Kangaroos ate $200,000 worth of Carl Walker's cucumbers this season, but the Bowen grower said he doesn't blame them.
"If I was a kangaroo and I was starving and saw a nice patch of cucumber, I probably would have eaten it too," he said.
"They're just hungry, just trying to survive." It's not just wildlife struggling in the dry conditions: Mr Walker said drought coupled with economic downturn had made conditions rough for growing and selling capsicums this season, but he's not letting it get him down.