Sav wrote:Sam45 wrote:Hey Ben,
Check this mob out!
http://www.westernhunting.com.au/index.phpPersonally i think it's a little on the expensive side, but hey if that's all you can get so be it. I'm a member of the SSAA and also apart of the Farmer assist program. Much better option and you don't get charged to stay. You help the farmers out and usually get darn good accommodation.
I'm heading out to Blackall next weekend to help out on a major Roo cull. They are in plague out there. My buddy reckons, 400 rounds will not be enough, just to give you an idea.
With the Hunting Parks, remember there are a lot of people like yourself who use these. Check out the ones around Longreach better option and more to hunt.
I've been looking into the farmer assist stuff for a while what do you think of it?
I think it's awesome! I spent 3 nights on a 100,000 acre Sheep Station out near Blackall. It was amazing TBH. They are in Plague in central QLD. You will get sore arms and hands from shooting. I saw thousands of roo's. Make no mistake I mean thousands.
I'm 46 and in all my years have never seen it so bad.
I stayed in the shearer's quarters which had power and most cooking gear..The bore water for the showers is pretty ordinary but you get to have a warm tub just depends on which property you go to. The Owner/Farmer I was with was great and I had a fee rein. He set me up with a mud map and I have a Garmin GPS, he highlighted the paddocks he wanted me to concentrate on. Told me the best times and I met up with him at the homestead once a day to discuss how it was all going. also contact via UHF. You need to be pretty much self sufficient and have some common sense. BTW, this was my FIRST time doing it without anyone. I was driving,spotlighting and shooting out of the passenger window
Usually, like most of us you go with mates, but no one could get time off. It's 1100K's from my front door, so like me, you need to be committed to doing it.It was pretty full on, but I had a blast. All ready sorted for Xmas
You need to have a relative good shot as well. As there is so many, you need for it to be a one shot kill, if you injure a roo, you must humanely kill it asap until you continue.Part of the DMP culling process, same as the Pro's have to do. I was shooting 3 times a day and OMG.
So now i have that property I can go and help/hunt and I also received a call from another Owner/Farmer from Barcaldine who would like my assistance as well. As most of the farmers know each other out that way. So one reference and starting off doing it, now I have 2 properties i can help out on and hunt. Here are a couple of pics
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