In recognition of the growing pest populations during the statewide drought, in September, the Office of Environment and Heritage made it easier for farmers to apply for cull licences.

But now, an article published in the Australian Zoologist Journal has raised the possibility of 'privatising kangaroos'.

Logistics of the plan are yet to be fleshed out, but the basic premise would allow farmers to convert carcasses to cash more readily.

It is a discussion that has been welcomed by Bethungra landowner Ashley Hermes.

"I'm all for any option that would allow farmers to utilise what's on the land, even if for just dog meat," he said.

"Don't get me wrong, I love seeing one or two 'roos on the land, but I'm seeing hundreds at the moment and it's causing problems.

"It'd be great to hear a humane cure is on its way, not a cure at any cost. It has to be humane."

Mr Hermes' property - known to locals as 'Deakin' - sits at the foot of the hills, where kangaroos roam in abundance.

During drier times, kangaroos move across his land looking for greener pastures.

"They're always one step ahead of your rotation," he said.

"So while you're grazing on one paddock, you're resting another paddock so that you can take your stock back there when it's recovered.

"But the kangaroos get there first and they take the best out of the pasture before you can get your stock onto it."

Late last year Mr Hermes described seeing the hilltops "move as you approached, there were just that many kangaroos on them".

"Big numbers are on the move, I was up there again the other day and I saw more than I have in about the last four years," he said.

"There'd be about 50 kangaroos on my paddocks every day, and they're not shy about getting the best grazing land.

"We've certainly got a kangaroo problem."

Like most farms in the area, Mr Hermes' property is partially bordered by an exclusion fence.

But keeping the pests off his property has come at a high personal cost, and, he said, the fences are barely having their effect because the kangaroos are "so determined for a feed at the moment".

Alternatively, Mr Hermes said, relaxing restrictions on the use of kangaroo meat may provide a longer-term solution.

"Even if it's just used for personal dog meat or low-level non-commercial uses," he said.

"Kangaroo meat for human consumption has a lot of regulations, and the regulations might just make it impossible to do, but I'd like to see every animal that has to be shot on my property used for some sort of purpose."

But, Mr Hermes admits, this solution may even cause more problems for time-poor farmers.

"I'm not sure on how it would work, maybe you'd need a professional shooter onto your property every year, who could get a couple hundred," he said.

"It'd require some reliable people who would be able to do the job humanely."