marksman wrote:it is a job if you get paid for it
there are people out there who do, myself included occasionally but I am not a pro
the hoops you need to jump to become a pro shooter are very big and many
you have to prove you are making money from shooting before you can become a pro
just the amount of money it costs for your insurance will put you off
I dont want to burst your bubble but you are dreaming if you think you can travel OZ as a pro shooter
my advise is to get out shooting and enjoy yourself, get to know people and do it right
your pay off will be being happy with good mates and a full freezer
zobster wrote:It honestly seem like a pretty ok job, based on what I see on FB. The typical load would be about 30-40 roos @ 30 - 40kg average, so its 900kg to 1600kg or $720 to $1280 per night, minus 50% for expenses you'll still left with $360-$640 per night. Assuming you take 7.5hrs to do it all, you're effectively paying yourself $48 to $85 per hour. My math may be very wrong so please correct me.
Looking at this from the $32/h I'm getting now, it looks to be a pretty ok job. But I'm sure the novelty wears off real quick when this is a job and you have to do it regardless rain/hail/snow/wet/cold.
zobster wrote:It honestly seem like a pretty ok job, based on what I see on FB. The typical load would be about 30-40 roos @ 30 - 40kg average, so its 900kg to 1600kg or $720 to $1280 per night, minus 50% for expenses you'll still left with $360-$640 per night. Assuming you take 7.5hrs to do it all, you're effectively paying yourself $48 to $85 per hour. My math may be very wrong so please correct me.
Looking at this from the $32/h I'm getting now, it looks to be a pretty ok job. But I'm sure the novelty wears off real quick when this is a job and you have to do it regardless rain/hail/snow/wet/cold.
duncan61 wrote:Not sure what the insurance is all about.what are you insuring?I never had it.There is no public where you cull or shouldn't be.Some of the shooters in the Gascoyne did well if they had good country and at one point we set up our own cool room trailer to deliver to and some blokes were doing over 1000kg a night at 80c/kg.in April 2014 I dedicated the whole month to culling and was paid $2850 it cost $1600 to do it in may I did 10 days plumbing and was paid $2850 and it cost $96 to do it.Enjoyed culling the red Roos but it's hard to make weight as the factory wants 14kg plus animals the best I ever had it was when I worked at a remote place and the locals bought the meat from me directly
duncan61 wrote:Not sure what the insurance is all about.what are you insuring?I never had it.There is no public where you cull or shouldn't be.Some of the shooters in the Gascoyne did well if they had good country and at one point we set up our own cool room trailer to deliver to and some blokes were doing over 1000kg a night at 80c/kg.in April 2014 I dedicated the whole month to culling and was paid $2850 it cost $1600 to do it in may I did 10 days plumbing and was paid $2850 and it cost $96 to do it.Enjoyed culling the red Roos but it's hard to make weight as the factory wants 14kg plus animals the best I ever had it was when I worked at a remote place and the locals bought the meat from me directly
duncan61 wrote:Again all shooting in W.A. Is on private property but good to know the system in your parts.the way I did it was call the station and ask direct if you get permission to cull you set up your own cool room and start shooting.there is no employment contract and no public
duncan61 wrote:About to extend a sewer main so get what you are saying.We have 10 million public liability and all the services have been located.To rent Ella Bella for a week you need insurance through SSAA.Insurance is good and we buy what we need in case.I am being a fudd in only thinking about what applies to me
Stix wrote:
I agree zobster...ive heard of a guy over here that shoots in nsw & apparently gets $2/kg...
He is away for one week a month working/shooting.
Id love a job like that as it would suit my lifestyle perfectly, but dont know where to get one.
Gaznazdiak wrote:zobster wrote:It honestly seem like a pretty ok job, based on what I see on FB. The typical load would be about 30-40 roos @ 30 - 40kg average, so its 900kg to 1600kg or $720 to $1280 per night, minus 50% for expenses you'll still left with $360-$640 per night. Assuming you take 7.5hrs to do it all, you're effectively paying yourself $48 to $85 per hour. My math may be very wrong so please correct me.
Looking at this from the $32/h I'm getting now, it looks to be a pretty ok job. But I'm sure the novelty wears off real quick when this is a job and you have to do it regardless rain/hail/snow/wet/cold.
Don't forget to factor into your expenses that you will also need a public liability insurance policy of around $20,000,000, they are an expensive item for operating an earthmoving business, I have no idea how much more it would be for a pro shooter.