Crop Protection || Feral Pig Contracted Shooting || ATV Hunting || 308Win Rifle || Thermion XL50
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- Опубліковано 17 січ 2024
- This contracted shooting trip we are out hunting invasive species - Specifically feral pigs on recently cut crops, and new growth freshly planted. There's also a few deer and the odd fox taken if the opportunity presented itself. I'm running a 308 Win rifle which is fitted with a Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XL50 1024x768 HD thermal. There's plenty of action packed footage in this video in both daylight and after the sun sets. If you're seeking a video with bulk shooting footage and no bullshit (maybe a little), this is your happy place !!!
Access into this area is with my mates Polaris XP1000 side by side ATV buggy. This machine is purpose built for his contract shooting business and works amazingly well in the terrain type we are in. As you'll see we tacked my EORB E-Bike on the back to see how it rolled closing the gap silently on the pigs in the open. Bloody hell wasn't that a win, and it'll now be a tool used more often where we need to cover large gaps to get closer to vehicle and noise shy feral animals.
Big thanks to my unnamed mate "Bucket" for the call out seeking assistance on this control program. Yes this is "work" and we are out shooting from late afternoon nearly right through till dawn. But that doesn't mean we don't get to have a few laughs in the process.
We are not shooting feral pigs for human consumption on this trip, it is purely pest control of invasive species in Australia. These uncontrolled animals are an environmental and agricultural menace, often carrying bacterial and diseases like brucellosis. Pigs are left where they lay as carrion, nothing generally lasts more than a week in the Aussie bush before it's just a few scattered remains.
I am a vertebrate pest control - contract shooter in NSW. For those wondering about the equipment being used, both my mate and I hold the necessary permits and licences when working under paid contract in NSW. This isn't hunting, it's professional pest control. If seeking information regarding that, please check the FAR webpage for details in your state. All shooting is performed on privately owned farms, with exclusive permission granted in writing for paid services.
Please don't ask how much I earn or how to become a contract shooter. I'm not a business adviser, the requirements and information vary state by state. If seeking this information research your own states legislation. I get this question a LOT, and it's not a path I wish to go down on social media.
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Shooting Feral Pigs
Clear the Crops
Crop Protection
Feral Pig Contracted Shooting
Feral Pig, Feral Cat & Fox Shooting
Clearing the Oats
Edge of the OUTBACK
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That bystander fox looking on, wondering "What's that all about?" and then catching your attention and getting nailed himself. :D
Those shots at around 4 mins! Fkn insane bro!!! I was honestly waiting a loud voice to yell “TRIPLE KILL……QUADRA KILL!!” Etc hahaha 😂 😅
😂
If I keep asking nicely will we get a tally counter? 😂🍻
Now Naths got the semi he's gonna have to be quick on the button aswell
You can ask 😎...
I started to play with one, but it's just too much extra work for the output IMO.
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK I’ll just have to keep asking till I get on your nerves! 🍻🍻
Do you sell the pig meat after?
Best of luck trying 😜. If my wife can't get on my nevers, you've got no hope with a UA-cam comment 😂
Nice family portrait 😂 great video as always
Glad you enjoyed it
😂😂. Your buddy yelling at you to stop stealing all his shots had me cracking up
Haha nice little family portrait 😂😂😂
Thanks 😅
Nice going Nathan and Buckethead.
Epic shoot! The Semi really helps with the count and the follow ups - perfect for your needs. Love your leading shots - experience shows! Keep it up pal. Loved your snap shot on the fox who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. :)
Nice little family portrait 😂
This guy can really shoot!
👍16:40
I get a little practice 👌
*EDGE of the OUTBACK* Bravo well done, always a pleasure to see you doing what you do. Thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
Thank you kindly
Crossfire Motorcycles makes an E version of the side by side you used in this Vid Nathan....... wondering if it's worth hitting them up for a "trial run" wink wink 😁😇
Another brilliant production Nathan. Superb marksmanship and humour with Bucket. Can't wait for the next one. Best wishes from the UK
Glad you enjoyed it
Great way to start a weekend watching edge of the outback thanks for the video Nathan
Glad you enjoyed it
@4:07 holy shiznit, you're a hell of a marksman
Always love it when Bucket Head makes an appearance! Good work chaps.
We agree!
Need a electric Polaris!! Enjoying your chat
I'm keen to try one, actually started a few chats with Polaris and everything went quiet 😞
Good on ya Nathan your videos are top notch. I could watch them all day and never get sick of them.
Appreciate it mate 👌
Another awesome video Nathan, well done mate.
Geoff. UK.
Glad you enjoyed it
10:30 That's a big bugger! But still looks cute under the thermal. These are the some of the species of animals you are saving with your work, my friend.
Thank you.
Using the XL on the 308 Semi auto, certainly revealed how much easier it is to consistently acquire targets as opposed to working a bolt and this was borne out by your excellent performance and final tally aided by the electric bike massively reducing the time taken to get within range. A really superb video and a tremendous job of work
Cheers 🍻
Awsome video as always 💪🏻
Appreciate it!
Nicely done with the hog hunt ❤❤❤ great job 👍. Take care of yourself and family and friends and be Blessed ❤️.
Thank you! You too!
Your shooting has improved out of sight last couple of years it really shows the difference from weekend warriors to PRO. Low recoil semi auto's and fabulous optics help but the nut on the but is the biggest factor . Another great video with great content Cheers.
Appreciate it mate 👌
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK do you run a hydraulic buffer tube on your semi? It deletes about 20-30% felt recoil. I am buying one as soon as I get my semi
You seem to be getting on very well with your new gas operated rifle, the tally was phenomenal!
So much quicker than a standard bolt action...
Excellent shooting and lead on target Nathan...
Have a bloody good day mate
🗡️🇦🇺🗡️
Cheers Pete, you too mate 🍻
Nice mate you sure took care of a lot of pigs in a very short time the semi auto sure helps with racking the numbers up cheers mate
Thanks 👍
@0:44 🤣🤣🤣 I see the Coronel is helping you!!!
Happy to see you work with a semi, and the e-bike really appears to make your time much more efficient. Congrats. Dave & The Girls
Thanks 👍
Great video tonight Nathan, thanks for all you do to bring this to us.
The e-bike is another great tool for you I can see.
Thumbs Up!
Thanks 👍
Well done Nathan that was pretty epic mate pigs and foxes good stuff.
Those recent rains have greened things up again nicely. That e-bike is a little ripper. Not sure I'd be brave enough to ride it in the dark like you do Nathan. Keep waiting for the huge tumble😱
You and me both!
Top job as always Nathan 👍👍
U make it all so green
Awesome job Nathan, piggy pancakes everywhere, the semi makes light work of the numbers along with your shooting skills of-coarse, cheers and stay safe.
Appreciate it mate 👌
Great video Nathan, did have a giggle at 'the family portrait' comment 😆
Glad you enjoyed it
hows the sun smart hat on ya mate 🤣
Nice as always Nathan. Love your mates commentary when shooting. 😂😂
Absolutely epic. They're a very cool hunting tool the electric bikes 😎 you can hear security trucks coming from miles away 😂😅😂
Awesome thermal footage.👍
Thanks 👍
Top job Nath. That was my pig ya bastard😂
Lol, “will you stop shooting my f*** pigs!” This comment is a sacrifice to the algorithm keep it up Nathan, but happy you abide by your rule of, happy to make a vid while you hunt but not hunt to make a vid. P.S. I really enjoy videos you make of your kit, tripod, rifle or atv.
Cheers mate 👌
That's cooking with gas. Awesome tech and great footage man.
Thanks for watching
After a days work, i land on your page, hit the like immediately (coz i know i am going to enjoy it) site back and watch you do your magic, cheer! Greg from South Africa. webdev man
Appreciate it mate 👌
Ebike stealth great idea i bet others pick this idea up
another great night shooting .
Mate, what an effort 😎👍
Thanks 👍
Great stuff.
thank you.
Andy
Very welcome
Nice.
Brass catcher would be handy 👍
Gidday Nathan, How ya doing Mate? Great shooting as always. But I actually have to congratulate you on some of your epic camera shots as well. Man, the channel is really looking awesome with some of the panoramic shots you’ve been getting as well as the ride along stuff too.
Anyway, keep it up buddy it really brings out how beautiful our country is.
Cheers mate, I'm always playing with new things to switch the camera angles up 👌
Great to see you using a semi-auto now Nathan, far more effective. Thanks for the video!
No problem!
Excellent viewing, as always. :)
Thanks Terry
Fantastic work Nathan keep up the excellent work :)
Thanks a ton!
@4:18 the animals crossed over alright. To the afterlife 😂
Interesting that animals are so sensitive to the different engine notes. Doesn't help them of course because it's Friday, and that's EotO day.
Great work again mate.
They know it's a bad noise for sure.
Hey Nathan awesome shooting mate as always.Mate what type of sling are you using when on the bike?
First 🎉
I have been a sub of yours for awhile now. This is definitely my favourite by far. Well done guys.👍
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for your service sir.
One of your absolute best videos mate!
Thanks a ton!
You have done your self proud man
Great vid mate! You are one hell of a shot!!
Thanks for watching 🍻
Outstanding!
Thank you! Cheers!
With the work you do, you'd be the ideal candidate for a Tesla Cyber Truck. Silent, Cargo, Off Road.
Except the Tesla bit 😂
Goodness that was some marksmanship right there!
Thanks 👍🏻
love your work, love the bucket head.
Thanks a bunch!
Has the professional ways you act in your vids helped to get you more work it's great to see you showing such safe shooting with still achieving good numbers love the vids keep it up
I do get the odd enquiry 👌
Love ya work shagger. Tell Rod to lift his game on the maintenance of the gear. 👍👍👍👍
This shoot had no involvement with who you may guess it is at all 👌
Good on you man. Clean hits and you don’t leave the injured to suffer. I hate how some hunters are such turds and leave them squealing in pain. It gives the rest of us poor reputation.
Just superb marksmanship. I enjoy watching to learn how to lead better.
Cheers
Top notch production Nathan, always a pleasure to watch 👍🏻
Cheers mate 👌
Love your stuff mate absolute legend
Thanks 👍🏻
"I don't think these guys had a great evening out...."....Classic🤣
Thanks Nathan, you do a bang up job HA,AH no really you do a great service thanks again.👍👍🇦🇺
Appreciate it mate 👌
That was brilliant, Cheers
Bloody good Telly with you and bucket!
I can see why you brought the semi autos out with those sort of numbers!
Absolutely 👌
Brilliant video mate! look forward to the next one.
Thanks a ton!
As always Nathan love ya work
I was deer hunting in southern New Mexico with a WW2 Japanese Type 99, and feral sow & her piglets walk up to me while I was sitting at the base of a tree. The sow sniffed the muzzle of my rifle, didn't seem to even notice me, then they all walked off.
nice to see you running a semi auto... numbers sure went up!
I know!!
That awesome bud happy nights.
Your marksmanship is outstanding. I am also impressed by the way you anticipate the movements of fleeing pigs. By 'doing the business' did you mean coitus interruptus? If so, at least it would keep his eye on the birdie.
Oh his eye was definitely on the prize 😂
Never a dull moment with you Nathan.
Nice work as usual Nathan. The semi auto certainly increases the body count over a bolt action.
Yes it does!
Great work. Thx
Thanks for watching!
Great video Nathan and what a brilliant idea to use the bike. My only concern is that the lack of walking will result in you putting on a bit of pudding.
You'll have to either give up beer or increase the bedroom action. Ha, ha
Oh I'm getting in plenty of foot miles still on other gigs. And I was quite sore a few days after this. I probably didn't film the really rough crap I spent a bit of time riding over.
Inspirational as always cheers 💪💪👍
Thank you 🙌
First time watched it
Super cool action
Your mate shoots really well for a bloke with a bucket on his head, it might have been a bit tight though, thought I heard him swearing at one point ... Cheers PP
He swore a bit, forgot why though 😎
Great, mate. Think what your pig count would have been if you'd had the semi two years ago. Hell, it frustrated ME to hell just watching. Love your stuff.
Tell me about it
Goodonya 👍👍🇦🇺
Great video once again mate
Great shoot mate. i was out to lunch in your e-bike until i saw how you can get up so closely so quickly. good stuff mate 👍
It's an effective bit of gear in that regard
I actually thought I was watching a video game Deer Hunter EOTOB EDITION, 😂fantastic as always Nathin happy new year from Ireland 🇮🇪
Same to you!
How good is that semi 👌
That is a lot of pigs beautiful job on judging your fall of shot . Amazing skill with your rifle . Bucket man might need to pick up the pace in side be side lol great channel keep up the good work
Oh he's better than me I can assure you. Just unfortunate aiming and timing considering the target volume.
EDIT: I realised what those 'tracer trails' were that I was seeing. It's the vapour/smoke from the previos shot, passing through the laser path. 5:45 (I rewound to the start of the scene). This is some pretty trippy footage. I assume you didn't add the tracer-like trails in the shots, nor did you add the laser point that we see in the video further along. Just way cool, especially the green and red lighting adding to the atmosphere. Nice work, mate.
No edits mate, just a vapor trail against the laser beam I think.
Great vid mate
Thanks 👍
Great video
Thanks!
Mate. 0:58 'onya Bucket! You're in uniform! 👁️👅👁️
Strangely as usual, it'll upset some snowflake that can't appreciate a little humour 🤦♂️
Those people get paid no mind.
They were dropping like flies in a cloud of Mortein. Almost got monotonous, but it didn't. Poor ol' bucket needs to be a bit quicker on his targets haha. E-bike's the go, eh. Cheers Nathan, that was good
Appreciate it Don, he's pretty swift, and that was funny considering the target count that we both kept pointing at the same ones.
When I first saw this comment, I read your name as Dontflinch lol.
very green, so much for a long hot dry summer
It sure is
Job well done, that ebike is gold