Originally Posted by
Clare Prop
As you probably know if you are from a country town, low stress stock handling and GPS trackers in ear tags are a thing now so aerial mustering may become a thing of the past. You should spend a few years on the ground learning how to handle stock and understand their behaviour before trying to do it in the air, if you have then it might be worth doing the ratings you need, but if not then maybe go to ag collage.
I disagree, mustering is hardly rocket science. It's way over rated about stock knowledge, I have seen all sorts the likes of direct from a KFC job into mustering and never even been close to a cow. He made a good bush and mustering pilot and had more cattle sense than one of the Vesty's managers. Low level handling and good aircraft skills are more important.