bigpete wrote:Yes,many roo shooters use semi automatic rifles
Centre fire. Although a small rimfire round with good shot placement can do the job, it is not ideal.
bigpete wrote:Yes,many roo shooters use semi automatic rifles
animalpest wrote:Don't know of any pro roo shooters who use semi autos. The Code of Practice requires a bolt action.
It can be a lifestyle choice or it can be that you don't like people or just like the nights.
Bill wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Bill wrote:A mate shot 1100kg of Roo's last nite, he will get paid about $1.47kg. He will box 3 loads this week, you do the math
$1500 odd per week before tax and costs is ok, but id be surprised if he can sustain that all year round.
Being able to sustain that to make a decent income just isn't possible in my neck of the woods.
The property's I have available average 100 tags each per year, 500 roos a year just won't cut it, it's just not worth the effort for me. I truly wish I could,
thats 3 x $1500 a week mind you weather and wind play a big part and throw in a bad week it levels out a bit.
Access to loads of country and reputation built up over the years means a good shooters is well rewarded. Id imagine SA and WA would be tough states to get similar numbers
duncan61 wrote:The reason I am going to set some standards is the disaster that happend before when I did this.I will list some of the dramas I had
.One of my shooters called and said he wished to go culling and at the time where I lived in Roelands I had all the hill properties from Burekup and back down again.It took all night to start and get around all the land.I said sure thing and got ready.I had a coolroom trailer at my house and had a regular pickup.He turns up at 9.30pm stinking of rum with some strange girl in the ute and a greyhound like dog in a cage on the back.I told him to F off and never saw him again
.A painter on a building site seen my rig and said he had a good property to shoot on.We went up there and it was a perfect bit of land around 800 acres of open paddocks with a small creek going through the middle and they had a herd of Charolais cattle that were all bunched up in one corner.I could see where pigs and roos had been as it was surrounded by state forest.Deer used to show up some times.Before we started he said can I have a pipe and I said sure why not.He pulls out this glass bowl thing puts some clear crystal stuff in it and puffs it up.I had never seen this before but later I find out what it was and this blokes seeing pink elephants
.I had access to a marron farm near Busselton from a farmer I met at the range.The place was being funded by a london gangster and the deal was when he came to Australia I had to take him hunting.My .222 is very accurate but this bloke kept shooting them in the neck.I chatted him about it but the very next roo I put him on he neck shot it again and it was only about 30 metres away.I said mate you have to brain them but he was not having it.I drove him home and told him to F off as well
.Another shooter I put through the course and accuracy test did some good stuff and moved a coolroom to his place in Bunbury and set it all up very well.The plan was to do culling as a job This is why I have the Howa .243 it was supposed to be for him.The problems we had was he was only hitting about 30% of the roos I put him on.We set up one time and I said you drive I will be on the back and lets do the job.We drove in to a place and I dropped 2 before they all scooted back in to the treeline.While I am dropping the green and doing the bung hole I glance at him and his face is all screwed up and he is twistng his feet in to the ground clearly wound up so we switched roles and he missed the next 3 kangaroos.I find out later he is on the meth as well and he had devopled a serious flinch
.This is only the tip of the iceberg it sucks I do all the ground work and other people just fail me
.My other shooter I put through the course phoned me in the morning and wish to go up the hill and cull roos I said sure I will see you at 5.00pm.He turns up no spotlight apparently he drove over it on the weekend and we are going up a slight hill and his back tyres are spinning and we start sliding down towards the creek so he stops and this goes on for a while and I can see a mob of roos but we just cant get to them.I say why are we not in 4x and he declares it doesnt work.I have a bit of a bleat and he goes if you keep whinging I am taking you home so I say good idea.The place we were cutting the paddock up was the main property I had and I could access all the other properties.If I lost that spot it would make things difficult.When I saw him at work the next day he apologised and admitted he had drunk a whole box of beer that day.Is it reasonable that I wish to work with people who are genuine like me.
.Last story.When the box was moved to Bunbury my shooters dad started proccessing the little roos and making the most delightfull burgers with carrots and onions.It went from a little thing to near on fulltime job and he was supplying a heap of people and started making good money.At first he was just using the under 20 kg roos but I went to load out one time and half the roos were gone.He started using bigger and bigger animals and I dropped 3 bulls in the box and never saw them again.This can not happen to me again.Its too much work to be giving it all away
bigrich wrote:i don't see culling as fun . it's a nessessary job that should be done as humanely as possible . i like to hunt, but i have empathy for the game and don't take "iffy" shots myself
duncan61 wrote:I am seeking interested parties in culling Kangaroos in the Waroona area.I like a good booze up as much as anyone but I need hunters who are willing to shoot for 8 hours and get 3 an hour.I have all the access to the land but at the risk of sounding like a butt head it needs to be treated as a job thats fun.
animalpest wrote:It can be a lifestyle choice or it can be that you don't like people or just like the nights.
Blr243 wrote:I did a short stint many years back while pig hunting at Cunnamulla...there was a roo plague and the grazier had permits To shoot and let lie ....generally hunting Pigs each Day I might get between zero and a dozen pigs , but something happens when u have to shoot dozens and dozens of animals every night. The noise of the rifle, the lots of killing, dispatching joeys...it gets to you ..( it got to me anyway) .and it’s not nice. It takes a hard, different kind of person to be able to do that all the time. Perhaps someone who really needs money with a family to support , rather than someone who shoots for sport may be a better long term Employee
ZaineB wrote:bigrich wrote:i don't see culling as fun . it's a nessessary job that should be done as humanely as possible . i like to hunt, but i have empathy for the game and don't take "iffy" shots myself
my sentiment exactly. hate people who go shooting and indiscriminately shoot at animals.
bah! wrote:animalpest wrote:It can be a lifestyle choice or it can be that you don't like people or just like the nights.
Or sleeping? A roo shooter flipped a loaded ute in a Mount Barker street a few months back, locals pretty angry when they left the car and carcasses there, but even angrier when someone came back and only removed the car and some of the carcasses. No reports as to how the shooter fared after the ordeal.
ZaineB wrote:wasnt a young bloke about mid 20s in a white hilux was it?
northdude wrote:well that was a very interesting read never knew it was like that now or probably has been for a long time I left aussie about 40yrs ago
duncan61 wrote:Its game on.I have all the paperwork and tomorrow I am going to the meat works to see exactly what they need.I have met some good people through this site to help and it might work
duncan61 wrote:Its game on.I have all the paperwork and tomorrow I am going to the meat works to see exactly what they need.I have met some good people through this site to help and it might work
duncan61 wrote:The game has changed again.There is a processor half way from the farm and where I live that is taking carcasses for $1.10/Kg.Its on my way back so this could work
Blr243 wrote:For how many decades has it been illegal to shoot kangaroos without a permit ? I’m not really referring to commercial harvesting for meat and skins , mainly in regards to a grazier wanting to thin them out when he’s suffering from grazing pressure ..... have the current laws been in place for 3-4-5 decades? Or forever ?
Blr243 wrote:For how many decades has it been illegal to shoot kangaroos without a permit ? I’m not really referring to commercial harvesting for meat and skins , mainly in regards to a grazier wanting to thin them out when he’s suffering from grazing pressure ..... have the current laws been in place for 3-4-5 decades? Or forever ?