Feeling powerless in their fight against the wild dog menace

Louise Nichols
Updated May 5 2017 - 9:15am, first published May 4 2017 - 11:36am
SUCCESSFUL: Ian MacCallum, "Bellsbrook"" Moonan Flat holds some plants now being controlled by goats. He is worried the good work of the goats may be hampered if the wild dogs aren't controlled.
SUCCESSFUL: Ian MacCallum, "Bellsbrook"" Moonan Flat holds some plants now being controlled by goats. He is worried the good work of the goats may be hampered if the wild dogs aren't controlled.

Upper Hunter grazier Ian MacCallum,”Bellsbrook”, Moonan Flat, says he feels powerless when it comes to tackling the menace posed by wild dogs because unlike drought and livestock diseases the dog problem never, ever goes away.

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Louise Nichols

Louise Nichols

Senior journalist

From cattle to coal. Once a specialist agriculture writer today its about community, in particular, the Upper Hunter. I have lived and worked in the region for more than 30 years. Land use issues and the future direction of our region. But you cannot take ag out of the picture - our food and how we grow it is the basis of all life. Covering the Hunter and Mid North Coast rural issues is now part of my role with ACM.

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