Deer control
Fallow, red and hog deer are now established around Arthurs Seat, Red Hill, Main Ridge and the Westernport bush. They flatten fences, strip vines and cause night-time road accidents.
Deer control
Deer are unprotected on private land in Victoria, so landholders can authorise control. We hold a Victorian Game Licence and the firearms endorsements for professional feral control, and we handle the landholder authority paperwork for you.
Sessions run at dawn or dusk, when deer move between bush cover and feed. We use larger-calibre rifles with thermal spotting, choose shot positions with clear backstops, and remove or dress carcasses on site depending on what you want done with the meat.
Where a property has a steady deer population and the owner is happy for regular visits, control can often be done at no charge in exchange for harvesting. Ask about it at the assessment.
Common questions
Yes. Deer are unprotected on private land in Victoria and the landholder can authorise control. We hold a Game Licence and handle the authority paperwork.
Removed and disposed of, or dressed on site if you want the meat. Where a property has steady numbers we can often do regular visits free in exchange for harvesting.
Fallow are the most common, with red and hog deer around Arthurs Seat, Main Ridge, Red Hill and the Westernport bush.
What we control
No baits, no poisons, no risk to your dogs or stock. Every animal is identified through a thermal scope before a shot is taken.
Night thermal sessions timed around lambing, kidding and poultry losses. Dens located and mapped for follow-up visits.
Spring & autumn peakSmall-calibre work around warrens, dams and vineyard rows. Warren locations logged so you can rip or fumigate later.
Year-roundFallow, red and hog deer damaging fences, vines and pasture. Carcasses removed or dressed on site where you want the meat.
Game Licence heldPositive ID only. Collared, ear-tagged or neighbouring pets are never targeted, and we work with the Shire's cat rules.
Bush-edge propertiesShooting around stables, hay sheds, chook pens and feed rooms where baits are a danger to dogs, horses and owls.
Bait-freeWhere we work
From Mount Eliza to Portsea and across to Westernport. Night sessions are usually booked within a week of your assessment, and properties close to townships are handled under our Public Place Permit with local police notified before every job.
How it works
Free daytime visit. We walk the boundaries, find sign, map safe firing lanes and neighbours, and agree a plan with you.
Landholder authority signed and police notified. You don't chase anything.
Thermal optics, typically 4 hours from dusk. Every shot taken with a clear backstop and positive identification of the target.
A short tally and a map of dens and warrens the next morning, with a recommendation on whether a repeat visit is worth it.
Who you're dealing with
One licensed operator, not a franchise. You deal with the person who turns up, and the same person every visit.
Pricing
Your first night session is free. We want you to see the tally before you pay for anything. Travel anywhere on the Peninsula is included.
One free night per property. Multi-property and council or conservation-group work quoted separately. Payment on completion by bank transfer or card.
Why it's done properly
Victorian Category A/B licence endorsed for vermin and feral animal control.
Victoria Police permit for work on semi-rural blocks near houses and roads, with police notified before each job.
Public liability cover written for firearm use in vertebrate pest control. Certificate available on request.
Thermal identification before every shot. Head or chest shots only, and we follow the national humane shooting codes.
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