Day & night control
Ground shooting with thermal weapon sights, thermal spotters and IR illumination. Night work is when ferals move, so that's when we work.
Professional vertebrate pest control · Mackay, QLD
Ferals don't clock off. Neither do we.
Humane, compliant control of feral pigs, wild dogs, foxes, feral cats and deer for Queensland landholders, councils and mining operations, with GPS-logged, photo-verified reporting on every job.
FERAL PIG · 142 M
THERMAL02:47 AM×4.0
20+ years in the fieldNationally accreditedLicensed & $20M insuredNATSOP & Code of Practice compliantAll of Queensland
Launch offer: next 10 properties
Claim a spot
Free 2-night reconnaissance report and free 2-night feral pest cull. All we ask is that you tell your neighbours if you're happy with the job.
What we do
Control that's planned, done properly and on record
Monitoring & planning
Camera traps, thermal counts and property mapping to find out what's there and where, then a control plan built around your stock, crops and neighbours.
Auditable reporting
GPS effort logs, photo verification, species and numbers controlled, and landholder sign-off after every job. Useful for grants, audits and your biosecurity obligation.
Council, NRM & mine-site programs
Multi-property and mine-lease programs with documented risk plans, site inductions and reporting to your environmental team. Aerial work quoted on request.
Target species
The ferals costing Queensland land managers
All five are restricted invasive animals under Queensland's Biosecurity Act 2014.
Feral pigs
Sus scrofa
Rooting, wallowing, fouled water, crop and cane losses, lamb predation and disease risk.
Wild dogs & dingoes
Canis familiaris
Attacks on calves and sheep, harassed stock and lost production.
Foxes
Vulpes vulpes
Lamb, poultry and native wildlife losses, especially around lambing.
Feral cats
Felis catus
Major predator of native birds, reptiles and small mammals.
Feral deer
Chital · fallow · rusa · red
Browsed crops and pasture, stripped saplings, fence damage and vehicle strikes.
How a job works
From first call to signed-off report
Get in touch
Tell us what you're seeing, where the property is and how big the problem looks.
Recon
Property walk-through, camera traps and thermal counts to confirm species, numbers and movement.
Control plan
Risk map, buffer zones, access and no-go areas, neighbour notifications and a comms plan.
Control nights
Night ground shooting with thermal optics to NATSOP standards, working around your stock and gates.
Report
GPS effort log, photo-verified results and recommendations, signed off with you.
No guesswork
What you get after every job
- GPS effort logs showing where and when we worked
- Photo verification of every result
- Species and numbers controlled, by night and location
- Landholder sign-off and next-step recommendations
Predashield Environmental
Feral Animal Control Log · Field Record
| Date / Time | Location (GPS) | Target species | Method | Qty | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| example | -21.14, 149.18 | Feral pig | Thermal, ground | — | — |
Who we work with
Built for the people who manage the land
Landholders
Graziers, cane and crop growers who need ferals off the place without risk to stock, gear or neighbours.
Councils & NRM groups
Program delivery with the records your biosecurity plan and funding body expect.
Mining & resources
Compliant control on lease land with documented risk plans, inductions and reporting to your environment team.
Pricing
Quoted to your property
Every property and program is different, so every job is individually quoted. You'll receive a clear, itemised quote before any work begins.
Location
Distance & travel
Travel to and from your property, plus accommodation or remote-area logistics where required.
Program
Duration & scope
The number of nights, the area to be covered, and whether it's a one-off job or an ongoing seasonal program.
Conditions
Species & terrain
Target species, terrain, access, and any site requirements such as inductions or reporting for councils and mines.
Meet the operator
Troy Russell
Director & Lead Controller
I've spent more than 20 years hunting feral pigs, deer, wild dogs and foxes across Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory. Predashield puts that experience to work professionally. I plan around your gates, stock and infrastructure, follow your on-farm rules, and tell you plainly what's working and what isn't.
AHCPMG304Vertebrate pest management (ground shooting)
AHCPMG309Vertebrate pest management (aerial shooting)
11029NATFirearms safety, plus current QLD firearms licence
$20MPublic liability insurance
Your biosecurity obligation
Every Queensland landholder has one
"All reasonable and practical steps"
Under the Biosecurity Act 2014, the general biosecurity obligation means taking all reasonable and practical steps to prevent or minimise the biosecurity risks under your control. Monitoring, control and good records are how you show you've done it.
General information only, not legal advice. See business.qld.gov.au and your local council's biosecurity plan.
For restricted invasive animals, it's an offence to:
Feedthem
Movethem
Give awayor sell them
Releasethem
Questions
Common questions
Do you work at night?
Yes. Most feral pig, dog and fox activity happens after dark, so most control work is done at night with thermal weapon sights, thermal spotters and IR illumination.
Is it safe for my stock, family and neighbours?
Every job runs on a documented risk and welfare plan: buffer zones around houses, yards and boundaries, agreed access routes and no-go areas, and neighbour notifications where needed. Shot placement follows NATSOP standards for each species.
What do I get at the end?
A report with GPS effort logs, photo-verified results, species and numbers controlled, and recommendations, signed off with you.
How much does it cost?
Every property is different, so pricing is tailored to each job. Quotes take into account the travel distance to your property, the duration and scope of the program, the target species, and the terrain and access involved. Get in touch with a few details about your property and we'll provide a clear, itemised quote before any work begins.
Do you service my area?
We're based in Mackay and service all of Queensland. The Northern Territory and northern New South Wales are available on request.
Do you follow our farm or site rules?
Yes: wash-downs, access routes, inductions, no-go zones and biosecurity protocols, as part of planning before we arrive.
Get in touch
Tell us what's on your place
Send a few details and we'll come back to you about a recon visit, a quote or the launch offer.
Mackay QLD 4740 · Servicing all of Queensland
NT & northern NSW on request
ABN 95 630 784 959