Bored rugby league players should be given rifles and unleashed on national parks to shoot feral animals in the off season, colourful veteran MP Bob Katter suggests.

The north Queensland politician used a question in parliament to float the unorthodox idea, arguing it would help protect threatened species and slash the number of invasive pigs and toads.

Now the NRL grand final was over, "one thousand north Queensland rugby league players are bored", Mr Katter said in his question to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday.

"The idle mind is a devil's workshop.

"Please give the boys back their rifles and licensed, I emphasise licensed, access to national parks.

"Don't worry about the pests in this place (parliament). Please, would you worry about the pests in north Queensland?" Mr

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