Fox control
Foxes take lambs, kids, chooks and ground-nesting birds right across the Peninsula, and baiting is off the table on most blocks because of dogs and neighbours. Thermal shooting is the alternative that works close to houses.
Fox control
Most Peninsula properties are too close to neighbours, pets and public land to lay 1080 or PAPP safely. Shooting is target-specific: every fox is identified through a thermal scope before a shot is taken, and nothing is left in the paddock for a dog to find.
We time sessions to when foxes are most active and most damaging. On the Peninsula that is late winter and spring during lambing and kidding, and again in autumn when the year's cubs disperse and start raiding poultry runs. A single night rarely finishes the job, so the first visit also maps dens and travel lines for a follow-up.
Dens are logged with GPS so you or your fencing contractor can collapse them later. For properties with repeated losses we recommend the monthly program, which keeps pressure on the population through the whole lambing season.
Common questions
On a typical Peninsula hobby farm the first night takes two to five foxes. Numbers drop quickly after that, which is why the first visit also maps dens and travel lines for a follow-up a few weeks later.
On the Peninsula, yes. Most blocks are too close to neighbours, dogs and public land to lay 1080 or PAPP legally or safely. Shooting is target-specific and leaves nothing in the paddock.
Late winter and spring during lambing and kidding, and again in autumn when the year's cubs disperse. For poultry losses, any time you are losing birds.
No. We shoot only with a clear backstop, away from stock, and with thermal identification of every target. We work at a distance and animals settle quickly.
What we control
No baits, no poisons, no risk to your dogs or stock. Every animal is identified through a thermal scope before a shot is taken.
Night thermal sessions timed around lambing, kidding and poultry losses. Dens located and mapped for follow-up visits.
Spring & autumn peakSmall-calibre work around warrens, dams and vineyard rows. Warren locations logged so you can rip or fumigate later.
Year-roundFallow, red and hog deer damaging fences, vines and pasture. Carcasses removed or dressed on site where you want the meat.
Game Licence heldPositive ID only. Collared, ear-tagged or neighbouring pets are never targeted, and we work with the Shire's cat rules.
Bush-edge propertiesShooting around stables, hay sheds, chook pens and feed rooms where baits are a danger to dogs, horses and owls.
Bait-freeWhere we work
From Mount Eliza to Portsea and across to Westernport. Night sessions are usually booked within a week of your assessment, and properties close to townships are handled under our Public Place Permit with local police notified before every job.
How it works
Free daytime visit. We walk the boundaries, find sign, map safe firing lanes and neighbours, and agree a plan with you.
Landholder authority signed and police notified. You don't chase anything.
Thermal optics, typically 4 hours from dusk. Every shot taken with a clear backstop and positive identification of the target.
A short tally and a map of dens and warrens the next morning, with a recommendation on whether a repeat visit is worth it.
Who you're dealing with
One licensed operator, not a franchise. You deal with the person who turns up, and the same person every visit.
Pricing
Your first night session is free. We want you to see the tally before you pay for anything. Travel anywhere on the Peninsula is included.
One free night per property. Multi-property and council or conservation-group work quoted separately. Payment on completion by bank transfer or card.
Why it's done properly
Victorian Category A/B licence endorsed for vermin and feral animal control.
Victoria Police permit for work on semi-rural blocks near houses and roads, with police notified before each job.
Public liability cover written for firearm use in vertebrate pest control. Certificate available on request.
Thermal identification before every shot. Head or chest shots only, and we follow the national humane shooting codes.
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