Since taking over management of the Boraig Station in Talbingo 22 years ago, the couple has been so plagued wild dogs that it has paralysed their lambing.

"We had a few good years when we first started out, back then we had a couple of Maremma sheepdogs," said Mrs Ryan.

"But they got old, they retired and they died and things just spiralled out of control from there."

Boraig Station backs onto Kosciuszko National Park, where Local Land Services confirm wild dogs roam in absolute abundance.

"We have cattle on the land too, and the dogs were going for those as well," said Mrs Ryan.

"The sheep were worse though because they didn't actually eat all of it, just the livers and the kidneys. Eagles would then come to finish off the carcass. They always came back for the beasts, but not the sheep.

"One morning my husband was out and found a ewe, she was still alive but her intestines had been dragged 100 metres away. It's certainly not pretty."

For the past two years, the situation at Boraig Station has improved enough to allow Mr and Mrs Ryan to transport up to 80 prime lambs to this week's sale in Wagga.

"We've never been able to do that, in all the 22 years we've been here, we've never been able to take even one lamb to the market. So this, it's just wow," said Mrs Ryan.

The situation eased when the property managers received support from the local land services in setting up aerial baiting.

Now, several times a year, the 3500-acre property is fitted with 300 ground baits and is subjected to constant aerial monitoring.

"We lay the ground baits ourselves, which is mostly time-consuming," said Mrs Ryan.

"I supposed we spent up to about $4000 of our own money too, but mainly it was the time we lost in meetings with just about anyone who might be able to listen to us and take our problem seriously."

Mrs Ryan said the intervention's timing could not be more prominent, as the couple had by then reached the very end of their tether.

"The dogs were getting a lot gamer and they were coming a lot closer," said Mrs Ryan.

"Early one morning I saw about seven of them playing in the sun. I pulled up and got out but they couldn't care less. I could get even a couple of metres away and they wouldn't care.

"They're so used to humans now, mostly because of the National Park, but it's only been like that for the past five to 10 years."

This year too, the land services will also provide assistance in setting up a six-kilometre exclusion fence around the east of the property.

"Hopefully next year, we'll be able to do the western side too," said Mrs Ryan.

"It's just more tools for us to be able to farm the way we want to."

But even as the wild dogs fade into the periphery, the Ryans are not content to consider this the end of their agony.

"We need to make sure there are wild dog strategies in place in our neighbouring regions because that will be our downfall," said Mrs Ryan.

"National Parks should have a full-time trapper, not just contractors."

As the end of baiting season approaches, the Ryans are preparing for further battles.

"Fingers crossed we don't have any more dogs this winter, we'll put them in over April and May and then we'll watch," Mrs Ryan said.

"Winter used to be our worst time, every year we'd get annihilated by dogs, but for the past few years, we've had kills in summer too. The population has just been so out-of-control.

"It's rained a bit and it's starting to go cold, so now will be the test."

Riverina Local Land Services were contacted, but due to conditions in the state government ordinances following the weekend's election, were unable to provide comment.