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phil mcwilliam · March 12, 2008, 05:33 AM

My brother in law worked for Pastural Protection - checking rural properties for weeds, & feral/pest infestation. It was his job to monitor and control feral animal populations on the ground & when infestations were bad enough it was more economical to helicopter shoot with professional shooters. On one occassion my brother in law was invited up shooting with them & recalls being strapped in a harness sitting in the doorway of the helicopter with feet on the rails blasting away with a Ruger mini-14 at mobs of pigs. The tally for that day was over 70 pigs. Certainly not hunting, but in some circumstances pest eradication is necessary. Not the type of thing you'd take a novice on.

March 12, 2008, 05:33 AM	#14
phil mcwilliam Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2007 Posts: 573	My brother in law worked for Pastural Protection - checking rural properties for weeds, & feral/pest infestation. It was his job to monitor and control feral animal populations on the ground & when infestations were bad enough it was more economical to helicopter shoot with professional shooters. On one occassion my brother in law was invited up shooting with them & recalls being strapped in a harness sitting in the doorway of the helicopter with feet on the rails blasting away with a Ruger mini-14 at mobs of pigs. The tally for that day was over 70 pigs. Certainly not hunting, but in some circumstances pest eradication is necessary. Not the type of thing you'd take a novice on.