't you cop a ear bashing from the do gooders
Estimated at over 5,000+ years here I reckon they’ve earned the title. Remove the “Apex Predator” and the cats, foxes will thrive.
Thank you for sharing your working life and incredible skills with us Clark.
My question to add to the dingo being a native animal ( Asian dog) is “ In 1000 years will our descendants be talking about the Australian native cat”. I really hope not. Food for thought.
Once again great work , watching you from Wales , on holiday in Spain
great to see like bush country and your mates at work
Another lovely Ep in some lovely country,
Amazing Countryside, but I don't envy Clarke having to deal with the heat.
Thanks for another great video Clark. I hope those wonderful horses weren't anywhere near a NSW National Park. They really need a huge dose of your wisdom and compassion Thank you again for more information and more great memories of Skunk. Regards Mark from Redlands.
Luckily they were much loved saddle horses. This whole world needs a dose of wisdom and compassion but it may take a while. Stay strong
I miss Skunk almost as much as you do, lovely to see him again.
Im not a trapper, but i learn so much from you that i can use in every day living. Thanks Mate.
Glad to hear it
Mate, this is August 24 , just in case I commented previously. All I can say is that you have excelled at dingo philosophy 303, what a shame our government lacks the kind of your cunning?!
So right about the " Kind Eye" .That's the horse you choose. From South Africa.
Thanks again Clark and the dogs for the video look forward to next one , take care,
Your skill is awesome, as is you knowledge, love the dogs,
I have been watching a lot of your work, you have an excellent view of the world and mindset.
I appreciate that!
G’day Clarke, you point about the dogs being introduced, you are so right on this point, having been to the Phillipines many times, I have seen the similarity to there so called domestic dogs to our dingos,. I often sit outside my in-laws house of an evening with a San Miguel in hand(a beer) being a bush bred person, I give a good howl or two…then the fun starts , for the most part I get at least 20 to 30 responses, one would swear that you were in the Aussie bush . I is not hard to see how the dingo got to Australia , with all the islands in between , sort of like stepping stones, cheers Clarke
Exactly. Saw the same thing in Malaysia when I worked there, half tame dingoes everywhere
Another great video Clark, keep up the good work!. Looking forward to the next one.
They are an Asian wolf. You can find them in S E Asia.
Dhole?
Saw them when I was working in Malaysia, exactly the same as what we would class as High Grade dingoes.
Interesting that UA-cam cuts to an ad each time you are about to make the kill shot and returns after the fact.
They mess with me real bad !
Great video Clark! Keep up the great work, Thanks 😊
Thanks, will do!
I really love your videos!
Thank you so much!
Love ya work Clarke, keep it coming.
excellent as always
Great skills mate...Happy Australia Day to you.
Thanks! You too!
Where do you get your bobcat pan traps from Clark and thanks for a great video as always
Professional Trapping Supplies on the Gold Coast, Dave and Tracy Randall.
Morning Clark!!!
Another interesting run on the trap line..(always good to see the clips of ol' Skunk--😢
R.I.P. mate)
Appreciate you sharing your decades of knowledge with us, Clark....
Safe travels, friend ❤❤
Stay FROSTY...
Keep your powder dry and your head on a swivel...
🇺🇸🇦🇺WWG1WGA🇺🇸🇦🇺NCSWIC🇺🇸🇦🇺
Thanks 👍
My sentiments exactly as far as Dingoes go Clark they are an introduced species .
Are you still living at Glenfidick not sure about the spelling .Was down at Manumbar last week went for drive have not been there for about 25 years and was wondering where your place was .Went past Sid Smiths place he has some busted machinery there great bloke went to school with him and his brother you are churning out great vids mate and enjoy watching
Thanks Graeme. Long time since Nanango school hey 🤣 Sid is a staunch man, one of the best. We left Glenfiddich last year but still get out there regularly. Near Kingaroy now.
lol subteranian chicken.... bob-tailed rat works too. Hey, what's your PSI on your tires? Letting some air out might help on slick roads
G'day mate i was a fox traper in VIC but now i live in mid QLD i woun't to get into dog traping i'm loveing what you are teaching thank you for the vids
I came on about 6 and was worried when it wasn’t at the top of the page. Nearly had to go onto last weeks video and make sure you were alright!!
Hello Clarke,
I’m new to your channel and really appreciate the work you put into your videos, it’s a terrific mix of entertaining and educational.
I was walking out the back of my grandparents property in Victorian High Country (near Jamieson) around new years, there was dog turds everywhere so the next day I took a .22 with me just to be safer while out walking and came across two dogs around 8am along one of the tracks. They'd just emerged from the treeline directly in front of me and I saw the blur of motion through a clearing (it was a point where two trails meet kind of like a ’T’ road and I was able to see them through some shorter vegetation). I shot one and the other disappeared into the thicker bush howling. I put up some cameras and returned to check them while up here for Australia day and it looks like there are four different wild dogs running around the place. (Only two on camera together at the same time)
I have two questions,:
1) Should I be concerned for my safety when out walking? I had no concern at all but since seeing them and shooting one now they are always front of mind.
2) any tips for hunting these dogs down, I’m new to hunting and recently acquired my firearms license. I’ve got access to a few different caliber rifles and a Polaris 4 wheeler but no traps or thermals.
Sorry for the lecture, just very excited and full of questions!
All good mate, thanks for the questions. Those just starting in this game who keep an open mind are the ones who surge ahead of the pack. 👊 Only have had dogs attack me twice in all the years, once was very intense. Both times, big cross-bred types and both after I had shot one of the pack. 99% of the time they will simply bolt. Your trail cams and taking time to read the sign you find will be the best way to get a mind picture of your area. Thermals and night vision give you the next level of the puzzle and are great when you are dealing with dogs coming into a bone pile etc. get out, have a go, don't beat up on yourself for any hiccups and have fun.
@@ClarkMcGhiesWildCountry Thank you Clarke, I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to this! Looking forward to your next videos :)
@@ClarkMcGhiesWildCountry ps. I think a recount of the two situations would make for a great video "when the dingoes bite back"
I'm eagerly watching the new series of Muster dogs.. this series is following a litter of B collies
thanks for a great video , theres no doubt if you want to learn about any animal talk to some one who has spent a lifetime , from dawn to dusk , 7 days a week out in the field trying to catch them . And you often see a common factor the more people really know the more their respect for that animal grows. A few dumb pommy questions now !!! Do you ever come across dogs that are first crosses 50/50 domestic dog? and the more domestic dog there is in an animal does it make it easier to catch , less cautious , or more difficult if say it has some collie blood , would that make it more intelligent ?
Hey mate, not dumb questions at all. Yes we do come across some very high domestic content dogs in some areas. One is so bad that every second dog is domestic but it is close to a town where there is not much, aah, control. People!! Often these dogs are harder to catch as they know humans so well.
Hear every word your saying cobber.👍🤠
hope everyones ready in Qld for this cyclone
Looks like Central Q is going to get wet!!
Probably over 20k years!!
Can’t hate the animal for being an animal. Humane dispatch and respect is absolutely the way to go.
Well said.
It knew that the trap was there . I’ve never trapped dogs in your country. But trapped fox and coyotes in my country . Enjoy your videos a great deal .
Thanks 👍
I trapped for many years in the states until the feel good democrats outlawed body gripping traps. I gained a contract license with the state to trap with unlawful methods to take out problem beavers and skunks and coyotes and the authority to charge the land owners. Years caught up with me and I surely miss the years of running traps.
Loving your channel Clarke,maybe you could go into a bit more detail about the species that have become extinct 🤞
Good idea!
A few thousand years is a woke joke. These dogs are feral -- and you do a great job removing them. Thank you.
A dirty big cat, a sneaky wild dog and a surprise cute cuddly koala sighting! Can't ask for better content!!
Very true Clark fox dog cat all introduced ferals time the do gooders started sucking up the truth.
Exactly but add.. humans, our food plants, our food stock species, microbes, bacteria, improved pasture grasses, some insects, some lizards etc etc. This country is now engulfed with introduced species so who decided what should stay and what should go? Its a mess.
between the wild dogs and wild cats they sure can wipe out alotta stuff. Those horse was beautiful and very well mannered.
Dingos are not native?
They say they smell fear and it’s built in to hunt like it’s feline cousin
Like the black boys
How come this episode was supposed to be an hour ago and poor old Skunk is in it. To quote Pauline Hanson please explain. Cheers, Jim
The videos are made long before they are uploaded, it was made before Skunk passed away
This was footage cut on a trapline before he died. I was encouraged to edit and post it.
Too darn slowly, not to darn slow. Let's, not lets. Upcoming is one word, not two.
My apologies for a lower education than yourself. 🤣
Hello Clark,
have you got your Make America Great hat. If you send me your mail address I will be happy to send you a free hat and where you can get more. enjoy your trapping adventures
Thanks mate, the sites I found said "sold out" on Blaze orange cammo pattern style. PO Box 691 Nanango 4615 Qld. Reckon there will be a team of my mates that will buy one if we find a good source. Cammo Blaze seems to be the order of the day over this way now.
I notice you have a animal named Brandon. Why didn't you name the other mongr er dog, Unter?
Mr. Clark, I just watched a video from Montana Wolf Trapper and he made a point that I thought made all kinds of sense and hardly anyone does it. He uses the anus's out of the wolves he catches as a scent marker. K9's sniff butts, must be an anal gland marker that they use to identify each other. He says guide their noses and you can guide their feet. Just passing on information, as I'm not a trapper but like watching trapping video's.
You are exactly right. Some of our scents are based on anal glands
Being imported by humans doesn't detract cats from being pests. Most introduced species that go feral or are wild are in some situations. Humans are the most destructive by far, & the debate whether dingoes are native show how mixed up values get. Ungulates even more so, vegetation doesn't have the same emotional effect as the contents of a cat or a mauled calf (another destructive species incidentally).
A weed is a plant in the wrong place. John, to accept the Pest mantra is to accept the "Easy" road. There is no more of a "destructive species" on this planet than mankind. To decide to humble yourself, take a share of the blame and then work to fix it with empathy for all living creatures take a lot more but you might find it worth a try.
Dingoes were here before the cattle
And a lot of species (now extinct) were here before the dingo.
Pity about the stupid intro...swirched off.
Hay Clark love watching always reminds me of home as a kid that is ,maybe a common question but how many rounds do you think you’ve put that that 22 over the years ??
Cheers mate
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