Australian firearm owners are very familiar with the phrase “Public Safety”. It’s usually bandied about whenever new restrictions are about to be imposed, or as an excuse for not removing laws that are not only unfair but lacking in evidence that they actually increase public safety.
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Agriculture Victoria: “Don’t hunt feral pigs.” What?
Agriculture Victoria has issued a warning to hunters about the states’ growing feral pig problem and to stay away from feral pigs. The Weekly Times reports: “Hunters and others using public land have been urged not to go looking for or disturbing feral pigs. Agriculture Victoria
Invasive species: Australia needs to get serious about deregulating firearms and hunting
The past week has seen the debate about invasive species management fire up again, this time around feral cats. As Fairfax reports, the Australian government announced that it has called for the destruction of 2 million feral cats out of the many more millions currently roaming
More Australian tax payer dollars at work: Pelorus Island Dingo trial backfires spectacularly
You thought the kangaroo sterilization program was a farce? The infamous trial to use dingos equipped with 18-month suicide collars to eliminate feral goats on Pelorus Island near Townsville has backfired. Colour us surprised. The Courier Mail reports: “Two killer dingoes released on to a pristine
Australian tax dollars at work: ACT Government spends $612,000 to “sterilize” 135 kangaroos
The ACT government has revealed that a recent trial sterilization program to attempt to stem breeding of kangaroos within the state has cost $612,000 to date with only 135 kangaroos sterilized. That’s approximately $4,500 per kangaroo. From the article: “The trial was announced by then minister
No, uniform and rank does not equal firearm expertise
Another day, another social media outrage. This time, firearm related. A Victorian Policeman was filmed shooting a presumably injured kangaroo on an inner suburban street in Mernda, Victoria a couple of days ago. As usual, Facebook court was in full session with triggered hardcore vegans, bored
The .250-3000 Savage
The .250-3000 Savage The .250-3000 Savage cartridge was released in 1915 in Savage’s famed model 1899 hammerless lever action rifle. It was the first commercial cartridge to attain a velocity of 3000fps. It accomplished this with an 87-gr bullet. The reasons for its success were easy
Barber: Shaving the truth off of hunting
With the Inquiry into Invasive Species already underway in the Victorian Parliament, Victorian Greens MP Greg Barber thought he’d be an opportunist and write an opinion piece for the Weekly Times. This is the latest in the recent wave of anti-hunting agitprop, in part an end
Leupold’s Mid-Range Variable Optics
Leupold’s Mid-Range Variable Optics By Damien Edwards When it comes to scope selection for either rimfire or centrefire rifles, the modern shooter has never been so spoilt for choice. In a world seemingly obsessed with 300m varmint shooting, adjustable objectives and 56mm objective lenses, it is
Victorian Invasive Species Inquiry – FOU Submission
The Victorian Parliament is holding an inquiry into the management of invasive species. This is our Submission: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xotlFG1w49mYmZkqFz77NVAPC36kxELzDv5i0zNIWw0/edit?usp=sharing