With over 100km of trapline to check, Jessie and I had our work cut out, just getting around the whole line.

Our trapline had worked, we had the main dingo packs rattled and the survivors were on the move. This is the time when you need to remain focussed, improve your set patterns and get ready to finish the job.

The wild dogs that killed old Chocky had been through our area often. About two years ago, the Alpha male of the pack was a very trap shy and cunning dog known as "Saddleback" due to his colouration. This is the story about this trapping session in two parts.

The trapline was working but the weather had other ideas. Make every opportunity count and hang in there was all we could do.

Killer wild dogs down south Part 5

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Hunting Wild Dogs in Australia. Using thermal optics and a night vision scope - Another wild dog bites the dust. Plus a few bonus Foxes and Rabbits whilst I was out hunting. These feral pests (wild dogs) can be a huge challenge for the hunter to target. They are extremely in-tuned with their environment and super spooky to get within ethical shooting range of. Every wild dog that is reduced is a huge win for our agricultural industry and native animals.

This was also the maden run for my new XEYE E3Max thermal scanner, very impressed with it so far.

Hunting Wild Dogs in Australia. Another breeding pair of wild dogs removed last night with the 204 Ruger fitted with a thermal scope. These elusive evasive feral pests can be a huge challenge for the hunter to target. They are extremely in-tuned with their environment and super spooky to get within ethical shooting range of, even with passive night hunting equipment. Every wild dog that is reduced is a huge win for our agricultural industry and native animals. As you will see in the video these wild dogs were eating a native Australian Wombat which they would have killed.

I seem to get some strange questions around the hunting of these wild dogs. They are interbred over generations between escaped domestic animals and our Australian dingo. In Australia they are an animal that land owners loath due to the damage they do.

No - A mature wild dog cannot be domesticated (yes I have been asked that). It would be like capturing a wild lion and attempting to make it a house pet.

Quick shooting trip out to a local property night hunting foxes and wild dogs with the thermal gear. Some of these small blocks can be very productive if you get the timing right. Getting the drop on cagy wild dogs when small block hunting can be very hit and miss. Worth the effort though and you won't get results sitting at home.

Big boars were out and about on this ATV shooting / hunting trip. Also a bunch of foxes and some feral cats !!! I managed to smackdown a healthy tally of feral animals with my 308 Winchester and Thermion 2 XP50 scope. No doubt that rig is more than up to the task and it serves its role well on the larger pigs I pegged with it. The smaller animals, well you can't argue overkill is not ethical !!!

All the animals shot in the video are introduced, invasive feral species in Australia. These animals are being culled for pest control purposes. Whilst this is labelled a hunting video a lot of this footage is purely pest control shooting. There is no "fair chase" other than shooting straight and true resulting in the most ethical kills possible. I'm performing this role with professional equipment for property owners who grant me access and require assistance.

For those interested I'm shooting a Ruger American Predator 18" chambered in 308 Winchester. Fitted into a MDT Gen 2 LSS chassis and running reloads with 150 grain Hornady SST projectiles. My scope is a Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50.

We’re headed to South Florida for some Snook fishing!

Have you guys ever been Snook fishing? Let us know below because this weeks episode of country outdoors is all about SNOOK!  Make sure to Like, Comment and Share with your buddies so they can join in on the action!

This week, join country outdoors Hosts Zach Phillips and Mary O'Neill Phillips as they head down to Florida to try Snook fishing for the first time with their good buddy Kyle Petrick who you've met before on the Country Outdoors Turkey Tour! Kyles mad at Turkeys, but even more mad at the Snook! The crew have a blast catching and releasing in the beautiful Florida canals!

The crew stops through Nebraska and are joined by the world traveler Mary!

Nebraska won the coin flip so the Country Outdoors crew is headed north!  The boys have a tag to fill before they have to clean the RV for Mary's arrival. Mary is welcomed back to the USA by a giant multiple bearded turkey!

Country Outdoors is back for the second last episode of this season and they are in Wyoming attending the Old West Invitational Turkey Shoot.   The Old West is a 1 shot turkey shoot that raises money for the Wyoming Wildlife Foundation and the Greater Hulett Community center.

They have brought four amazingly talented Country Artists out to hunt in the competition. Avid sportsmen and #1 Songwriters and Artists Ray Fulcher, Jared Mullins, Adam Hood and Adam Sanders who join Host Mary O'Neill Phillips  to put on a show for the town!  Their friends from Tetra Hearing, Groove Life, TSS Shot  and us here at Outdoor Channel are joining in for a fun filled week in one of Zach and Mary's favorite places in the world! Each Artist hunts on a separate team and the challenge is on chasing the black hills Merriam's!

Tough dogs and trap wrecking wild pigs, just what you need on your trapline. Well, game on we said.

This is my user impressions and review on the Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XG50 Thermal Rifle Scope. I've had this device from Pulsar in real hunting usage conditions, multiple times a week for a few months so far. It's an amazing thermal scope and well worth considering if you're in the market.

This isn't a "how to" video with boring unboxing and basic menu function explanations. This is my handle on the new XG50 as a shooter and user with a huge amount of thermal footage with animal species and distances for you to view.

Big thanks Pulsar in Europe and Extravision in Australia for sending me the new Thermion 2 LRF XG50 to play with. Without support from companies who are proactive in the hunting industry like this, these video's are mostly not possible with the speed tech is evolving.

Pig hunting, trapping pigs with grain

Shooting pigs on the stubble

Quiet afternoon at home catching dinner

catching pigs on the quads with my little brother