Hunting ducks on your own land

[1290]

This BS where you need to pay for a game permit....

Yep. I'd like to see some results of what they're doing with that money other than paying themselves as a fee for taking the money...

Paying the inspectors to check that we've paid the fee..... lots of sense there....

I find it frankly offensive, if the game is a public resource then the public should be able to access that public resource....

Oh but the state government 'manages' the game..... right, they seem to be reproducing without the gov doing to them what their doing to the human part of the community.

[whert]

Oh but the state government 'manages' the game..... right

Exactly.

Dunno about anyone else but I've never seen hide nor hair of anyone from the gov out there.

Magically managing the forests from an office in the city somehow I guess...

[Vati]

I think we should manage animals let the tree hugger see dead animals layng on there law or hurt there kids or pet then they become vermin and that should never happen.

Good in theory except you can't use common sense with these people.

Half off them refuse to acknowledge there is a problem at all. The other half acknowledge the problems of overpopulation, disease etc. but won't accept the only solution for them. Oh they'll talk about it for ever and say something needs to be done, but you can never pull the trigger and actually do anything.

[jennageit]

Well guys, I've been lax and haven't read through all of the posts above this one.

I believe if it's on your own land, destroying something, you've got every bloody right to shoot it. I've seen whole herds of cattle wiped out because of ducks spoiling the dam water, and it's not a quick death either. We've lost countess sheep, I tried to sort out the numbers the other night but it was too depressing.

If it's on your land, and poses a threat to your livestock, your living, your own health, then shoot the damned thing. Permits, permission, red tape, black tape, green tape, who gives a s**t. all that paperwork isn't going to make your dying cow feel better, is it?

It's not as if we're the only ones with water around here!

Of course, I will abide by the law, whatever the greentards might choose it to be at the time, but it doesn't mean I have to like it.

I say "Give Australia back to Australians, and bring back our old way of life and traditions". The country didn't implode beofre the greentards got involved, so why would it now?!

[joojoobeans]

The country didn't implode beofre the greentards got involved, so why would it now?!

It will be all the Greens rubbish that does it if anything.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions as they say, and the Greens are leading the way.

[FuzzyM]

How big is your dam? Would bird netting be possible, like they use in orchards. I know it is a big operation, but it sounds like these ducks are causing a real problem for you.

[jennageit]

I've given up guys, I've had enough.

We've sold the last of the livestock, so I don't have to worry about them getting sick. The ducks are making a real mess of the water, and crapping all over the banks. I can't let the dogs near it any more because they always end up with the squirts after coming back.
I thought about the netting idea but the dam is too bloody big to make it worthwhile. I'm going to shoot the ducks, or should I say, get someone in to shoot them, and we'll just keep shooting until the bastards are gone.

I'm thinking we wont be living here much longer now anyway, at least, no more than about twelve months. If that's the case, why bother. I'm over it.

In about two months (say, around late october early november) i'll be looking for someone in the area to come and shoot. I want to start using the water again over summer, as I may be getting some lambs for the freezer. It's during this time that we can get anywhere up to 50 on the water, and about the same on the banks around it.

[wrenchman]

once you start shooting them off the pond they git smart and go some were else but it will take more then once.
are they nesting by you you can oil the eggs or shake them it helps bring numbers down in areas were you dont want them we do it to geese some time.

[Lorgar]

A neighbour of mine had ducks in his pool.

Wanting to do the humane thing he caught them and drove them half an hour away to a local river.

Dropped them off, drove home... Meanwhile they're flying above him and beat him back to his pool

[Herdsman]

Wanting to do the humane thing he caught them and drove them half an hour away to a local river.

Eat 'em all I say.