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11 Jun 06:00am

Filed under: Environment, Feral Animals, Greens, National Parks

Could feral goats be smarter than Greens politicians? Having hunted for many years, I can tell you that feral goats know exactly which fence line to scramble under to escape pursuing hunters.

And then I said Bahhhhhhhh….

It’s always the one bordering a national park; exactly where the hunters can’t follow. However it seems the Greens haven’t quite worked that one out yet.

The deal NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell struck with the NSW Shooters and Fishers party will finally allow authorised hunters to pursue feral animals across fence lines, into national parks where they hide, and remove them from what is supposed to be a haven for native species.

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Rule 30-06 says:

11:12pm | 12/06/12

Greenies and Peter “oiler” Garrett once attended a graziers meeting on feral dog and dingo control when Garrett naievely offererd sterelisation as a control measure, wich prompted one of the graziers to stand up and say ” excuse me mister Garrett, I don’t think you understand, the dingoes are eating… Read more »
Rocko says:

03:52pm | 12/06/12

I’ll admit I responded in haste: it was misunderstanding on my part of your core point that you did not say human activities will cause more damage or that anything we do is useless. However the situation is being over-thought. Feral animals exist and are damaging the ecosystem for native… Read more »

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