Donkey Operation: First-Person Action in the Outback

[@DJ-bh1ju]

Camels, donkeys, cats, pigs, rats... Down Under's ecology hasn't been treated very well by humanity... Hearing your wife on the radio reminds me of watching her in previous videos keeping right up with you while chasing camels. Gotta love a tough, gutsy woman like her. She's 1 in a 1000......

[@denniscrane9753]

1 in 100,000 here in the states!😂

[@DJ-bh1ju]

@@denniscrane9753 Ditto on that... I'm in NY.

[@timcameron9023]

the donkey fellowship conference this year was a real blowout

[@theaethelred3427]

I heard it was a bit flat

[@RickyOHD]

I knew donkeys weren’t the smartest animal but it’s insane how they didnt run watching the others get dropped

[@rd4660]

We need to do a Go Fund Me for Pmags.

[@streettriplepocketrocket4244]

ooo that's 100% needed

[@anisenkrill6179]

25 LR's with the windows were on the rack at Cabelas today for $22.99. Wouldn't take much.

[@edd752010]

Nah dude just needs to figure out how to put in a mag correctly. 😂 dude puts a mag in like a credit card in a card scanner.

[@bapsfontein]

Good video I see acourding to googlee there is about 5 mil donkies in Australia well minus 16 now..

[@rd4660]

There are a lot more asses in capitol cities.

[@Evo698]

I cant believe some of the stupid comments. Obviously from people who have never been out of the city and no understanding of the issues you are facing and managing the land according to your lease obligations.

[@DavidBolch-x2q]

Excellent work. I enjoy watching your channel . Controlling feral animals is a never ending process. I have seen the damage they do first hand in remote Australia in the 1980’s when I worked in WA and NT .

[@Swamp_Shenanigans]

I feel so bad for you not living in a country that allows semi auto rifles

[@jdshqs]

we are allowed them

[@MrWadeant]

Kiwi here, not allowed them either, unless you are a government licensed hunter. Fastest rifles we have are the good old .303 Lee Enfields (if you know what you are doing of course)

[@lenzadlberger]

​@@MrWadeant Beretta BRX1? Or other Straightpull Rifles

[@donwyoming1936]

Pump is faster than the Enfield. Closet to a semiautomatic in ease of operation

[@HarrysHolsters]

I wonder if anyone makes an offroad electric bike small and light enough to get into the plane. That would extend your range quite a bit when operating from the plane.

[@Lovinglifeintassie]

Yes, you can buy an electric bike that looks like a cross between a BMX and a trail bike. Very light and has heaps of power. Wish I could remember the brand. A few companies make them.

[@Lovinglifeintassie]

Google Dirt E bike. They are awesome.

[@jimgratrix8446]

There are off road EBikes that fold in half.

[@Benet-Drone-Advance]

Would be forever getting punctures

[@Benet-Drone-Advance]

Look at Hikvision camera's that have Sun shades

[@whiskeyplz4891]

Another American here. Just wanted to say you make fantastic videos and even when having to cull like this you make sure your efficient and effective. I do agree you should be able to carry a pistol for dispatch.

[@jasoar1563]

@whiskeyplz4891 in every other state than his, he would have a semi auto ar10 and a pistol for his purpose. But he's regulated down to just a standard hunter licence essentially in his current state.

[@whiskeyplz4891]

@jasoar1563 good to know. The regulations on firearms and stuff like hunting and land management is always interesting to me. Thank you for informing me.

[@jasoar1563]

@whiskeyplz4891 personally I don't agree with out system it's the UK system copy and pasted onto our country. Essentially you need to have a genuine reason for your licence category and firearms purchase. The reasons and legality of firearms varies between states

[@jack_out_the_back]

​​@@jasoar1563actually you are slightly incorrect. It doesn't matter what class licence you are on in Western Australia, you aren't allowed to use semi automatic Centerfire rifles, at all. Under my PP licence I am not allowed to use my pistol outside of the yards. I don't have my CAT A or Bs on my PP licence because they property restrict you (basically can only use them on the farm that it's licenced for. Which doesn't fly for us)

[@jasoar1563]

@jack_out_the_back yeah I was aware of the property restrictions, that's also rubbish. Thought you could Cary and use your pistol on the property for dispatch.. I'm only allowed to shoot mine on approved ranges ☹️ either way sad to hear what going on over there in WA currently i have 10 firearms couldn't think of going down to 5 for some vote wining douchebag in the illusion of public safety when in Australia there is no correlation between gun numbers and crime. Good job tho Jack speed the word bro

[@claytonwiggo2430]

Thanks!

[@Gunsgame1966]

Gees the country is looking good hope it continues for u guys

[@TheBudmen]

Wow so camels and donkeys are pests over there? Crazy, donkeys are super useful animals

[@josephdelp87]

Donkeys are useful. When tame and domesticated. Wild very destructive.

[@Jo007kin]

Just wondering Jack..do you worry about Snakes when creeping thru or kneeling in the Bush ?

[@ben7111]

I know it’s probably not economically practical but if you could shoot a 65 grain copper bullet like a Barnes in a 223 you would get similar results on animals with some advantages

[@loganmorton9304]

Went full call of duty

[@philipaustin9036]

Thanks

[@jack_out_the_back]

Cheers Philip!

[@dondle2]

Well done on a wonderful video.

[@danielmaher4701]

This is the first video I have seen with the new firearm platform. Looks like a very effective and efficient platform for what you need to do. Also looks like the country is good breeding grounds for the donkeys as they look very helpful and bright colours. It’s just a shame there isn’t a cost effective way to make an income stream out of them for you.

[@tfedify]

You are one of the coolest people on KZbin. What and awesome job to have.

[@blackbirdtactics8250]

You may have discussed this before, but have you thought about using a lighter weight tripod option like the Jim Shockey triggerstick?

[@Dave-gx7ut]

This was the coolest thing ive seen in a long time!!

[@jamiebonczek8026]

Invested in a scope cam! Great device and better views for us thanks mate

[@jeremymuse5355]

keep up the great work!👌

[@johnbrown-rm8kc]

Fantastic work !!!

[@chesterfield5704]

as a hunter and a pilot this video was perfect!

[@haroldmillsap3845]

Enjoyed the video. Your rifle seems to be very effective... It's hard to beat that 308 for such... Keep up the good work.

[@wyattdaughhetee4689]

The accuracy is unreal. Bad guys better hope this dude never gets drafted lmfao

[@shahs3262]

Easy to hit things when no one is shooting back at you

[@jack_out_the_back]

Yes, yes it is.

[@mattacedo]

@@shahs3262how many critters have you killed this year?

[@CASHCRZZY1]

You could fix the issue with your dip sticks catching and sticking all the time if you ran a 4 inch sleeve down inside the tank with some holes drilled in it and then put a sealed 2 inch piece of PVC with caps on the end it would allow that Dipstick to slide more freely, and more straight up and down

[@Nick-61-61]

Another great session, especially on a home made lure🤙

[@Ca_Tule_Ninja]

Some of those skins would make excellent little rugs.

[@hunterwhirley890]

Hi Jack, I'm an American, and I know you have some "interesting" regulations in Aussie Land. Question for you: could you run a pistol-caliber lever action? The upsides would be relatively high capacity in the magazine tube, and you would not have to worry about external magazines. I've found that with a satchel or pocket full of rounds I can keep a tube magazine loaded pretty easily. The rifle would not have the same energy as a .308, but if you're primarily taking neck and head shots a .357 mag in a lever gun might be a pretty handy tool. What say you?

[@khongbiet1000]

You did watch the video in full eh?

[@johnmead8437]

What is cost of strange calibres like .357 vs .308? What is the advantage of using a lower energy less penetration calibre? What is the advantage of a tube mag when a clip mag out & in as fast at that was read, while still struggling finding the hole in a tube? Or even getting the ammo out of the pocket. And spilt ammo etc. The clues so many have while demanding their rights to ready access to totally unsuitable firearms for standard use (culling MAGAits out of classrooms isn't an internationally endorsed right) are challenged by reality. Personal preference does require flexibility what is available. The lever-action mag option is one that seems superior (semi auto, not available there excepted) for this work, since target isn't lost each cycle, it's faster and the overall configuration seems an abomination for convenience, but lever action might not handle the volume.

[@BigFella73]

Problem with pistols in Australia you have to be in a pistol club and go to so many events per year for right to keep them so especially for Jack being so remote that wouldn't be economical at all.

[@flash8281]

Be grateful to the poor and harmless animals who help us and give us food, love them and protect them from dangerous animals, I think poor donkeys are not a problem, people and the proliferation of dangerous animals is a problem

[@ThickThighsSaveLives69]

@@flash8281 Ah, yes, let's not address the invasive species that competes for water and grazing land, negatively impacting cattle and native Australian wildlife! 🤡

[@rustbucket9318]

With your sub numbers growing I’d think there are probably some drone manufacturers who would love to sponsor a few videos and get a drone or two in your hands for showing their products. I’m a very novice drone user but they are game changers. Might be worth reaching out to some companies and checking if they are interested.

[@ernestpatterson7153]

Great video. Between the camels and donkeys that is a lot of competition for forage and water! A true shame it isn’t practical or cost effective to use them for food. Best wishes for you and yours in the new year. Old Geezer

[@philsbroke]

TY for those second shots!!

[@thebigt5463]

That looks like a fantastic rifle setup, that mag issue would've driven me crazy definitely time to retire it

[@kennansolomon8478]

Yea for the price… that should never happen(hopefully it’s just worn mags)!!

[@Tn19895]

It’s a neutered ar15 is basically useless being pump action here in the us we have semi automatic ars which is how they are meant to be used I wouldn’t buy a pump ar15 might as well buy a shotgun

[@thebigt5463]

@Tn19895 hahaha 🤣 what an absurdly stupid comment, id expect nothing less from a Yankee

[@mattacedo]

@@Tn19895don’t knock the dude for following the laws of his land and using what is available. He is a steward of the land, he deserves a thank you.

[@Tn19895]

@ if the laws of the land are so ridiculous they do not deserve following. I don’t understand why Australians don’t raise hell over the severe government overreach like we would do here in the USA

[@chartphred1]

Top work. Dunno how you manage to work in that heat. I'd need a decent pool to cool off in at the end of such a day. I know the temps aren't as brutal as further north like Parabadoo way, but still, its harsh territory

[@Arfabiscuit]

Beautiful work

[@bruceyeoward6544]

Some more info. about wild donkey's, from the air donkey pads are straight line, cattle pads are wavy/curvy. The old saying "donkey ages" is because they can live a long time up to 40yrs, in outback probably 15yrs max, from the air they can be hard to spot because they stand still in the shade of a bush. The reason donkeys where used in the north of Aust. for haulage is because they can eat course grasses etc that horses can't, they are similar to camels in that they cant get by with limited water. Donkeys come in varying colours from faun, light grey, dark grey, brown and black, some have the black stripe. Donkey meat is good eating. What amasses me is the size of the jaw bone and large strong teeth. Expect the donkeys in the video have never seen man before that's why they stood around while being shot at, in beautiful condition. Donkeys are in scattered locations in remote areas of Western Australia, they can be hard to find, helicopter shooting has greatly reduced their numbers since 1980.

[@khongbiet1000]

Hello, Subscriber here. Great job on the edit and cropping of footage. High definition ,direct to action and no music overlay. Very impressed. I have a question- Do you think that the lack of camels(by culling) has brought donkeys into the area? When fox numbers are culled, FERAL cats abound. When FERAL pigeons are culled, INVASIVE Indian Myna birds abound.

[@maineman11]

Excellent video Jack!!! 👍🏻

[@brettthompson3461]

Jack that was awesome love your work mate 👏 👍🏻 👌 🙌

[@joey243win]

Seems that rifle has the SA80 mod of dropping mags enabled Great shooting and great video mate ❤

[@FrEeWaY7k]

that scope cam is pretty cool, never seen that before.

[@4NaturesStory]

Little burrito too! 😢

[@Azzo99]

Awesome vid, definitely puts things in perspective some of the pest management you have to do compared to here in QLD along the coast. What knife have you got at the moment mate?

[@Anokaman]

Try some white tape to cover or make shade for as much of the black camera as you can. Black is a bad color in the sun! Good stuff!

[@whatthepfpsays4234]

Tap your mags hard on the bottom to seet them properly

[@duartduplessis1046]

What do you use the donkey and camel meat for? Dogfood?

[@theleopard3900]

Love the videos!! Wish I could come help!!! Greetings from the USA!!

[@SmashingBricksAU]

So, being a fellow West Aussie, are you allowed to keep more than a pee shooter? Awesome video BTW!

[@viper6177]

I might have missed it somewhere, but what happens to the culled Donkeys? Are they left there for nature to take it's course or are they collected for Dog Meat, etc... Thanx....

[@Gregory-uv2pi]

The wanton waste is reprehensible! I understand the problems but strongly disagree with the waste!

[@BigFella73]

​@Gregory-uv2pi if you're a frequent watcher you'll understand why it's done like that. Using words like reprehensible should be aimed towards the government for helping take care of the feral population of all species. Is it a waste of resources....yes, but it has been explained plenty of times why it's done this way.

[@flash8281]

Be grateful to the poor and harmless animals who help us and give us food, love them and protect them from dangerous animals, I think poor donkeys are not a problem, people and the proliferation of dangerous animals is a problem

[@oldstudbuck3583]

Liberals are the problem. They eff up everything they touch.

[@SirBigzalot]

@@Gregory-uv2pi1000,000 acres of crown land to cover, explain how they can extract everything and get on with their day? And nothing really goes to waste as scavengers will feed on them.

[@cedhome7945]

Donny - ker kebabs.... You could do a bush cooking episode

[@AlexJBaldwin]

Having grown up in the Pilbara and experienced spinifex firsthand I have to ask what boot, pant, gaiter combo you use to be able to stomp through it.

[@johnstewart7022]

Jack - I'm sorry to ask you to repeat it, what is the make & model of your .308 pump action rifle? I know you have said it in the past, but I can't find it. I'll thank you in advance.

[@jack_out_the_back]

Hi John, It is a Wedgetail MPR 308 , Australian made. kzbin.infoCd0nCfZc1Rc

[@Treasuremonk]

Gosh dang Australian SAS ! I didn’t dress up like that when I worked in the war in Iraq lol

[@RGF56]

Cargo net would be a good addition 😉

[@coficola7507]

can you tell me why do you kill that all donkeys ? (sorry for my bad english)

[@hunterwhite8917]

Save yourself some time and just skip to 19:00. Nothing happens before that

[@sirrellex]

thanks

[@JSOWderulo]

Hey brother do you find that blast diverter does anything? Thinking about getting one for a few gats on our property in SA

[@jack_out_the_back]

Yep, Highly recommended, especially when shooting in a team or with mates. Might have to go a custom one to be longer (I haven't tried the short one) but they don't make them anymore because people kept thinking it was a suppressor.

[@JSOWderulo]

​@@jack_out_the_backthanks for that mate might look into the Wedgetail one to save the other lads' hearing 👌 good effects on target too mate well done

[@SwampDonkey0504]

So did you press the mag release or is your gear just that bad?

[@saintpierreasia]

What do you do with donkey carcasses?

[@peterwebb8732]

Fertiliser

[@stanleyhall2793]

Dude went anakin skywalker on them!

[@richarddunlap5363]

Not sure if the trapping regulations in your part of Australia, but that meat would make some really good bait for trapping

[@shimasfaris2917]

I think they should make it a meat source for people

[@dannyluelee]

No semi auto in Australia?

[@virgilpalmer2427]

We have wild donkeys around the states, nobody kills them, they don't hurt anything... We just let them be .

[@jamesbooth6969]

Why dont you use a silencer ??

[@peterwebb8732]

Laws against owning them.

[@heyhey1385]

Always Love you Videos . Few questions about your plane (if you have already answered them ill go searching) What model is it and why not a tail dragger is it a preference or just a matter of Licence type . Cheers from always on fire VIC

[@jack_out_the_back]

It is an ICP Savannah, we prefer the nose wheel for on the ground visibility (don't want to run into cows!) and ground control. Cheers 😊

[@ingramjs]

were you ejecting live rounds and discarding them when you made safe?

[@jack_out_the_back]

No, when I was making the clearance I didn't rack another round after the last finishing shot.

[@paulkeys175]

Maybe a ultra light fold up style mini bike to carry on or attach to that plane? And as a 67 year old that has been a wild game harvester, property caretaker and recreational hunter all my life, as well as 20 years as a cop, for W A to say there is not one reason or one person, other than the gruberment, to have a semi auto rifle, is insane.

[@RandomAmerican]

Smack the bottom of your mag when you change it and it will help solve the problem of them falling out

[@theaethelred3427]

They're a bit easier do deal with than pigs!

[@MrSshagster]

That firearm restriction isn’t beneficial for the work at all.

[@othernamesweretaken1871]

Imagine that.

[@KIDRR]

This guy can do anything. Probably will be the last one left after the zombie apocalypse

[@bits_of_egg8345]

what do donkeys and camels do to the environment genuinely curious? In canada we have bad coyote problems they kill all the small game and deer.

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Great job!👍🏽😊❤️🇺🇸

[@Battleforabilliondollars]

I'm assuming you are farming cattle, but how come there is never no cattle in the areas?

[@peterwebb8732]

1. This is arid-area grazing. Cattle densities are low and paddocks are huge. 2. It's not best practice to disturb cattle by shooting close to them. 3. Fetal animals often prefer paddocks that are being rested, because the feed is fresher.

[@Battleforabilliondollars]

@@peterwebb8732 thank you was just curious.

[@peterwebb8732]

FERAL animals. - spell-wrecker strikes again.

[@danielvelez4001]

Great job nicely done😂😂😂❤

[@JohnLee-jk5ew]

What kind of damage do the donkeys do? They’re usually pretty chill and very protective. They also for life long bonds with other animals and humans. If they wreck shlt, then maybe their numbers need to come down

[@bobkoroua]

They kill any other animals they can catch. They wreak the environment if they are running feral, the Australian bush doesn't have animals that graze in the same way. Also this is a farm and they run other animals, the donkey eat and don't return any income to the farm. It's just a feral animal like the pigs in the States.

[@jasoar1563]

Ok how many live rounds did you eject then, my mprs so slick but the mpr mini is by far the fastest

[@jack_out_the_back]

I didn't eject any live rounds. Looking forward to getting my Mini.

[@thecincylife5736]

When we were in the ole outback the only thing I saw native were people every animal was introduced was kinda crazy. Besides a few snakes

[@arnljot9030]

I forgot donkeys are very social animals, you can hear them almost crying when one of them is killed... But the mess of previous generations have to be cleaned up I guess. As you said, donkeys are no joke either. Really good for protection livestock xd

[@acehanson7231]

How in the world do you dispose of all those corpses ?

[@zigmogcreator]

Cool video. Donkey slayer.

[@canoetipper019]

"Donkey-Gone" could be a video game... I would think a suppressor and semi-auto would be an ideal combination for this type of work...no wonder ths government doesn't want you to have it. Here in Canada our PM figures semis are BAD and a number of them have been banned outright...it's going to save the Canadian population you know...well it will except the criminal population probably don't care that the firearm they use to break the law is banned...imo.

[@johnmead8437]

Most semi auto owners have no good reason to use them. They are a status/intimidation symbol. Sporting semis excepted, and would be interesting if Canada is banning the likes of BAR's?

[@canoetipper019]

@@johnmead8437 automatic rifles and machine guns have been restricted it seems forever here (only collectors and museums sort of thing). But semiautomatics for the most part were legal until PM J. Trudeau decided there was no reason for anyone to own a "military grade asault" rifle like the AR15. Mostly due to the shootings in Quebec at École Polytechnique. He was a student there so it effected him. Therefore all Canadians should pay by losing their private property that was legal until his decree telling us we don't need those scary looking rifles...so I'll just take them...but not your hunting guns. Just recently some 22lr rifles were added to the list of scary guns. What will be next ALL semi-auto firearms? Just my opinion...for what it's worth, which along with a few loonies will get you a doubl-double at Tim's.

[@FPSRelic]

How awesome are those Platatac CUTS shirts though? I didn't believe how cool they were until I bought one on sale. Wish they made them in Hi Vis.

[@jack_out_the_back]

Same! I have had a chat to them about it, but unfortunately it wasn't going to be viable for them. They've looked at it before.

[@jerryjohnson8268]

good job

[@mickyss7766]

What was the temperature out there ?

[@jack_out_the_back]

It cracked 43.

[@chartphred1]

Actually prefer that fwd flight camera view over the 360

[@bensbullet]

i was just about to ask if you ate donkey whats it like ? any good

[@peetsnort]

I'd be interested as zebra makes good biltong...I hate waste. If it wasn't good I know it still wouldn't be wasted on dog treats

[@aston108]

If those guys were happy to hang around could you have used a rest to make the shots more 1 shot 1 kill?

[@bobkoroua]

There is a guy in WA that is using donkey to rehabilitate the environment.

[@philipsutton2316]

We use donkeys all the time over here for animal protection. Once they bond with their chickens, or lambs or whatever, they will protect them from dingoes, foxes, wild dogs etc. Much less maintenance than those big white woolly dogs they use in Europe. If it were not so remote where he is, these could be caught and sold on as stock protection animals. They are very intelligent and adapt well.

[@bobkoroua]

@philipsutton2316 Yes I agree but doubt if there are enough farms in the world to take even a small percentage of them. They are a real problem when feral, like anything else.

[@TylerDrewryFishing]

20:12 the donkey rips ass😭

[@peterbaylis2111]

What are Donkeys like to Eat Jack

[@cedhome7945]

They are eeh auu right 😅

[@1.1.74]

What core/unit were you in mate?

[@jack_out_the_back]

Army, Signals.

[@brentevje5939]

Have you ever thought about using a large umbrella ☔ black should work open it up and put it in front of you as you walk works in Africa on Buffalo. Just a thought inexpensive light and easy to store.

[@agskytter8977]

Why do you shoot offhand with a pump hammergun? You would get better hits with a 10 shot bolt action. The bullet is out of the barrel on a Tikka T3 before the hammer has hit the fireing pin on the pump.

[@kymmarshall1116]

That’s a lot of gear that you’re lugging around Jack .

[@coljaschoppe8670]

Das gehen bei dem Kamerawinkel sieht wirklich strange aus mit einer Fischaugenlinse!😅 Wie ein Fpv Shoter aus den Neunzigern.😋

[@zolose1014]

i want that job