General News
11 July, 2023
Extend roo hunt training, says shooter
PROFESSIONAL kangaroo hunter Glen Cole wants increased training for people controlling wildlife. The Newbridge shooter is making the call in his submission to Victoria’s kangaroo harvest management plan that closes on Monday. Mr Cole said...
PROFESSIONAL kangaroo hunter Glen Cole wants increased training for people controlling wildlife.
The Newbridge shooter is making the call in his submission to Victoria’s kangaroo harvest management plan that closes on Monday.
Mr Cole said professional hunters were required to shoot with accuracy and wants training modules extended to holders of permits to control wildlife.
He said tags should also be issued to landholders issued with permits to destroy wildlife. “Then if there is a roo found without a tag, someone has some explaining to do,” he said.
Mr Cole said less than 10 per cent of Victoria’s kangaroo population was able to be harvested and shooters had not been filling their quotas.
“The biggest problem this year has been overseas where the market has collapsed for human consumption kangaroo,” he said. “In Victoria, the number of shooters engaged has dropped by more than 50 per cent.”
Mr Cole said the overseas collapse had also created a glut with kangaroos for pet meat processing.
The review is part of preparing the next kangaroo harvesting plan.