Hi To All From Yorkshire England

[Dalbyfox]

Hi all

this is going to be a bit of a long winded intro

please hang in there with me

I'm from North Yorkshire and into hunting, fishing and a bit of shooting

I follow our local pack of foxhounds on horseback and on foot with the terrierman

I have terriers and hunt rats, rabbits and fox with them

The UK economy is real poor and hunting laws have just about knocked our sport completely so we are in the initial process of emigration - me, the wife and 3 kids

I thought it best to try and find out more about Australia than just talk to folks over here

I got an insight into pig hunting from a NZ guy I met in Ireland of all places - sent me off with some Pighunter mags

and it is something that i want to get into

Now that we have decide to upsticks i want to ensure that wherever we end up i can enjoy my free time to the full

I dont expect being able to get a job too difficult - but perhaps some of you could help steer me

i work in construction - specialising in structural timber frame - design, manufacture, site erection, project management

ive been self employed for 25years and wouldnt mind going back on the tools for the right job in the right location

If any of you have any help or advise it will be much appreciated - job wise, location wise, sport wise - we are country folk and have been used to have no near neighbours

meanwhile I will have a good read through all of these posts and topics

cheers and thanks for reading to the end

Tom

[Staghound]

Gday mate

Western australia is booming at the moment in construction and mining

you may be able to get work up norht, but bear in mind bout the top 2/3 of australia is as hot as hell and may be the death of you

down the southern coast is cooler

[Dalbyfox]

thanks staghound

we've been looking around the queensland / nsw border to start with

you're spot on with the north - i'd freekin frazzle

work wise you are right about western - seems to be loads of construction jobs on offer

how wide spread is pig hunting? looking on this site is seems there are folks from all over aus.

we are doing our research upto xmas and then come over for a good look

any more input from others would be appreciated

thanks again

[Staghound]

pigs all over the place really, in WA follow the coast and ur pretty much right, its just the numbers vary quite a bit, there are areas they are concentrated in and areas they are more spread out

[major chris]

Hi and welcome to the site .

I am on the sunshine coast in the hinterland of noosa , there is a lot of construction work going up this way , and some good spots for a hunt , fish and shoot. plenty of stuff for the rest of the family too .

cheers chris

[Dalbyfox]

Hi and welcome to the site .

I am on the sunshine coast in the hinterland of noosa , there is a lot of construction work going up this way , and some good spots for a hunt , fish and shoot. plenty of stuff for the rest of the family too .

cheers chris

thanks for the heads up Chris

Ive been looking at the queensland nsw area and have emails from a timber association in Fortitude Valley with prospective work- havent found out exactly where it is yet

all helps in my search for the place to end up

many thanks

[ralph]

Heaps of work around sth east Qld what sort of work do you do I might be able to hook you up withsome.You know the best thing about livin in Aust is you don't have to live next door to a pom :lol:

[Dalbyfox]

Heaps of work around sth east Qld what sort of work do you do I might be able to hook you up withsome.You know the best thing about livin in Aust is you don't have to live next door to a pom :lol:

shall not end up living next to you matey

thanks for the nod about SE QLD

construction is my work - timber frame

have been put in touch with TimberQueensland via Timber association

presently do consultancy work - factory set ups, quality auditing, training, project management

joiner by trade but have been on the tools for 15 years

any help appreciated

cheers mate