In the latest in a series of burglaries believed to be the work of the suspected double murderer, a thief has been able to break into the residence near Mount Mooney and take a .22 calibre rifle as well as ammunition.

The theft occurred sometime between Sunday, August 29, and Thursday, September 2.

It is the second .22 calibre rifle to be taken from a remote Barrington Tops property since July.

On both occasions other guns were left behind, strengthening a police theory that Naden is picking his target. Small calibre rifles are much quieter and would therefore raise less suspicion if heard while hunting wildife.

The property owner, who did not wish to be named last night, said the thief had also stolen non-perishable food.

The break-in mirrors more than 20 others across the Barrington Tops since Easter, which police have told locals are the work of Naden.

The former skinner and boner at a Dubbo abattoir has expert bushman skills and has been on the run from authorities for five years.

He is wanted over the disappearance and suspected murder of his cousin Lateesha Nolan and the murder of a cousin's partner, Kristy Scholes, both at Dubbo in 2005.

He is listed as the state's most wanted man and is the first person to have a bounty placed on his head in 110 years when $50,000 was announced for his arrest.

The latest burglary victim said it was the first time the thief had targeted his property, which is several kilometres from where some Mount Mooney properties were targeted last month.

Naden is suspected of burglaries on remote properties on the eastern, western and northern fringes of the Barrington Tops.