To our Australian friends.

[Sharla]

Not enough predators to keep control of the rodents. I think sporadic rain events don't help either. Things get all green temporarily and rodent numbers just boom but the rain and that extra vegetation isn't around for long.

Well since you come from a farming background I think you'd be fine with the work. There's not just shearing work but rousabout work etc so you wouldn't have to know how to shear.

If you do decide you wanna spend some time working in country NSW I can get some info from my bro about whats around at whatever time of year you'd be considering. I guess I could just give you his contact details and you could discuss it with him yourself.

Last i heard he had just bought a block of land to set up living quarters for his workers and he drives them out to farms now in an old limo but is upgrading to a minibus so he can carry more people.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I used to work with Shearing Contractors a lot.

Got offered a few jobs in WA at it too.....Probably would too, but I'm dodge with Marinos.

[Sharla]

For some reason i had it in my head that most sheep were in Australia and NZ and just didn't think of there being many elsewhere. I'm kinda suprised you guys both have that experience! At least you both know you're qualified for a working holiday in Australia any time!

[boozeboxer]

Yeah Wyoming has many many sheep. There also used to be range wars where the cattle and sheep guys were very hostile to each other because they thought the sheep at the grass to short

[donnydarkoIRL]

For some reason i had it in my head that most sheep were in Australia and NZ and just didn't think of there being many elsewhere. I'm kinda suprised you guys both have that experience! At least you both know you're qualified for a working holiday in Australia any time!

Yeah, a few guys come over from WA every year and work here during the summer. I'm meant to go over there in return but haven't got the opportunity yet.

[Andre]

NEw Zealands shearers wont share their sheep with anyone.

IF you know the Newzealand accent the jokes a good one.