AMPG306
Use Firearms To Harvest Wild Game
AMPG306 – Use firearms to harvest wild game.
This is a nationally accredited competency and is required for kangaroo harvesting
Unit Descriptor:
This competency covers the skills and knowledge required to harvest animals humanely and defines the standard required to: identify the species to be harvested prepare and handle ammunition and weapons safely ensure the harvesting area is clear and notifications have been made where necessary harvest the animal using a shot to a body site appropriate to the target species that causes instant death and is prescribed in the relevant code of practice.
KANGAROO HARVESTERS:
From 2018, this competency will satisfy the firearms requirement for kangaroo harvesting. It is a full-day course with both theoretical and practical components.
Prerequisites. The following are prerequisites for the course:
- You must have registered for the course.
- You must hold a current Category B licence for Recreational Hunting, Business or Vertebrate Pest Animal Control.
- You must possess a minimum .222 Remington or .204 Ruger centrefire rifle.
FEE – $440 Inc. GST
Kangaroo Harvester Re-Accreditation:
Kangaroo Harvester Re-Accreditation can be complete at the same venue and dates. You must have maintained your Accreditation within the last two years.
FEE – $255.53 Inc. GST


Schedule of Courses – 2021
Sydney 11 February / 15 April / 22 July / 30 September / 14 October
Harden 17 February
Wodonga 19 February / 25 June / 8 October
Narromine 23 February / 4 May / 21 September
Mudgee 24 February / 5 May / 22 September
Canberra 19 March / 4 August / 9 November
Berridale 20 April
Griffith 18 May
Warialda 4 June / 10 September
Armidale 5 June / 11 September
Broken Hill 31 August