Howling up those destructive wild dogs

My buddy Peter phoned and asked me to pay a visit to one of his hunting spots. He had just received an urgent call from a farmer which he could not respond to. The farmer had asked for help after a night raid by wild dogs on his breeding cows and new calves.

I knew the farm from a visit with Peter when we assessed the best approach for chasing wild dogs there. The property is situated in the big, U-shaped bend of a flowing tropical river on the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland. The area is in the wet tropics and the terrain is one of rolling hills and deep valleys cloaked in dense national park rainforests, interspaced with lush green dairy and beef pastures.

The rainforests terminate on the farm boundaries as a solid wall of green. These rainforests are a haven to wild dogs and feral pigs.