About Bush Smart Vertebrate Control

Built by a Farming Background. Driven by Results.

Bush Smart Vertebrate Control was founded on practical experience, a strong understanding of rural Australia, and a passion for helping landholders protect their properties, livestock, infrastructure, and environmental assets.

As a business owner with a farming background, I understand first-hand the challenges that vertebrate pests can create. Whether it's deer damaging fences and crops, foxes impacting lambing operations, pigs destroying pasture and waterways, or rabbits affecting revegetation projects, these issues have real impacts on productivity and profitability.

Having grown up around firearms and rural land management, I have accumulated more than 30 years of firearms experience and continue to work extensively within the agricultural and pest management sectors throughout the ACT and New South Wales.

Experience You Can Trust

Bush Smart Vertebrate Control combines practical field experience with professional qualifications and modern technology.

I am a qualified firearms instructor operating within both the ACT and New South Wales, providing firearms training and mentoring alongside professional vertebrate pest management services.

This background provides a strong foundation in:

Firearms safety
Risk management
Safe shooting practices
Target identification
Operational planning
Compliance and legislation
Professional field operations

Safety and professionalism are at the core of every operation we undertake.

Modern Equipment. Proven Capability.

Bush Smart has invested heavily in specialised equipment to ensure we can operate safely, effectively, and efficiently across a wide range of environments.

Our operational capability includes:

Two Dedicated Thermal Buggies

Unlike many operators, Bush Smart operates two fully equipped thermal buggies capable of supporting large-scale pest management programs.

These vehicles allow us to:

Cover larger properties efficiently
Conduct coordinated operations
Improve safety through overwatch capability
Increase operational productivity
Monitor multiple areas simultaneously
Support shooter, spotter, and drone operations

Our thermal buggies are equipped with:

Thermal scanning equipment
Thermal rifle optics
Communications systems
Safety equipment
Recovery equipment
GPS and navigation systems
First aid equipment
Operational support gear

This capability allows us to work effectively across farms, carbon farming projects, council land, golf courses, and commercial properties.

Technology That Delivers Results

Bush Smart utilises modern technology to maximise effectiveness while minimising disturbance.

Our equipment includes:

Thermal Imaging Systems

Thermal technology allows us to detect and identify animals in complete darkness while reducing the need for visible lighting.

Drone Capability

Drone technology provides aerial surveys, thermal reconnaissance, operational planning, and safety overwatch during selected operations.

Suppressor Technology

Where authorised and lawful, suppressors assist in reducing noise and minimising disturbance to neighbouring properties, livestock, and sensitive environments.