AMPGAM303
Use Firearms To Safely and Humanely Harvest Wild Game
AMPGAM303 – Use Firearms to Safely and Humanely 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 complete re-accreditation prior to 31 December of your fifth year of accreditation.
FEE – $255.53 Inc. GST
Schedule of Courses – 2023
Wodonga – 27 November 2023
Hornsby – 19 October
Warialda – 25 August / 10 November
Armidale – 26 August / 11 November
Griffith – 13 September