Had a barrage of texts and a few calls last night, seems that some grubs were running up and down Red Hill Rd out our way again last night.
Two utes spotlighting off the road, and running in and out of old Dan's property on the big unfenced paddocks on the north of his joint.
Dan lost his wife and cannot defend himself, and has had his firearms taken from him by police from doing this in the past, against trespassers in desperation because the police never attend.
Prior to this and coincidentally, we hosted some friends from town for lunch, the wife being 2IC of the local (edit: removed). We were discussing how their 5500 acre cropping property west of Warwick is being constantly over-run by a local crime family who seem to have some connections so nothing is ever done. Long story but there have even been death threats from gun toting meth heads.
So as usual, I wasn't looking at my phone during the day only later to find missed texts and calls telling me that at 10am Sunday one of these utes was down the road creek crossing, poking rifles through the fence mesh and shooting into our place. When the neighbour stopped and had some words, they told him to f**k off or he'd be bashed and they'd "drop a match" on his fenceline, this was in front of his wife and daughters.
I believe one of them was from this mob and has been texting me to get access because he is a man to be trusted, a "bowhunter". This I will be investigating.
And right now, prompting me to post this up, the juvenile chatter on the UHF from these dogs going on about losing arrows in animals and just discussing "fill it full of lead instead" is pathetic. Can you imagine the thoughts in my head?
If any of you hear fellow "hunters" (really only "shooters") that you might know that think this is OK behaviour, or are involved with others who do this kind of thing and then are just as bad, you might remind them that this is why farmers are continuing to just stop giving access to anyone any more, and when they see politicians coming down on city gun owners, will not support them either.
And some of you might think, so what, well see how you like it if someone was in your suburban yard or out the front shooting firearms at your animals.
See how this affects your views on people who tell you to trust them with access.

