how to catch an emu

[Weedchick]

I helped a neighbor catch one of her loose emus that was on my property once. My horses were snorting and blowing and staring at a huge boulder. I went to investigate what the problem was and saw this goofy big eyed thing with a long neck come periscoping up above the boulder. Now this was probably 25 years ago or so when emus outside of zoos were very uncommon.
I ran in the house and called her . "Nancy you have a loose emu over here!" I exclaimed breathlessly, to which she replied "Are you sure it's mine?"... yeah, nice try... Any way... she brought her horse trailer, we cornered the silly thing and put a gunny sack over it's head, and guided it into the trailer... Did I mention that emus are really fast?


I know the question was resolved, just wanted to share my emu story

 

[meme]

Thanks, it sounds fun to catch an emu.

 

[Tashi]

I have had the best fun reading through some of these replies...

 

[greybeard]

Sam Houston National Forest begins 150' from my front porch and there have been for about a decade, quite a few Emu running wild in there that have either been just turned loose by people who could no longer afford to keep them or escaped from captivity.
They are not domesticated any longer and are becoming a problem in gardens and yards. Don't ask how i know this, but don't ever rope one--especially if you are unmounted. It's like ropin an alligator--some things just don't pay. "Ok--I got him--now what am I gonna do?". I never thought something with feathers could tear me up that bad.
They're both equally mean in the wild.