Contract shooter, Port Stephens
Vertebrate pest control for Port Stephens coastal grazing, sand country and reserve-boundary properties.
On Point Contract Shooting is a licensed, insured NSW vertebrate pest control business working across Port Stephens and the surrounding districts. We hold a NSW Firearms Licence Category A, B and D as a VPAC accredited contract shooter and business, a Prohibited Weapons Permit for suppressors, and full public liability insurance.
Call Grant on 0410 533 948, or request a site assessment.
The country around Port Stephens
Port Stephens is coastal country with a lot of edge to it. Grazing blocks, sand country, wetland and estuary margins, forest and reserve boundaries, and small holdings between them. There is more boundary than middle, and feral animals use exactly that.
Sand country changes how a job runs. Vehicle access is unreliable off the formed tracks, and the country holds tracks and sign well, which helps a survey. Wet margins and estuary ground can be slow or impassable depending on the season.
What presses hardest here
Species pressure is not the same across New South Wales, and the control program should not be either. Around Port Stephens the recurring problems are:
Feral pigs in the wetter margins, forest edges and estuary country, where cover and water sit side by side.
Foxes through the coastal country and reserve edges, on lambs, poultry and ground-nesting native fauna. Poultry is a real industry in the rural west of this LGA rather than a backyard sideline, which raises what a fox costs.
Feral deer where forest and reserve meet grazing land.
Rabbits on the sand country, where warrens go in easily and erosion follows. Rabbit damage in this district is not only an agricultural problem: Port Stephens Council identifies rabbit damage to sporting surfaces and infrastructure, including around Medowie and Raymond Terrace, so it turns up on recreation grounds and managed sites as well as on farms.
A thermal drone survey is what confirms which of these is actually driving the damage on your property, rather than which one you have seen most recently.
How the country changes the job
Reserve and forest boundaries mean control has to be planned around land you do not control, which is where the thermal survey pays for itself: it shows where animals are actually crossing rather than where the damage was noticed. Soft ground and tidal margins get factored into timing and access at the assessment stage.
What a program looks like
Site assessment, then thermal mapping to locate and validate what is present, then the control operation itself using ground shooting, trapping and baiting or both, and finally post-operation reporting with GIS-ready outputs and chain-of-custody documentation.
What it costs depends on the property, not the postcode, and the site assessment is what turns it into a firm number. If you are a council, Landcare group or agribusiness, see feral animal control contracts.
FAQ
Port Stephens questions
Do you cover Port Stephens?
Yes. We are based in New South Wales and travel to rural and regional properties across the state, including Port Stephens and the surrounding districts. Get in touch and we will confirm for your specific property.
Are you licensed and insured?
Yes. On Point holds a NSW Firearms Licence Category A, B and D as a VPAC accredited contract shooter and business, a Prohibited Weapons Permit for suppressors, relevant national accreditations, and full public liability insurance.
What does it cost?
There is no fixed rate. Price is driven by the property, the access, the species and how many, whether the work runs at night, and what reporting you need. The site assessment is what produces a firm number.
How soon can you look at it?
Get in touch with the property location and what you are seeing, and we will come back to you within one business day to arrange a site assessment.
Feral pest pressure around Port Stephens?
Tell us about the property and what you're seeing, and we'll arrange a site assessment.