Why Shooting Camels is Vital for Australian Outback 

You've nailed the reasons for feral animal control/management. Having come from the land myself, there's nothing in your conversation that can be legitimately challenged or discredited. Glib attacks by the bleeding hearts doesn't have any relevance in the real world.

The best presented view of feral animal control and why it’s needed that Ive seen , no emotion or BS , well done

“. . . . We’ve got a lot to learn, but it’s the only way we can ensure that Australia keeps its unique landscapes.” What a profound summation at the end of a great and highly informative conversation.

can't believe that farmers who hold a valid firearms license still need to jump through so many govt. hoops every time they need a new gun, and that's just a single bolt-action rifle ! Imagine the increase in efficiency (money, time, etc) a semi-auto rifle would bring to feral animal control ?

Well...this was very interesting! So many places in the US need to learn this conservation idea when it comes to ferel horses. They drink water that ranchers work so hard to keep up on for their cattle. A major college will come to the area for 2 weeks, do a report and then nothing gets done after the reports are brought to the public. The majority of the public wants to see the horses because of the romance of the "Wild West!" Then, when it's obvious the numbers have significantly increased again, another report has to be done. So, nothing ever gets done! Some reports take up to 10 years! Some states are saying "no" to public outcry. Culling ferel horses has to be done to protect the land or we'll have no land with flora and fauna left! This was a great report on conservation. I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to share your channel and especially this report to friends that need to hear it's not just the US that has issues with ferel animals! Btw...we don't necessarily have a problem with the inbreeding of horses in all western states. People move out of cities or states such as California, buy a few acres of land because they want horses. They know absolutely about them, and when they realize the cost of having just a "petting zoo" for their kids or "yard ornaments," then they turn the horses loose in the forests where the ferel horses are. Most times, not bothering to pull the shoes before release. Many of the horses are bred well and could rival any quarter horse in a show ring! Right now, hay in the western states is anywhere between $26 to $35 per 100# bale. A set of horse shoes is running about $150 a set. These factors have contributed to alot of horses being turned out.

You've done an excellent job educating people on real issues and why what you do is important. Controlling pests in Australia is so important these days and for how much the feds spout about conservation, they sure don't help much. Keep your head up and keep doing the right thing. Good on ya mate!

Brilliant shooting. Very accurate, humane and professional.

Good presentation and good work. In the US wild hogs are destroying and displacing native and game animals. They are hard to control but it must be done. Thanks for the video.

This reminds me a bit of our feral hog problem here in Texas. Interesting to see how this situation translates across the world

What a great way you've handled this subject and shown how it should be done. Thank you for sharing and hope all the right people get to see this.

Great documentary guys. Introduced pests are by far the biggest problem to the Australian environment. Far bigger than worrying about green house gases.

Very well done on how you portray land management on the pastoral lands. I was the bloke who wrote the project which the Federal Govt. adopted as the base model for all land and sea management across 11 million square klm's of northern Australia back in 1999/2000. You are exactly on the right path to successful management, if you can't quantify it, you will never be able to succeed at controlling or managing anything. I loved your attitude towards protecting the native wildlife, at all costs, for the future generations to learn about and enjoy. We live in a totally unique and fragile country and it needs dedicated people who love and respect this environment to maintain it into the future. Well done.

You guys have enough to deal with without weekend-experts putting in their spokes. A ten-day study proves nothing. Get them out there for three months or so and see the difference. Jack, you and others like you a doing a great job of keeping people fed.

Amazing video. Very educational and informative. Thank you for presenting this issue in a respectful and professional manner. I wish more people understood the issues with feral animals.

Excellent, good job, I have been a Farmer most of my life and had to do the same thing, well done Jack

Great video and very educational on the feral animal problem. Absolutely misunderstood and a significant lack of knowledge in the general public in Australia.

Spot on mate. I used to live in Australia and I agree with everything. You have to love the land ❤

Well put together edition Jack and Ant - thank you

I just want to add Jack . Good job on talking about who farmers are the ones who are caring for the land . Whether it lease of free hold land ownership,it always the farmer cost of everything to care for Australia.

Logic > Emotions

Very educational thanks Jack and Ant.

I just revisited this video you should promote this video when you do more culling it gives all the answers to the many questions and complaints and uninformed suggestions. It’s a great video presentation by yourself and Ant❤

Jack you are a very intelligent man , God must be with you always with you mate . City dwellers would not know were you are . Clark Mchie in Queens land ahs experienced knee jerk reaction policies because they need to do things that keep them in office . I pray I can come out and assist you in your endeavours to help your land holders utilise these camels as a eatable resource .

Thanks for your very detailed response to the feral animal problem Australia has had to endure. I love horses, camels, donkeys etc but i do understand that the middle of Australia is not the place for them. The cats well there’s no where they should be in Australia imo. Good luck with the job ahead of you, and also you’re so right about the feral problem isn’t the fault of our indigenous brothers and sisters. 👍🏻

Well done Jack. Informative and well presented. Personally I like all aspects of your Station life.

I'm amazed that the camels seem to have no sense of self preservation when their mates were dropping around them. Didn't realise there were so many camels out there. Thanks for another enlightening video.

WOW! how informative was that! I know about the ferral dog, cat and hog problem, but I never knew how massive the camel and horse invasion is. Big Steve, East Yorkshire, UK.

This was enlightening, thank you.

Excellent shooting with very basic kit. In the USA there $10k worth of equipment invested.

This video should be shown in every school before you can graduate. Well presented!!

Great video. Very informative and professional. Thank you. 😎🤙

Very good explanation of the the us of the land . Its not easy doing what you what you have to do i can see it in your face stay safe . Bernie from NZ

We have a similar problem here in the US with feral hogs, they destroy lots of crops but most people don’t realize they are a problem.

great work Jack !!

Hi Jack and Ant, Great insight to the challenges of feral animals and the professional way you deal with it and manage it as part of your business. Good to hear the data driven approach. Great footage of the countryside.

Bloody brilliant content. 👏 ❤

what a great job you are doing at PRENTI ,there is just not enough shooters around to do the job that you would like done

That shooting from the heli was elite Must have something to do with the tactical electrical tape fore grip

Keep up the great work. I know its a tough decision but it has to happen to save the lands natural stuff. Tough job 💪

Quantifying herbivorous pests is easier than some others, plants don't migrate and get wary. Some fenced sites excluding the feral pests would provide some visual information, paired within stock only country so the effects of livestock can also be demonstrated.

This is such a fantastic interview I’m privileged to have watched and touches on so many important points in regards to feral animal management and land management….thank you for putting this in RU-vid 👍

I'm from the states and I knew about the Cane road but I didn't even know you had Camel's. That's nuts.

A lot of sense jack, neighbors also need to understand this point of view.

I have seen a lot of programs on Pest control Rodents, Pigeons, Starlings etc and i must say you guys are doing a great job, however what everybody fails to mention about is how do you dispose off the Carcass of a Culled pest the Size of a Camel or Horse.

A great conversation about feral animals on the station.

Great video! I can understand more now why this is done. I'm not familiar with feral camels/horses but I am with what feral/stray cats do to the ecosystem so I can only imagine what camels take from livestock and native wildlife.

It a shame that the the market for camel meat and skins is not up there like cattle meat sheep meat etc etc.

That was really well done.

Nice vid and very professional 👏

excellent informative video...

Watched when you did the camel backstraps great resource

The surely practiced this conversation

Very informative video

great vid mate very well covered the issues , just a shame the government wouldn't support an industry to use the byproduct meat for human and animal consumption , win/win situation 👍

Great video jack , very informative and explanation of why kills like this need to happen. Well done. Loving your channel, I’d love to work on a station one day

I really hope this stretches out for city ppl to see how vital firearms are for feral control, lot's of our native animals are near extinct from the British and our government should do more like paying land owners for their service, alot of money for fuel,time,ammo that could send a farmer broke

First time here....love it take care of your animals.....

In the driest areas of South Africa, carrying capacity goes down to about 1 LSU / 40 hectares. I would assume it’s similar where you are?

Great vid thanks Jack

What a great and informative video, very well narrated and some excellent examples of ethical kills. Thank you 👍🏻

Its ridiculous you can not have a semi auto

Never knew camels where such a problem down under. Great work! Curious what you do with all the carcasses though.

Great interview

Very informative

Great video. But can you tell me if there's any post kill use of the ferals, outside of pigs and cattle. I know that Australia is the largest producer of goat meat because of new ideas. Is that being utilities else where?

Great story. I had no idea of those numbers.. wow. Keep up the good work protecting this great country. 👍👍👍🇦🇺😎

Gents, my compliments on a well presented video. I am not a shooter, but I am a committed supporter of feral animal control, be these animals horses and camels in the outback, goats in the fragile high country, pigs down south, or all of these plus dogs, cats, foxes, rabbits, rats, and many other species introduced by man. ALL need to be controlled, and shooting by skilled shooters is by far the most humane solution available. I wish you success with your good work.

Great vid with some great shots. I disagree with one statement, I believe all lands owners are responsible for feral animal control, including indigenous land holders. After all, it's in their interest too, to control introduced species. It's simlly not good enough to palm responsibility off to others and not executed your responsibility. If you fail in your responsibility you should be prosecuted, no exceptions! It's in everyone's interests!

awesome Video

Good video, I've done a lot of this in the NT and it's good to see it explained well.

Good video mate. I remember you from stint at Greenline

Another great video. Very well explained. Keep up the good work.

Now I see why you love that old rifle. You are so spot on with that banger.

Excellent explanation of the situation. What are the protocols for the carcasses? 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great doco

Wow I don't know what cartridge you're using or where the shot placement is but it seems like camels go down easy

What size rifles do you use? And scopes? or just an “iron sight”..?

Ant, you’re having the time of your life. I’m jealous! I feel I’m not using the opportunity you have, working with Jack. Perhaps I could do a locum for you when you’re ready for a holiday? Please keep producing these videos. Jack is modernizing agriculture in Australia in a real, acceptable and approachable way.

Great Great video

I'd love to see what flogs like Tash Peterson have to say when numbers are left unchecked and continue to grow, and then spread into urban areas. "Ethical" Veganism is a sick side-effect of affluence. Keep up the good work that you're doing.

in america we call them invasive species. we have a huge problem with wild hogs.

How long will it take for a large culled animal to decompose in the outback?

Here in Texas, US we have thousands of wild hogs that tear up the land so we hunt them like you do, but from what I’ve seen from your videos camels aren’t very hard to hunt

It was a long video so I easily could have missed it, but what to do they do with the dead camel carcasses?

Jack's a smart cookie great Australian

I might have missed it, but I didn't see goats mentioned

What type of weapons and calibers are appropriate for camel management? What is allowed/required by legislation?

Hay Jack great doco explains things in a very clear way. Is there any programs for the average shooters to get out and lend a hand? Or what is more important funding/ personnel / or just getting the knowledge of the problem publicised? As a novice hunter i for one would find the chance to lend a hand a great opportunity. As i am based in Tasmania opportunity is a little light on.

The shooter is a great shot - what rifle and specific ammo is he using? Thanks - from what I see the camels are going down with 1 shot👍- 👍

The fact that there is no system by which you can have access to more effective firearms, like higher capacity semi-automatic rifles, is hard for me to wrap my head around. The difference for aerially gunning could be dozens of animals. At the very least you would think these could be good military training opportunities.

As an ex farmer you eco my thoughts on all aspects of management that your practicing.

Great video and great shooting out of the helicopter and truck. One question that comes to mind is what is done with the carass of the dead animal when killed near the water points or near any of the pen areas? Are any of the camels processed for the meat by NGOs to support feeding indegenous peoples or for any other use?

I made my first income on shooting kanagroo and scaring wallabies as a kid of 13. Today there more roos and wallabies in Australia then the past 60 I been around. All the good farming, pasture and waters has busted the food supply for all aminals

Whatever rifle that was in the helicopter, was smashing those camels. Dropped in tracks even from behind. Wow.

The Australian govt is more worried about DEI than protecting the land and wildlife.

Well spoken there Jack. Some nice shooting out of the chopper. Was that you in the chopper? Do you fellas get any feral goats through that country?

Very well done!! Good on you!

Love your philosophy....anytime you need a grey nomad from the east......retired electrician.......

Is there a market in aus for Ferrell management for farmers

I’ve been on several what we call “ cull” hunts? It’s not what is normally a true hunt but eliminating of too many deer and or feral pigs. These are usually on very large Texas ranches that weren’t managed for whatever reason and generally a new land owner with state biologists involved. Depending on the acres, usually several thousands, a number is selected for how many deer should be taken. Note that all the deer are processed immediately by law. Food banks give this meat to those that need help with food. The feral pigs are not governed by law so every one that can be taken is very acceptable. The meat is usually processed too but not required. Literally, it is possible on some occasions to take hundreds of deer depending on ranch acreages. These are usually 3 to 4 day events with many shooters involved.