PRESSURE is mounting on the parliamentary public accounts committee to deliver a shake-up for the Fox Eradication Program.
Deputy Opposition Leader Jeremy Rockliff said he was expecting a report that would see any fox population in Tasmania wiped out.
Public response to reports of the inquiry had taken a strong presence in online forums with people demanding more evidence to justify the $30 million program.
Mr Rockliff said he thought the committee's inquiry was the right way to further the program.
"The expert evidence presented to the committee points to the strong likelihood of foxes present in the state," Mr Rockliff said.
"Evidence received by the committee was that by the time foxes are being seen regularly, it is too late to eradicate them. That is the experience in other places."
However, professional hunter Ian Rist condemned the report.
"I gave evidence and named people in the inquiry that should have been subpoenaed, why weren't they involved?" Mr Rist said.
"The report is designed to measure the effectiveness of the program, let me give you a quick formula - nine years and no hard evidence."
The committee's report on the $30 million Fox Eradication Program is expected to be released this week.
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