WEST Tamar wildlife is wreaking havoc with the carefully tended grounds at the Greens Beach Golf Course.
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The wallabies, wombats and rabbits that make lunch of the course have caused issues for the golf club's patrons, according to greenkeeper Kurt Wheeler.
The club has done a letterbox drop to advise residents that it will be culling the animals in an attempt to save the greens.
The animals have almost reached plague proportions, according to Mr Wheeler.
``We really cop it, but it's not usually this bad during winter,'' he said.
``For some reason, I'm not sure if it's because we've had a mild winter this year, but the animals are coming down (from the bush) a lot more.
``We hired a professional shooter once every six weeks about 18 months ago.
``He shot about 1600 of them in three months.''
He said the club would arrange for a shooter to come down again before September.
``We've exhausted all of our options,'' Mr Wheeler said.
``We looked at baiting and obviously we didn't want to risk it because many locals own dogs who might get in.
``We even got government funding about two years ago and had a company help us fence the perimeter of the course to slow it up, but it hasn't stopped them _ they push in under the fence.''
He said the cull was a last-resort effort to help to maintain the reputation of the green and keep the club's members happy.
``Even though it's winter and the grass is growing slowly, I still have to mow the greens twice a week,'' Mr Wheeler said.
``It costs about $80 a run in diesel.
``It's really frustrating and it all costs.''