Sam's Roo Shooting & Pest Control

Friday nights run... new property, new gear and a nice full ute. 35 for 1138kg off to the processor, farmer was happy to finally get some roos culled and the new gear performed very well. Overall a great night!

Pigs... the one thing I just can't seem to shoot!
After a close encounter on Friday night I decided to head back out for a walk around on Sunday afternoon. There's been plenty of pig activity on the property with massive areas rooted up. It felt like I was going to run into one at any point, but it wasn't to be.
Hopefully I make it back again for another look around while they're active in the area 🤞🏼.

Pretty much sums up the night...

Up until this point I've managed to avoid winter this year, no wet paddocks and no shooting in the rain. Well that changed last night when I got the full welcome to winter package. Persistent drizzle all night, one too many muddy paddocks and roos that were not out in their usual numbers. I called it a night with 30 on the ute, a little way off full but some night's you take what you can.

To make the night even more frustrating I missed out on an opportunity to shoot my first pig. I shot a roo, then what I initially thought was another roo next to it turned into a pig and dissapeared into the bush. Would have been an easy shot if I looked a bit closer 🤦🏻.

Bright moon and blowing a gale, but we got the ute full! I put in some big km on Friday night to help out a farmer who's crops are getting hammered by roos. Based off what I saw there's another 500+ left to cull, but the farmer was happy to get rid of a few and I was happy to get the ute full in some difficult conditions.

Ended the night with 40 for 1138kg heading off to the processor 💪

Considering winter is well underway the weather on Friday night was near on perfect for shooting! The property owner had asked me to come out as he's revegetating some creek lines later in the month and the kangaroos cause massive amounts of damage to the young seedlings.

There were roos everywhere and it didn't take long to fill up, managing one of my better loads for a while. 50 for 1274kg off to the processor. If you're having trouble with any sort of pests on you property don't hesitate to get in touch and we can work out a plan. 🦘

Another full ute load of roos from Saturday night. I was feeling exhausted before the night began so had hoped for a relatively quick night. I was leaving the farm as midnight rolled around and heading home with 40 for 1007kg on the ute!
On a side note, after nearly 10 years and many, many thousands of rounds my .223 has been retired and heading off for a new barrel. I swapped the thermal over to my new (second hand) .243 and was very happy with how it shoots 👌.

Some beautiful conditions for shooting and a good overall result! 44 roos for 1126kg off to the processor, a pair of foxes taken out for the farmer who's just started lambing and to top it off two deer for the freezer. 🦘🦊🦌

Although it's been a while since I last posted the shooting work never stops! Roos, foxes, cats, rabbits, rats and emus have all been hitting the deck over the last month. I've also had a few new toys to play with 👌. Fingers crossed we get a little bit more of this nice weather before winter sets in and makes things a bit tougher.

If you need a hand to control feral pests on your property then don't hesitate to reach out!

Welstead fox shoot 2026. It's always great fun to catch up with some mates and participate in the local fox shoots. It was a successful night out, christening the new shotgun and taking out 30 foxes!

To say it's been a big week behind the rifle is an understatement! I've had some new toys to play with (shotgun, air rifle and .243) and they've all got a workout.

Deer cull Tuesday.
Rat control contract on Wednesday.
Thursday night roos.
More deer on Friday.
Welstead fox shoot on Saturday.

Unfortunately due to the nature of some of the contracts I can't share many details or photos. My roo shoot was successful though! A nice full ute in good time and finally some big boys on the ute.

Results from the welstead fox shoot to come. 🦌🦘🦊