The scourge of feral goats

For the latest instalment in his popular SSAA-TV series, our own ‘Wildlife Man’ David Ireland this time turns his attention to the massive challenge the Australian landscape faces from the devastation being caused by feral goats.
He talks to experts including vet David Jenkins who explains the many parasites carried by feral goats and the risk they pose not only to livestock and native animals, but humans too. Among a variety of exotic diseases, some fatal, spread by feral goats are Q fever, tetanus, hydatids, and leptospirosis.
Nanny goats can breed at only six months old and the Wildlife Man highlights this and the fact that, within a 12-month timeframe, a single nanny can double the population of a mob. He shows first had the devastating impact feral goats are having on native flora.
David shows what it takes to humanely cull the feral pests and invites SSAA members, via the Farmer Assist program, to become involved in reducing their numbers.

[@comjag]

Love your emphasis on ethical kills, and detailed explanation of why they need to be culled. Great video.

[@alphazolax1843]

If you support those reasons to kill goats them don't blame 👽 when they come and start killing humans for destroying the Earth 😉

[@AviationSafety101]

David, this is your best video thus far. Well done to you and SSAA.

[@charlieyerrell9146]

Why do you hunters not have silencers fitted to me your weapons. Then they will not be spooked so much. More can then be eliminated.

[@mohammadmehdi8711]

Nice video and I think the government should pay people who goes and hunt this feral animals otherwise it's gonna be disaster within the next ten years I reckon and one more important thing they should legalize suppresses or silence as whatever you want to call them because this really really really really life savers thanks David Best regards Romeo

[@mortarriding3913]

Bounties are used by governments in Australia, to encourage culling. $10 for foxes in Vic for example. But there are problems with them. People could breed certain species, or attempt to trade supposed proof of bounties, from people breeding or disposing of domestic animals. It has to be carefully thought through.

[@paulscountry456]

Amazing landscape.

[@JoaniMaster]

Damn those things are not bulletproof and most important, they are made out of food! Ill have to get my hunting licence

[@robswoodworking4380]

what happens after you culled the goats do they burn the carcasses .

[@NoTaboos]

That looked like 8x57.

[@alexnguyen2148]

are they still edible if they carry all this deceases?

[@zanetrotter]

Excellent videos 😊❤️👍

[@nbkolivas1]

Great Video! When i hunt goat, i harvest my cull for human consumption. Should i be concerned about the diseases they carry?

[@leonelpadron5626]

Obviously

[@Javi4610]

nbkolivas1 only if you eat raw meat, not only goats, every animal

[@tmaheshyyyyy]

You should start eating mutton biryani😁