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The Age
03-06-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Silencers, night vision and cultural hunting: Shooters Party reveals its demands
A new state body to manage 'conservation hunting' would recognise 'cultural hunting' among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike, and encourage recreational shooters to use silencers and night vision technology to kill pest species, under a proposal now being considered by the Minns government. Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party leader Robert Borsak said the proposed council of seven members – four of whom would be nominated by shooters organisations – would operate under the oversight of a newly appointed hunting minister. It would take on some of the responsibilities of the Game Council of NSW, which was abolished after a scathing report into its operations in 2013. Then-premier Barry O'Farrell said at the time: 'Essentially it made the point that the Game Council was both the promoter and the operator in relation to hunting activities across NSW as well as the regulator. That posed an unacceptable risk to the government.' Under the latest proposal, the new body would have less control over revenues from licensing than the Game Council had, but according to a briefing paper on the changes written by the Shooters Party and provided to some NSW MPs, it would oversee licensing and policy development. 'The bill supports a new licensing framework, including a proposed Conservation Hunting Licence, to manage ethical public land access and encourages the use of advanced technology (e.g. night vision, thermal scopes, sound moderators) for humane and efficient pest control on private land,' the briefing paper says. Loading It would also create bounties for pest animals such as pigs, feral cats and foxes, providing what it said was a cost-effective way to support government-funded pest control. Borsak said the proposed changes would also increase access to Crown land for hunters, but could not say which land. He said he understood the government would support the proposal. A spokesperson for Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty said the bill would go through 'internal party processes this morning'. The O'Farrell government called for a report into the original Game Council after its chief executive was arrested for illegally hunting on private land. He was later convicted of illegal hunting and firearms charges.
Sydney Morning Herald
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Silencers, night vision and cultural hunting: Shooters Party reveals its demands
A new state body to manage 'conservation hunting' would recognise 'cultural hunting' among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike, and encourage recreational shooters to use silencers and night vision technology to kill pest species, under a proposal now being considered by the Minns government. Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party leader Robert Borsak said the proposed council of seven members – four of whom would be nominated by shooters organisations – would operate under the oversight of a newly appointed hunting minister. It would take on some of the responsibilities of the Game Council of NSW, which was abolished after a scathing report into its operations in 2013. Then-premier Barry O'Farrell said at the time: 'Essentially it made the point that the Game Council was both the promoter and the operator in relation to hunting activities across NSW as well as the regulator. That posed an unacceptable risk to the government.' Under the latest proposal, the new body would have less control over revenues from licensing than the Game Council had, but according to a briefing paper on the changes written by the Shooters Party and provided to some NSW MPs, it would oversee licensing and policy development. 'The bill supports a new licensing framework, including a proposed Conservation Hunting Licence, to manage ethical public land access and encourages the use of advanced technology (e.g. night vision, thermal scopes, sound moderators) for humane and efficient pest control on private land,' the briefing paper says. Loading It would also create bounties for pest animals such as pigs, feral cats and foxes, providing what it said was a cost-effective way to support government-funded pest control. Borsak said the proposed changes would also increase access to Crown land for hunters, but could not say which land. He said he understood the government would support the proposal. A spokesperson for Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty said the bill would go through 'internal party processes this morning'. The O'Farrell government called for a report into the original Game Council after its chief executive was arrested for illegally hunting on private land. He was later convicted of illegal hunting and firearms charges.
The Advertiser
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Bounties back in vogue to cull feral goats, cats, pigs
Bounty hunters may be unleashed on feral cats and goats for the first time in years as a state government looks to "novel" ways to deal with pests. NSW Premier Chris Minns on Tuesday threw his weight behind bounties, saying the state has to do better to control feral pest populations. It comes after Victoria's fox bounties wiped out more than 80,000 of the species in 2022 after hunters were rewarded between $10 to $14 per scalp. "It's about time we start thinking about novel ways of reducing the feral goat, the feral pig, the feral cat population, which has really taken over a lot of parks," Mr Minns told Triple M Coffs Coast radio. "We should be open to bounties and other things, because we've got a lot of recreational shooters out there that are actually getting rid of a lot of the pests roaming across our native vegetation. "We can be doing far better on it." Nearly $1 billion is also being spent on prevention and protection against biosecurity threats in NSW. Invasive species are the highest impact contributors of extinctions, directly endangering 70 per cent of threatened wildlife and ecosystems in the state. Cats alone have played a major role in 25 mammal extinctions, including the lesser bilby, the Invasive Species Council says. The premier highlighted the success of brumby culls in the Kosciuszko National Park, bringing the population down up to 80 per cent. NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party leader Robert Borsak in January pressed for a $2 million bounty scheme, even backing novel approaches like Florida's famed Python Challenge. The annual 10-day competition - which even spawned a TV comedy, Killing It - draws hundreds of people to the Florida Everglades to exterminate invasive Burmese pythons. Mr Borsak's proposal involves a bounty of $10 or $20 per head being set on feral animals. The CSIRO's most recent best practice advice on pest management however says bounties rarely work. Animal welfare groups oppose the practice while the Invasive Species Council compares it to "jailing the occasional dealer" in a drug epidemic. Bounty hunters may be unleashed on feral cats and goats for the first time in years as a state government looks to "novel" ways to deal with pests. NSW Premier Chris Minns on Tuesday threw his weight behind bounties, saying the state has to do better to control feral pest populations. It comes after Victoria's fox bounties wiped out more than 80,000 of the species in 2022 after hunters were rewarded between $10 to $14 per scalp. "It's about time we start thinking about novel ways of reducing the feral goat, the feral pig, the feral cat population, which has really taken over a lot of parks," Mr Minns told Triple M Coffs Coast radio. "We should be open to bounties and other things, because we've got a lot of recreational shooters out there that are actually getting rid of a lot of the pests roaming across our native vegetation. "We can be doing far better on it." Nearly $1 billion is also being spent on prevention and protection against biosecurity threats in NSW. Invasive species are the highest impact contributors of extinctions, directly endangering 70 per cent of threatened wildlife and ecosystems in the state. Cats alone have played a major role in 25 mammal extinctions, including the lesser bilby, the Invasive Species Council says. The premier highlighted the success of brumby culls in the Kosciuszko National Park, bringing the population down up to 80 per cent. NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party leader Robert Borsak in January pressed for a $2 million bounty scheme, even backing novel approaches like Florida's famed Python Challenge. The annual 10-day competition - which even spawned a TV comedy, Killing It - draws hundreds of people to the Florida Everglades to exterminate invasive Burmese pythons. Mr Borsak's proposal involves a bounty of $10 or $20 per head being set on feral animals. The CSIRO's most recent best practice advice on pest management however says bounties rarely work. Animal welfare groups oppose the practice while the Invasive Species Council compares it to "jailing the occasional dealer" in a drug epidemic. Bounty hunters may be unleashed on feral cats and goats for the first time in years as a state government looks to "novel" ways to deal with pests. NSW Premier Chris Minns on Tuesday threw his weight behind bounties, saying the state has to do better to control feral pest populations. It comes after Victoria's fox bounties wiped out more than 80,000 of the species in 2022 after hunters were rewarded between $10 to $14 per scalp. "It's about time we start thinking about novel ways of reducing the feral goat, the feral pig, the feral cat population, which has really taken over a lot of parks," Mr Minns told Triple M Coffs Coast radio. "We should be open to bounties and other things, because we've got a lot of recreational shooters out there that are actually getting rid of a lot of the pests roaming across our native vegetation. "We can be doing far better on it." Nearly $1 billion is also being spent on prevention and protection against biosecurity threats in NSW. Invasive species are the highest impact contributors of extinctions, directly endangering 70 per cent of threatened wildlife and ecosystems in the state. Cats alone have played a major role in 25 mammal extinctions, including the lesser bilby, the Invasive Species Council says. The premier highlighted the success of brumby culls in the Kosciuszko National Park, bringing the population down up to 80 per cent. NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party leader Robert Borsak in January pressed for a $2 million bounty scheme, even backing novel approaches like Florida's famed Python Challenge. The annual 10-day competition - which even spawned a TV comedy, Killing It - draws hundreds of people to the Florida Everglades to exterminate invasive Burmese pythons. Mr Borsak's proposal involves a bounty of $10 or $20 per head being set on feral animals. The CSIRO's most recent best practice advice on pest management however says bounties rarely work. Animal welfare groups oppose the practice while the Invasive Species Council compares it to "jailing the occasional dealer" in a drug epidemic. Bounty hunters may be unleashed on feral cats and goats for the first time in years as a state government looks to "novel" ways to deal with pests. NSW Premier Chris Minns on Tuesday threw his weight behind bounties, saying the state has to do better to control feral pest populations. It comes after Victoria's fox bounties wiped out more than 80,000 of the species in 2022 after hunters were rewarded between $10 to $14 per scalp. "It's about time we start thinking about novel ways of reducing the feral goat, the feral pig, the feral cat population, which has really taken over a lot of parks," Mr Minns told Triple M Coffs Coast radio. "We should be open to bounties and other things, because we've got a lot of recreational shooters out there that are actually getting rid of a lot of the pests roaming across our native vegetation. "We can be doing far better on it." Nearly $1 billion is also being spent on prevention and protection against biosecurity threats in NSW. Invasive species are the highest impact contributors of extinctions, directly endangering 70 per cent of threatened wildlife and ecosystems in the state. Cats alone have played a major role in 25 mammal extinctions, including the lesser bilby, the Invasive Species Council says. The premier highlighted the success of brumby culls in the Kosciuszko National Park, bringing the population down up to 80 per cent. NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party leader Robert Borsak in January pressed for a $2 million bounty scheme, even backing novel approaches like Florida's famed Python Challenge. The annual 10-day competition - which even spawned a TV comedy, Killing It - draws hundreds of people to the Florida Everglades to exterminate invasive Burmese pythons. Mr Borsak's proposal involves a bounty of $10 or $20 per head being set on feral animals. The CSIRO's most recent best practice advice on pest management however says bounties rarely work. Animal welfare groups oppose the practice while the Invasive Species Council compares it to "jailing the occasional dealer" in a drug epidemic.
West Australian
27-05-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Bounties back in vogue to cull feral goats, cats, pigs
Bounty hunters may be unleashed on feral cats and goats for the first time in years as a state government looks to "novel" ways to deal with pests. NSW Premier Chris Minns on Tuesday threw his weight behind bounties, saying the state has to do better to control feral pest populations. It comes after Victoria's fox bounties wiped out more than 80,000 of the species in 2022 after hunters were rewarded between $10 to $14 per scalp. "It's about time we start thinking about novel ways of reducing the feral goat, the feral pig, the feral cat population, which has really taken over a lot of parks," Mr Minns told Triple M Coffs Coast radio. "We should be open to bounties and other things, because we've got a lot of recreational shooters out there that are actually getting rid of a lot of the pests roaming across our native vegetation. "We can be doing far better on it." Nearly $1 billion is also being spent on prevention and protection against biosecurity threats in NSW. Invasive species are the highest impact contributors of extinctions, directly endangering 70 per cent of threatened wildlife and ecosystems in the state. Cats alone have played a major role in 25 mammal extinctions, including the lesser bilby, the Invasive Species Council says. The premier highlighted the success of brumby culls in the Kosciuszko National Park, bringing the population down up to 80 per cent. NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party leader Robert Borsak in January pressed for a $2 million bounty scheme, even backing novel approaches like Florida's famed Python Challenge. The annual 10-day competition - which even spawned a TV comedy, Killing It - draws hundreds of people to the Florida Everglades to exterminate invasive Burmese pythons. Mr Borsak's proposal involves a bounty of $10 or $20 per head being set on feral animals. The CSIRO's most recent best practice advice on pest management however says bounties rarely work. Animal welfare groups oppose the practice while the Invasive Species Council compares it to "jailing the occasional dealer" in a drug epidemic.
Perth Now
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Bounties back in vogue to cull feral goats, cats, pigs
Bounty hunters may be unleashed on feral cats and goats for the first time in years as a state government looks to "novel" ways to deal with pests. NSW Premier Chris Minns on Tuesday threw his weight behind bounties, saying the state has to do better to control feral pest populations. It comes after Victoria's fox bounties wiped out more than 80,000 of the species in 2022 after hunters were rewarded between $10 to $14 per scalp. "It's about time we start thinking about novel ways of reducing the feral goat, the feral pig, the feral cat population, which has really taken over a lot of parks," Mr Minns told Triple M Coffs Coast radio. "We should be open to bounties and other things, because we've got a lot of recreational shooters out there that are actually getting rid of a lot of the pests roaming across our native vegetation. "We can be doing far better on it." Nearly $1 billion is also being spent on prevention and protection against biosecurity threats in NSW. Invasive species are the highest impact contributors of extinctions, directly endangering 70 per cent of threatened wildlife and ecosystems in the state. Cats alone have played a major role in 25 mammal extinctions, including the lesser bilby, the Invasive Species Council says. The premier highlighted the success of brumby culls in the Kosciuszko National Park, bringing the population down up to 80 per cent. NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party leader Robert Borsak in January pressed for a $2 million bounty scheme, even backing novel approaches like Florida's famed Python Challenge. The annual 10-day competition - which even spawned a TV comedy, Killing It - draws hundreds of people to the Florida Everglades to exterminate invasive Burmese pythons. Mr Borsak's proposal involves a bounty of $10 or $20 per head being set on feral animals. The CSIRO's most recent best practice advice on pest management however says bounties rarely work. Animal welfare groups oppose the practice while the Invasive Species Council compares it to "jailing the occasional dealer" in a drug epidemic.
