As you can imagine a bit of wildlife on the roads of a night, dawn and dusk. His estimate was thousands of kangaroos seen dodged about 300 and hit 8. A big kangaroo can nudge 200lb and stand 7' tall or more you can imagine the damage when struck at over 60mph.
There is a reason the majority of vehicles in the Aussie outback wear what we call bull or roo bars. Sure some fit them just to make their vehicle look tough but they do exactly what they are designed for, protect the front from damage with animal strikes and prevent you being stranded.
Sons bar looks a little worse for wear but only cosmetic damage, a few creases in both front fenders where a couple struck on the corners of the bar whipped around. Needs a good wash to get rid of the blood and guts and realigning where it has moved on the mounting bolts but considering every one would have disabled a car without a bar it has done its job.
