grandadbushy wrote:Yep probably the weight of all that lead he's carrying
perentie wrote:Yeah we have four horses thats all. What to do is not a problem , its getting them in the trap. I will try the suggestion here.
I just thought professionals might have access to a nice smelly long lasting bait thats commercially available and does the job..
perentie wrote:We are on 30 acre and a neighbour down the way refuses to keep his dogs locked up at night.
Daddybang wrote:If ya worried about being legal if ya shoot them buy an air rifle with some flat nose target pellets and hit them in the arse a couple of times they don't tend to come back!!!(at least my neighbors hasn't )
grandadbushy wrote: Rod there is a figure floating around in qld of 40 acres to acquire a licence and to be classed as rural
holdings for the laws to take place as bigger farms
Lifesaride wrote:As I said earlier, do you have livestock? If so you are in the clear if you deem the dogs a threat to stock if in a rural area. An excerpt below and the full site in the link.
While you can legally shoot a wild dog, you cannot shoot a roaming domestic dog unless you meet the following requirements:
You have the necessary firearms licence and use the firearm according to state firearms laws.
You reasonably believe the dog is attacking, or is likely to attack, your livestock and is not under someone's control.
You live on land that is subject to a rural fire levy.
You comply with other laws such as the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001.
https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industr ... s/shooting
Member-Deleted wrote:grandadbushy wrote: Rod there is a figure floating around in qld of 40 acres to acquire a licence and to be classed as rural
holdings for the laws to take place as bigger farms
Yep GB, the rule of thumb seems to be 40 acres. From the Weapons Licensing website talking about Recreational licences:
For Recreational shooting on rural lands (with Cat A or B only), the size of the property you wish to shoot on needs to be of sufficient size to ensure safe use for the category/ies of weapons (generally greater than 40 acres). It is an offence to shoot on or across neighbouring private land without the owner’s permission.
perentie wrote:Thanks for all the hints.
The dog has not come back since, so perhaps someone else has solved the problem