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We provide a free service

Farmers and landholders do not need to pay to register for the program and there is no fee for our members’ pest control services.

You have total control

You have total control

Farmers and landholders have total control over who comes onto their property and what conditions our members must follow.

Accredited shooters only

Accredited shooters only

SSAA members registered for this program have undertaken a shooting skill test that is equivalent to tests undertaken by professional shooters.

Covered by insurance

Covered by insurance

All SSAA members participating in this program are covered by the association’s $20 million public liability cover.

Testimonials

I have found the Farmer Assist program to be extremely helpful in controlling feral animals on our drought stricken property. I would recommend the program to other farmers.

Pat H, Longreach

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BY: FarmerAssist    |    July 26, 2023

Community involvement in Pest Control

Accessing skilled volunteer hunters in pest management through the SSAA Farmer Assist …
Proportion
BY: FarmerAssist    |    July 25, 2023

Secure Our Farms – Hunt BioAware

Grain Producers Australia Colin Bettles talks about the new partnership between GPA and th …
Proportion
BY: FarmerAssist    |    July 25, 2023

Shooting techniques for effective fox control

SSAA Farmer Assist took part in a forum on feral cat and fox management organised by the C …
Proportion
BY: SSAA    |    November 29, 2022

Call for harvesters to help count quail in SA

  A citizen-led science project mapping stubble quail abundance and presence across S …

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24 hours ago

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One for our Victorian members.Limited positions are still available for the 'Duck Hunting 101' course this weekend. This one-day practical course will help you understand the most relevant hunting equipment, improve your shooting skills and provide proven hunting strategies and techniques.You’ll receive practical instruction and tuition from leading Industry representatives, including hands-on target shooting to practice your skills and become a better gamebird hunter.ssaavic.com.au/duck-hunter-education-course/ See MoreSee Less
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4 months ago

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4 months ago

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Recreational hunters play a key role in helping landowners control pest animals and reduce environmental impacts.The whole reason SSAA Farmer Assist exists is to connect landowners with hunters to help with this mammoth task.The role of the hunter is under threat in WA, where the WA Government has plans to restrict law-abiding firearm owners and landowners from managing their relationships and firearm use, responsibly as they have always done.WA firearm owners can get more information via Western Australian Firearms Community Alliance – WAFCA and Sporting Shooters Association Of Australia WA Inc. See MoreSee Less
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5 months ago

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Now you can choose to go digital or stay with the paper magazine.Emails linking SSAA state and territory members to the first digital Australian Shooter should be reaching inboxes. Members will continue to receive their print magazine and receive the digital Australian Shooter for free. When your membership is up for renewal you’ll be able to choose PRINT and/or DIGITAL. See MoreSee Less
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6 months ago

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The Australian Shooter will be made available as both a digital and print publication from October, allowing SSAA’s state and territory members to choose how they engage with the Association.All members will receive the Australian Shooter in the new digital format, but those wishing to maintain their print copy of the magazine will need to pay an additional $15 annual fee (equating to $1.35 per print edition). This fee directly covers postage and printing costs that have increased significantly in the past three years and are forecast to continue this trend.READ MORE: www.ssaa.org.au/?ss_news=ssaa-fee-update-and-the-australian-shooter-goes-digital See MoreSee Less
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6 months ago

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Hunters are an important part of reducing the impact of pest animals such as cats, but more can always be done.Have you registered with SSAA Farmer Assist to help landowners manage their properties?Have you thought about joining your local SSAA Conservation and Wildlife Management branch where you can work across private and public land to help with pest animal control?Why not look into it today?www.ssaa.org.auINVASIVE SPECIES LIKE FERAL CATS CAUSING EXTREME BIODIVERSITY LOSS IN AUSTRALIAInvasive species are a major driver of biodiversity loss around the world, but in Australia they are the leading cause, according to a new global report that provided the most comprehensive assessment on biological invasions to date. The report has been released by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a collaboration of 143 countries around the world that advises the United Nations. It found the severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is under-appreciated, underestimated and often unacknowledged. "Australia's most impactful invasive alien vertebrates in terms of biodiversity impacts are feral cats on land, and European carp in our rivers," CSIRO chief research scientist for biosecurity Andy Sheppard said. Cats have played a role in two-thirds of mammal extinctions over the past 200 years, currently killing on average six million native animals a day. "Prevention is absolutely the best, most cost-effective option, but eradication, containment and control are also effective in specific contexts." assessment co-chair Anibal Pauchard said.Read more: rb.gy/gxae9#BiodiversityLoss #invasivespecies #invasivealienspecies #invasivealienspeciesassessment #intergovernmentalplatformonbiodiversity #feralcats #europeancarp #redimportedfireants #federalenvironmentminister #threatenedspeciesactionplan See MoreSee Less
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8 months ago

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The role hunting plays in land and animal management has been a hot topic in news and current events around Australia in recent months as previously flooded land becomes flush with vegetation and firearms laws are rewritten.Despite the clear connection between hunting and strategies to control pest animals and the cultural place hunting has in society, the validity of the concept is often questioned by our state’s leaders.SSAA National has recently extended its support to the Australian Bowhunters Association in its bid to protect the future of bowhunting in South Australia, as the SA Government considers banning recreational bowhunting.READ MORE – www.ssaa.org.au/?ss_news=australian-landscape-needs-hunting-now-more-than-ever See MoreSee Less
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