Dr liz walker has asked the victorian government to end hunting because of declining duck numbers and for animal cruelty reasons. Why duck shooting season still isnt on the endangered list. Ducks are only to be hunted during limited open seasons. Victorian duck hunters bag limit reduced for 2016 season, as. Game management authority victorian hunting guide 2016 hog deer may be hunted in the six state game reserves listed on page 15 and sambar deer may be hunted at ewings morass.
As duck numbers dwindle, the victorian governments decision to support this years hunting season has sparked claims the. The victorian government is going ahead with this years duck hunting season despite concerns about low duck numbers. The hardhead is listed as vulnerable under victorian legislation. Modern hunting in south australia a guide for responsible and sustainable hunting. The 2016 recreational duck season has been called despite the existence of. Victoria has some of the best game hunting opportunities in australia.
Game hunters have been assured that the victorian government will amend its duck hunting legislation, after a particularly contentious start to the 2016 season. Victorian government confirms a full length duck season. The queensland government begins processing compensation claims for indigenous workers who had their wages stolen. For up to date campaign information, please go to our facebook page at. Victorian duck shooting season 2016 australia youtube. The victorian government has authorised a full duck hunting season for the first time since its election in 2014, despite a national ecological survey finding that waterbird abundance is the. Recreational duck hunting in victoria is managed on a sustainable basis with authorities setting bag limits and season dates to ensure that hunting does not threaten the conservation status of any game species.
Certain wetlands may be closed to hunting to protect duck numbers or endangered species. Antiduck hunting activist laurie levy told aap on thursday that 155 threatened bluebilled ducks were spotted on lake elizabeth midweek. Duck hunting in australia 2016 open season youtube. Duck hunting is a legitimate recreational activity that brings thousands of hunters and their families into regional victoria and provides a healthy boost to our regional economies. The minister has approved duck hunting in 2016, and that is about to start soon. Victoria s 12week duck hunting season is about to open but activists are hoping a lastditch legal bid could shut it down.
Animal welfare protesters will head to ballarat to take action on the first day of the duck hunting season. The bag limits for the 2016 season have been knocked down once more eight. On tuesday, january 3 agriculture minister jaala pulford confirmed the season would open on saturday, march 18 and run until monday, june 12, as per the wildlife regulations 2012. The 2016 duck seasonfor victoria was announced at 10pm on friday 22nd january.
Its not as though the victorian government is not well aware of the problem. Federal mp calls for end to vic duck hunt a federal mp has written to the victorian government urging it to cancel the 2016 duckhunting season in a bid to protect waterbird numbers. The nationals member for eastern victoria region, melina bath is calling on the andrews labor government to confirm the 2020 duck season. Victoria authorises duck hunting season despite lowest. Hunting ducks in australia victorian duck season opening.
Victorian duck shooters temporarily banned from hunting in. Hunters, families and businesses deserve to know whether a full duck season will go ahead now, so they have time to make. Dry conditions lead to changes to 2016 duck season premier. This unvarnished politicisation of seasonal announcements is a real problem. Federal mp kelvin thomson recently wrote to the victorian government calling for duck shooting to be banned because, according to him, it. As duck numbers dwindle, the victorian governments decision to support this years hunting season has. Activists want duck hunting cancelled as state government. Duck season must go ahead for gippsland the nationals.
Calls to cancel duck hunting season have left the victorian government unmoved but hunters will have to be satisfied with fewer birds. Shooting lobby calls for fiveyear moratorium on duck hunting rules. The findings of this report were damning revealing that that there is no effective oversight during the victorian duck shooting season. Recreational duck hunting is permitted in victoria, south. Jan 12, 2017 the victorian government has announced a fulllength duck hunting season with a bag limit of 10 birds per day. The delay in announcing the duck season arrangements for victoria for 2020 should be of concern to anyone who is interested in the evidencebased management of wild game.
The season was announced at 8 ducks per day for the opening. While in 2019 the commonwealth department of health reported the gross. This guide is designed to keep all game hunters uptodate with the current arrangements for deer, duck and quail hunting in victoria. Hunting ceases half an hour after sunset on the opening day. Applications of open season duck permits will be available from 16 march 2020. Shooting lobby calls for fiveyear moratorium on duck hunting. Bag limits modified daily bag limit of three game ducks per day for the entire season. The gma will continue to monitor conditions in the lead up to and during the season. Victorian duck hunters bag limit reduced for 2016 season, as dry conditions prevail. The changes to the 2015 duck season in victoria reflect the fact that poor rainfall over the past two years has affected native duck numbers and breeding and habitat availability across eastern australia. Victorian duck hunters bag limit reduced for 2016 season. The 2016 duck hunting season commenced on 19 march and will conclude on 26 june. Victorias duckhunting season sparks controversy the saturday. A lastminute legal bid to ban shooters from hunting in the habitat of threatened bluebilled ducks has succeeded, on the eve of victoria s duck hunting season.
Mar 18, 2016 victorian duck shooters temporarily banned from hunting in habitat of threatened species. Are duck hunting seasons set to resume in new south wales. The 2019 duck hunting season will be modified from twelve to nine weeks commencing on saturday 16 march 2019 and closing on sunday 19 may. Season length modified season opens 8am on saturday 2 may 2020. Duck hunt protesters take to victorian waters sbs news. Hunting in some game reserves is only permitted on weekends. Jan 22, 2016 the gma will continue to monitor conditions in the lead up to and during the season. The victorian government has authorised a full duck hunting season for. Why duck shooting season still isnt on the endangered list unsw. A federal mp has written to the victorian government urging it to cancel the 2016 duck hunting season in a bid to protect.
Hunting times rest of the season for the remainder of the season, duck hunting is permitted from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset. Victoria authorises duck hunting season despite lowest numbers in 34 years this article is more than 3 years old hunters allowed to shoot 10 birds each, the legislated maximum, every day of 12. Duck hunting is a popular recreational activity in victoria, with more than 26,000 people licensed to hunt game ducks. And that was just day one of victorias 2016 duck shooting season tell the victorian labor government to end this senseless slaughter of. Oct 19, 2016 this is a video of some duck hunts during the 2016 victorian duck season enjoy. Last year, hunters were allowed to shoot 10 birds per day.
I spotted a fox and tried to call it over but it was too far away to have a shot at with the shotgun. The 2016 season will run until june and hunters will be allowed to shoot eight birds on opening day and four birds per day for the rest of the season. The bag limits for the 2016 season have been knocked down once more eight birds on opening day, 19 march, and four a day. Vic hunters get modified duck season sporting shooter. Activists want duck hunting cancelled as state government approves 12week season. Dry conditions lead to changes to 2016 duck season. Conditions in 2016 were even worse, but flying in the face of all credible scientific evidence state governments still permitted the shooting season to go ahead. However, in most other respects victorias 2018 duck season will look. Jan 23, 2016 below average rainfall across the state has reduced duck numbers and habitats, prompting authorities to issue stricter bag limits for when the season starts on march 19.
But shooters will be able to hunt ducks in almost 200 other locations across victoria from saturday. In 2007 and 2008, waterbird numbers were dangerously low and conditions were dry, so the duck shooting seasons were cancelled in victoria and south australia. This is the latest announcement date ever, and really puts a strain on retailers to make sure they have enough stock and its in time for their sales period. Victorian hunters will have to be content with reduced bag limits for the 2016 dick hunting season. Late last friday night, victorian minister for agriculture, jaala pulford, announced via this media release that there will be a fulllength duck hunting season in victoria this year, albeit with modified bag and species limits. Announcing the duck season dates last month, the victorian. Stubble quail may be hunted in the 16 state game reserves listed on page 15. As of 2016, lathams snipe and the australasian shoveler are listed as rare under the national parks and wildlife act 1972. Late last friday night, victorian minister for agriculture, jaala pulford, announced via this media release that there will be a fulllength duck hunting season in victoria. When you are out enjoying victorias great hunting opportunities it is important to remember your obligations to not only comply. An open season duck hunting permit is required to takehunt duck. Nationals senator for victoria, bridget mckenzie said there is no. Duck numbers in crisis amid urgent calls to halt hunting. Duck hunting open seasons in south australia have typically.
This years duck season is now underway, and the unwashed continue to protest. Jan 22, 2016 the last time duck numbers dipped below 69,000 in 2007 and 2008 the duck hunting season was cancelled and the victorian greens wanted the state government to do the same for this years season. In recognition of the unprecedented impact on victorias game hunters caused by mandatory social distancing measures, the expiry date of all current game licences administered by the game management authority will be extended by 12 months, allowing hunters to get full value of their oneor threeyear licence fee. Birdlife australia and the coalition against duck shooting have been fighting to get the victoria duck shooting season stopped. The 2016 shooting season will run for 12 weeks until. Victorian duck hunters bag limit reduced for 2016 season, as dry. Question without notice duck season australian greens. Victoria authorises duck hunting season despite lowest numbers in. One measure is that she has banned the shooting of bluewinged shoveler ducks, but when i download her game management authority. Recreational shooters are incredibly important to gippslands regional economy and it is imperative the season goes ahead, ms bath said. Recreational duck hunting is permitted in victoria, south australia, tasmania and the northern territory. Posted by secretary, cfcv on march 23, 2017 no comments. A lastminute decision has been made to close a key victorian wetland to hunters ahead of the opening of duck season on saturday.
The 2016 shooting season will run for 12 weeks until monday june. Three wetlands had already been closed for the 2016 season. As a result, the gma advised the victorian government that a modified season was necessary to reduce the seasonal harvest, to ensure duck hunting is conducted responsibly and duck numbers remain sustainable. Three wetlands had already been closed for the 2016 season to. See the 2016 victorian hunting guide for details on how to calculate this or use the free game hunting victoria phone app. Victoria s 26,000 licenced duck hunters have been kept in limbo, waiting on the andrews labor government to set a date for the start of the 2016 duck hunting season. This article was first published in the print edition of the saturday paper on mar 19, 2016 as duck, duck, brolga. Hunters, mccurdy call for duck season to go ahead in victoria. Agriculture minister jaala pulford revealed a fulllength season with reduced bag limit. The rscpa has again called for the gma to go one step further and scrap duck hunting altogether. On opening day march 19 a bag limit of eight birds will be in place, while a fourbird limit will be introduced thereafter.
The hunting victoria calendar has all the dates you need to know for the hunting season in victoria 2016, deer season, duck season etc. Ovens valley mp tim mccurdy described the governments decision to allow a. Opening times opening morning on opening morning 19 march 2016, victoria will be divided into three zones see map, each with different opening times. Shock as vic duck hunt season goes ahead the victorian government is going ahead with this years duck hunting season despite concerns about low duck numbers. Duck hunting season 2016 journeys to the south island of new zealand for open weekend in this hunting show. The victorian government announced the following arrangements for the 2020 duck hunting season. Duckhunting is a legitimate, recreational activity in victoria. It is a significant change from 2016, when bag limits were set at eight. The daily bag limit will be 10 ducks on opening day, with a five per day bag limit for the remainder of the season.
The rspca is calling for the urgent cancellation of this years duck hunting season with bird numbers reportedly in crisis as new data reveals six out of eight game species are in decline. Duck hunting open seasons in south australia have typically started in february or march and ended in late june. The victorian government has announce the 2008 duck hunting season will be cancelled due to the drought and low duck numbers. Antiduck hunting activists to leave dead birds at daniel. Victoria to amend duck hunting legislation before the next. Season closes 30 minutes after sunset on monday 8 june 2020. Feb 01, 2016 shooting lobby calls for fiveyear moratorium on duck hunting rules. Victorian hunters legally taking part in the duck hunting season are being penalised by a labor government desperate to keep the greens onside.
Details of the 2016 duck season will be regularly updated on the gma website. Mar 14, 2019 following the massacre of protected species in the 2017 duck shooting season, the victorian government instructed an independent report to be undertaken into the game management authority gma. Jan 11, 2019 as a result, the gma advised the victorian government that a modified season was necessary to reduce the seasonal harvest, to ensure duck hunting is conducted responsibly and duck numbers remain sustainable. In victoria, where a fulllength duck hunting season for 2016 was announced against a backdrop of controversy, 87% of people support a ban on duck hunting. They havent been successful but they have at least managed to get certain sensitive and important sites closed for shooting, predominantly to protect the. Shock as vic duck hunt season goes ahead newscomau. Game management authority victorian hunting guide 2016 chairmans report welcome to the 2016 victorian hunting guide. As of 2016, hunters must have passed a waterfowl identification test before being allowed to hunt ducks in south australia. Labor premier daniel andrews faced backlash from members of his own party upon the 2016 announcement, and animal advocates were incensed. Jan 25, 2016 the state government has approved a 12week duck hunting season with bag limit for hunters reduced from 10 birds to eight birds for the opening day and four birds per day for the remainder of the.
Victorian shooters will be required to take fewer ducks during this years duck season due to dry conditions. The victorian government has allowed this years duck hunting season to go ahead but with reduced bag numbers to ensure populations remain sustainable. Jan 03, 2017 the victorian government has authorised a full duck hunting season for the first time since its election in 2014, despite a national ecological survey finding that waterbird abundance is the. Mar 14, 2018 elaborate events such as duck lake, in which animal activists performed their own version of swan lake on the opening morning of the 2016 tasmanian duck shooting season, help generate media attention. Carcasses of protected birds killed during the first weekend of victoria s duck hunting season to be left on the premiers doorstep. Dry conditions lead to changes to 2015 duck season premier. Individuals hunting on private land and dedicated crown land are required to have the written permission of the landowner. Dry conditions lead to changes to 2015 duck season. I also encourage hunters to visit the game management authoritys gma website.
Short video of the victorian duck opening on some property friends and i have access to. Unrecovered duck kill from a previous hunting season in victoria. Victorian agriculture minister jaala pulford announces a fulllength duck hunting season for 2016 with modified bag and species limits, causing some internal dissent within members of the labor party, some of whom want a permanent ban. They havent been successful but they have at least managed to get certain sensitive and important sites closed for shooting, predominantly to protect the bluebilled duck. There are generous open seasons and bag limits for game deer, duck and quail and about 8 million hectares of public land available for hunting. Victorian government needs to take the politics out of our. Victorian duck season to go ahead with reduced bag limit. Jan 14, 2015 victorian agriculture minister jaala pulford today announced a fulllength duck hunting season of 12 weeks with restrictions to the daily bag limit. Threatened vic duck gets hunt reprieve animals australia. If you stocked up on waterfowl during hunting season, heres some.
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