The Victorian State Government will reinstate its wild dog bounty in an effort to control pest numbers.

The government axed its wild dog bounty program in June 2015 in which hunters were paid $100 per head to trap and shoot the pest animal.

But Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford has said a "bigger, better bounty" of $120 will now be made available in control zones in Northern Victoria and Gippsland between March and October 2017.

The reinstated bounty comes six months after the Minister announced an extension to wild dog aerial baiting programs and an existing fox bounty in April.

Ms Pulford said wild dog control relied on "a combination of measures" including baiting, trapping and the bounty.

"Look I think many farmers would say one less wild dog roaming on people's farms is a good outcome," she said.

In an interview on October 17, Deakin University ecologist Euan Ritchie told ABC Gippsland "bounties fail" because they are unable to reduce numbers and break breeding patterns and they were ineffective in large and remote areas.

But Ms Pulford dismissed this criticism and said there was a role for hunters "in a suite of measures".

"I would suggest to you that none of the [control] measures work in isolation," she said.

"But we're not proposing to use any of them in isolation."

Sheep and cattle producer Simon Turner farms at Bindi, near Swifts Creek in the East Gippsland high country.

Mr Turner is a former Wild Dog Ministerial Advisory Committee member and he welcomed the reinstatement of the wild dog bounty.

Mr Turner said it was excellent news.

"It's something that we thought probably would happen anyway," he said.

"The current government was reviewing the whole process and withdrew the program for a while, and to their credit they've seen the value in the program."

New advisory committee on wild dog control

The State Government has also established a new Ministerial Advisory Committee on wild dog management.

The previous advisory committee was suspended 12 months ago in order for the government to conduct a review and evaluate its role.

Former committee member and Tallangatta Valley farmer Michael McCormack told ABC Rural the lack of a committee over that period of time was concerning for wild dog management in the state.

Mr McCormack had criticised the delay in reinstating a new committee and said the Minister's office had not responded to inquiry from former committee members.

But Ms Pulford said the term of the former committee had expired and the new committee would be "higher level and more permanent".

"It seemed timely to have a look at all of these [issues] again," she said.

"This will be a permanent committee and will be chaired by Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing."

Ms Pulford said the new Wild Dog Management Advisory Committee would evaluate "the use of the bounty" after 12 months before advising government on its future use.