PHOTO: James and Emma Nalder are backing calls for the reintroduction of a bounty on foxes. IMAGE: Meat & Livestock Australia
Coonamble farmer James Nalder has joined the NSW Farmers Federation in backing calls for a fox bounty saying foxes are becoming a “growing concern” across the region.
It comes after NSW Nationals leader and member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders suggested in parliament that NSW should consider following Victoria’s lead in paying $10 for each decapitated fox scalp presented by a shooter.
Mr Saunders told parliament that he believed the program was successful.
Around 940,000 of the $10 bounties have been handed in Victoria over the last decade…