Feral animal invasion in drought leads WA graziers to renew call for access to restricted firearms

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Feral animal invasion in drought leads WA graziers to renew call for access to restricted firearms

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019- ... t/11725546

Pastoralists in remote Western Australia battling drought say they need access to high powered, self-loading rifles to better control destructive pests such as camels and wild horses.

Wiluna pastoralist Tim Carmody has shot more than 2,500 camels since the start of this year and more than 7,000 camels and horses since his family took over Prenti Downs Station four years ago.[/list]

He said the pests needed to be culled as they caused severe land degradation and competed with stock for water and food.

He said that higher-powered, self-loading firearms would allow for more humane control.

"It's all about the rate of fire, and when you get a mob of 20 to 30 camels you want to shoot them as quickly as you can," Mr Carmody said.

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Umm, I don't think I've ever seen a "semi-automatic rimfire shotgun" that can take down the types of pest animals discussed in the article...