Why control feral and pest animals using ground shooting?

Feral and pest animal control is a complex issue. A variety of methods are employed with varying degrees of success and a coordinated approach combining a number of methods is often required. However, ground shooting is a very precise way to remove targeted species in a humane way.

We provide dedicated, trained and accredited teams to deliver free (to land managers) ground-shooting programs, and are particularly suited to situations where:

·      funds are limited or unavailable to otherwise support control

·      target animal densities are low and shooting is uneconomical for land managers

·      vegetation cover is too dense for effective aerial control

·      target species are hard to locate

·      target species are not susceptible to baiting

·      the risk of killing off-target species using other methods is significant

·      data needs to be collected on animals controlled

·      research samples (e.g. stomach, genetic) are required

·      high-frequency, repeat control activities are required or desirable

·   ground shooting can complement other control methods