Clearing the Oats || Feral Pig, Cat & Fox Shooting with my 308Win Rifle & Thermion 2 LRF XG50

This shooting trip I'm solo and hunting invasive feral pigs, foxes and feral cats. There's plenty of bulk action packed footage in this video in both daylight and after the sun sets with the thermal gear.
It was great to be out riding around on my Suzuki King Quad AXI 500 which definitely opens areas up, otherwise inaccessible to a regular 4x4. The weather conditions deteriorated throughout the evening which made time in the paddocks not so pleasant in the end.
I'm not shooting 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 suppressors, both my mate and I hold the necessary permits in NSW to do so. If seeking information regarding that, please check the FAR webpage for details. All shooting is performed on privately owned farms, with exclusive permission granted in writing for paid services.
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My 308Win rifle is a full custom, which I will review soon to share all the details properly. Action is a Defiance Machine Tenacity, Triggertech Special trigger, 18 inch Carbon Six Barrel, Wedgetail Industries Suppressor, all in an MDT HTN26 Carbon Fibre Chassis. I'm running reloaded ammunition with 150 grain Hornady SST projectiles and a sprinkling of subsonic rounds, which are reloads using 190 Sub-X projectiles. My thermal scope is a Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XG50 and for the scanner I'm running a brand new Pulsar Merger LRF XL50 which is 1024x756 resolution !!! Daylight scope, I'm using a PARD D35/50 RF.
If you are interested in a thermal or night vision device in Australia, have a chat with Ben from Hunt the Night.
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[@barmyarmy935]

Those Furminators (cats) are a prize when dead.. !! Excellent session..

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate

[@arronjohnston742]

there's just something awesome about cats getting pumped 👌👌👌👍👍👍

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Yes there is 😎

[@stuartmutch6003]

Mate! I especially like it when you knock off feral cats. Bravo! Well done.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Many thanks!

[@kevinknight470]

Excellent marksmanship, .308 with suppressor, thermal imaging, changes the game for night Rooters. Thanx for sharing, salute from Florida, USA.😃

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@macattackperth5631]

Feral cats and foxes are a disaster for our native wildlife, so well done Nathan 👍

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

They gotta go for sure 👌

[@johnwhite199]

Great shooting, excellent video and enjoyable commentry. As close to perfection as possible. Keep these coming.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Really appreciate it mate 👌

[@msmuffet_16]

Good idea for a tshirt, hoodie #not a pet.#love ya guts! With a Silhouette of a cat and or fox etc.😃🐗🦊🐕🐈‍⬛🐇🐀😃

[@kevowski]

“He’s not doing so well” 🤣👌🏻

[@PaBuzz1]

Is that the new rifle? It's a work of art...

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Yep, she's working very very well

[@nicholaschriss1706]

After a hard or stressful day, I like to watch you dropping pests/vermin as it's quite satisfying, even though I wish it was me doing the shooting, it's still quite cathartic seeing you do it all nice and efficiently. Keep up the good work bro.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate 👌

[@fieldmouse6741]

Good cats a dead cat Nathan. Love the video mate. Only just stumbled across your page. Keep em coming

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you're enjoying it all 👌

[@MG-Farm]

thanks you so much from Texas

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

You're welcome!

[@theobessiris9681]

Nathan I'm addicted to your videos. They are far superior to the crap they show on television these days. Great stuff.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks 😎

[@David_Quinn_Photography]

TVs been in the shitter for years, YT has been the best place for what I like to watch until there is a better platform out there.

[@andyrosevear5018]

Love your news reporter like takes, steely focus when talking to the camera! ‘First hunting subscription’ 💪

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thank you 👌

[@karengould9382]

One little piggy skittled😂😂

[@stephenembleton8135]

Great shooting, Mate. My centiments are with you on cats. S...ing in my garden, taking nesting song birds and pinching my hedgehog food I put out. Big Steve, East Yorks., UK

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Cheers Steve

[@neiltucknott8188]

Great shooting again Nathan, especially the pigs on the run 👍👍. I’m impressed with what the .308 did to that feral cat haha. Top quality video and commentary mate, keep up the excellent work

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate 👌

[@patarmitage2250]

Looks like alot of fun.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Big Night but I enjoy my work

[@patarmitage2250]

@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK curious to know what you do with the carcasses? Leave them to the birds?

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

@@patarmitage2250 yes, just carrion.

[@markkuman4673]

Awe from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 I'm subscribing

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Enjoy 👌

[@oneszeros1]

Fantastic cartwheel from Porky at 6:26 🤣👍

[@csjrogerson2377]

Superb shooting Nathan. The farmer appears to have let his pig problem get a little out of hand. Those sub-sonics are really good - sounds like the spring of an air-rifle and then the pig takes a dirt nap.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

The farmer is shooting as many as he can, it's a hard gig farming and then trying to shoot at night. This is a much broader problem than the one property I was accessing unfortunately.

[@nickstoic2944]

Another great night's work Nathan, well done.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nickstoic2944]

@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK Always champ.

[@jaydenritchie1992]

everyone else be tucked up in bed, your out in the elements loving it, good on ya mate

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Certainly some long nights

[@tassie302gt]

Thanks for sharing, you're quite the marksman. Professional, calm, execution 101.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks for watching!

[@jimt6589]

Great work mate. I hate cats too and I don’t care if they are wearing a collar and bell if people love there pets look after them and keep them at home. I remember back in the 70’s I was getting 7 bucks a skin for cats and averaged 25 for foxes. As an apprentice welder I was getting 60 bucks a week. The old Bruno fox got a work out and we didn’t have the feral problem we have now. Made more money shooting than as a welder.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

I know many people who did well in that trade 💪

[@irishhunter22]

Ah Nate the little fluffy moggy 😂, good work again Bud 👍

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@whotknots]

Nathan on one occasion I was visiting on a place up the Tibooburra road where they had shot several thousand sheep due to lack of feed during a drought and the carcasses had been deposited in a trench but not yet buried. A companion and I set the Station Roo rig up on the trench and whistled for about an hour during which time we shot just over seventy foxes with my little .22 rimfire Magnum without moving the vehicle!

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Very very cool

[@MrT13]

👍🏻👍🏻 man you really make me appreciate that semi auto liberty we got here. I see a lot you pop one and it’s friend won’t move until you start fidgeting around with that bolt and off they go. I usually only ever like to pop one with a bolt gun myself but if I’m on a property and they don’t want any of them. They just want em all gone or run off etc. I use either a 7.62x39 16” ar from at least preferably 150-200. Or if it’s a smaller area and we can get a stalk on first till 100 I’ll use a .300 blk ar. And with the tuned subs I can usually get 2-3 before they scatter. Good video cheers as you guys say 👍🏻👍🏻

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate 👌

[@deanwaring6100]

It's always a high light when you tag a cat or two 😊

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Isn't it 😎

[@bakbaku8529]

sick bastards

[@69woof]

the numbers of pigs are just incredible. I was listening to the NSW country hour there saying it's some of the largest numbers of feral animals they have seen in years pigs ,deer ,horses ,cats, wild dogs

[@LordKroc]

It's truly out of control, and there's only a handful of guys licensed to come out and exterminate them, Nathan's beyond lucky to have his permits and I'm sure he's swamped with work because getting approved for this line of work is incredibly hard in Aussie.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Yeah the numbers are a bit wild in some area's for sure.

[@mjc4942]

Great work! That's a lot of BBQ.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@paulwashband7377]

Hell yeah mate Bust them cats man I love it Good work

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks 👍

[@slogue77]

Wow , that feral cat looked just like my cat Tikka… No way I could have done the job , but hats of to you mate … Feral cats must go , I really do love our native birds.

[@damop4827]

Great shots Nathan. Always excited to see your channel pop up with new clips.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks 👍

[@douglaspiccinelli2630]

One top show

[@vb2162]

Some solid life choices.... eat the pie while its warm and close up the bino harness. 😂

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Gotta be smart 😀

[@deandewey5584]

Another great video Nathan. And that two pigs with one shot would been the icing on the cake with all the other pigs you knocked off. Great work.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Cheers 👌

[@robertborsak7023]

Thanks Nathan, your an inspiration for sure. Doing my thing with the Thermion now also.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Go for it!

[@paulnorth-mo9bt]

Yes love watching your videos Mr Hollywood KFC

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks Paul

[@MrRebar15]

*EDGE of the OUTBACK* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@FeralPestControl]

Thanks for sharing. That pig at 6:26 took a tumble.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks for watching!

[@timbrown8581]

Nathan, nothing better than a dead cat. Yes there is....many dead cats!😂😂😂😂😂 Another great vid mate.

[@gregmullins6927]

Well written Tim 👍

[@adamperre4852]

100 percent right

[@tryscience]

Although cats make excellent pets, let loose in the wild they cause incredible destruction. They are a super predator

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks Tim

[@tomblount5635]

Agreed on the feral cats! Bang em out! 😮

[@LHJC10]

Bonus pro pie tip! Nice!

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

You bet!

[@screwyu1329]

Loved the exploding puddy tat😁 nice work. Keep up the work of making us poor plebeians jealous.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks, will do!

[@aussiefarmer8741]

Good Tally , well done.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thank you!

[@rocket5557]

What an amazing and productive night! I can’t help but feel for the native Aussie wildlife. Amazing shooting, but it was disheartening to see them just keep coming. I wish there was a government bounty like the misplaced predator bounties of the past but only for invasives. I wonder if that would motivate more people to become active in saving the native wildlife.

[@regsparkes6507]

Now that`s an enjoyable `pig shoot` with some others into the mix for more excitement. Thanks Nathan.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@danielbrown4133]

So nice of these little piggies and foxies to stop so you can give them a lead injection Nathan😂😂

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Isn't it 😎

[@therickpound]

Excellent shooting as always mate, nice 2fer, that new rig is lovely.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate

[@chimbonda99]

Good shooting sir! Nice to see invasive pests being controlled - subscribed

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thank you 👌

[@Itsarun.]

Superb Nathan, especially running shots are marvellous to watch and it’s satisfying too, great accuracy

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gregwade6719]

Another great session with Nathan..thanks mate 👍👍

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

No problem 👍

[@peteabrh-fairest9463]

Awesome shooting as expected yet again Nathan.. Nice job on that bloody feral cat 😺 Didn't see that round coming did it! Have a fantastic day mate, my best to your family 🗡️🇦🇺🗡️

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate 👌

[@craigtomkinson2837]

Awesome shooting and lovely gear

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks Craig

[@sharonwylie1104]

What’s going on a pie 🥧 😳 🤣 where’s the KFC? Now the pigs are the brothers Grim 🤣 great vid Nathan you never disappoint 🤗

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Cheers mate 👌 the old pie still goes alright 😎

[@andrewhorsburgh2549]

Binoculars, we call them Bins, over here.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Where abouts are you? Normally just Bino's here in Australia

[@JOLT321123]

Great shooting in general but especially on the moving targets. I know this is pest control but damn, this looks fun! I could imagine spending a whole saturday night doing this instead of going to dinner or having a few beers.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Without a doubt I'd rather be doing this over watching Netflix at home.

[@DavidH-uz2rk]

Another fantastic video you never disappoint CHEERS 👏👏👏👏👏

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks again!

[@johnx9318]

More excellence - your efforts really inspire me to do better. Thanks.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Wow, thank you!

[@calibreman]

Another excellent, action packed video Nathan, well done. Geoff. UK.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@chasearchibald2039]

Excellent shooting there. I just wanted to brag that I'm up to 316 rock chucks this season. It's all day shooting though; I dont have any night kit. Your vids and production value are always top notch btw.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

That's awesome mate

[@terrywalters9400]

Very cool. Always love seeing the cats get what they deserve. :) :)

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks Terry

[@bryanperron6748]

dam good shooting

[@mike300159]

Brilliant video, your sense of humour is truly understated, you had me in bits with the pie comments 😎

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Much appreciated!

[@tryscience]

Your office is prettier than mine! Especially at sunset. Great shooting, I especially like the longer videos like this.😊

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate 👌

[@patrickoberem9109]

Very, very solid shooting mate. Super efficient system you have running. Extremely quiet and obviously deadly.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate

[@404nitro]

Outstanding as always! I love this channel.👍👍👍

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@chrisbetter3820]

Wahoooo…. Gonna have to call you Clint , as in Eastwood…. Twice 2 pigs in one shot!!!! Chris from Crete

[@fishpants3877]

7:10 Great cat-shot mate! That 308 round turned her into a "soggy moggy". Feral (and domestic) cats are the biggest, by far, bird killers out there. Cats can erase native populations. Especially ground nesting birds.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Yeah they hammer all small animals, frogs, lizards etc.

[@RememberBannockburn1314]

Bloody millions in U.K . Even more so since the pandemic !

[@seanys]

@5:48 Was that 2 for 1?!?

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Yep 😁

[@bucsam1660]

Greetings from Texas- enjoyed the shot where the piggie flipped!!!

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate 👌

[@aleho1]

Couple of really good shots there mate!

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@aleho1]

@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK Ken’s oath 😉

[@aleho1]

@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK I also like cats, I’ve said it before here, don’t even waste your breath with people who are I’ll-informed and not educated. Each cat has the potential to kill around 25,000 native animals per year which is what the scientists have calculated based on evidence a few years back.

[@joshkemp7496]

Love ya work as always Nathan! New rifle is a great piece of kit! I’m looking for a quad bike to setup for a hunting trip. Keen to know what engine capacity yours is? Cheers, get those cats🤙

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

I have a full rundown video of my quad if you dig back on the channel. It a 500cc

[@gordonclark7632]

I know that this may seem like a stupid question but where do the pigs go during the day as you seem to come across them mainly at night?

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

They will often stay within cover and concealment during daylight. But at night feel safer under the cover of darkness and they venture out into the open much more.

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi Nathan, Good to see you are knocking a few on the head again. Keep up the good work plenty of them out there to take out. Love your videos Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 from the big island 🏝️

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks, will do!

[@martinhanslow1700]

Congrats once again Nathan, keep up the great work

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks! Will do!

[@austalien1]

brings a whole new meaning to kitty litter🤣

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Yes it does

[@nicomeier8098]

Invasive species in Australia: Mice Rats Rabbits Hares Foxes Cats Dogs Sheep Goats Pigs Deer Camels Just to name a few, and I'm not even Australian.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

No shortage of the buggers

[@luisjones401]

To me that sounds odd. wouldn't the first four get eaten away by the rest?

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Not when our less mobile, easier to kill native species are in an ecosystem.

[@richardcole9558]

Great work again , I like the way you put a second shot in to finish them , even pigs don’t deserve to be left wounded .Professional..👍

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Yeah it's often a necessity 👌

[@mikegregory5620]

Another fantastic effort Nathan! Well done

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Many thanks!

[@HypocriticYT]

Feral cats sniff out sleeping birds etc. and are a menace to wildlife. They run soon as they see you so are quite a challenge

[@RockSpiders]

I'd love to hear some advice on reloading those subs for the .308Win. Those will be very handy for jackels around here😂

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

I don't share specific charge weights on reloads. But in the video description I always put some info on the components 👍🏻

[@iandamianluciferwilson7385]

Another cracking night. That deer at 9.35 got a fabulous bindi. Thanks for another great vid Nathan.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Daveryan23AT]

Great episode Nathan 👏 keep up the good work

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Cheers mate 👌

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

NO PETS = thank you great service i have seen cat damage and local and endangered bower birds !

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Savage little beasts they can be

[@Sharkdog11b]

I’m a cat person but I’ll be the first to say that Feral cats are responsible for more small species being killed even irradiated than any other animals. By far. We HAVE to manage feral cats and this is the only way

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

An unfortunate truth

[@tylerdryman]

What species do they kill? Just curious. I am from the U.S. and never see cats in the wild lol

[@tommasociampitti6510]

​@@tylerdrymanreptiles, birds, mammals... They're the worst plague

[@tylerdryman]

@@tommasociampitti6510thanks for sharing!

[@auswhofan]

one less feral cat good, excellent result!

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate 👌

[@flyingfox7252]

Great Vid Nathan. The property made some epic running shots with the .223 Great to watch the details getting a hammering

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Right on

[@krusher6969]

Been disposing of cats the majority of my life. Nothing better to see. Thank you, for doing your part.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate

[@Pilbaratrucking]

Even if it was someone’s pet cat it still deserves to be shot if it’s out in the bush before it kills another one of our native species.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Very true, they are not out there with innocence at all.

[@karengould9382]

Nice choice today

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

I think so too!

[@nathandaly8806]

Top job mate Good to see quite a few pests getting put in check, including the cat

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks 👍

[@restorator7]

I can see what might confuse some people about the cats. The appearance of your feral cats is far better than those where I live in North America, where misguided people feed them in dense colonies ridden with sarcoptic mange and other diseases. People like to imagine that these cats could be rehabilitated to become somebody's pet. But there's too many cats in the world to pull that off. Every person who offers kittens on social media is adding to the problem. Go get mad at those people. Conservationists have it right if anyone wants a cat's life to ever be worth something again. Maybe that H5N1 flu in the cats in Poland will be what sets everybody's priorities straight, but why let it come to that?!

[@mrchrisd]

Loved this one too! As always very nice shooting!

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Thanks mate 👌

[@kevsmu]

Cracking video mate ! Another great watch and hope your good out there 🙌👊

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Busy mate, but all good 😀

[@davebarns1]

Entertaining….as always, good job, mate 👍🏻

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@heinrichstoltz1356]

Great shooting.

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Appreciate it mate 👌

[@markingram276]

Love these vids, thank you very much!

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Glad you like them!

[@billmartz4290]

I share your sentiments on cats. Great video. Cheers!

[@EDGEoftheOUTBACK]

Cheers mate 👌

[@theman21030]

Plenty of grub for the buzzards tomorrow aye . 😂