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Basic Survival Skills

Recovering game birds and salvaging the meat

For responsible hunters, recovering and using the game they have harvested is standard practice and is all part of the enjoyment of sourcing, harvesting and consuming wild game. However, irresponsible hunters make no attempt to retrieve the game

What is illegal hunting?

People intending to hunt need to make sure that they are familiar with Victoria's hunting laws and regulations, and are hunting responsibly. Those found to be breaking the law or behaving irresponsibly can be fined or prosecuted, have their

Stubble Quail abundance survey results

01/05/2025. The preliminary results of Victoria’s forth statewide abundance survey estimated there were 2.3 million Stubble Quail in Victoria. The preliminary results of Victoria’s forth statewide abundance survey estimated there were 2.3

Victoria’s duck abundance survey about to begin

04/11/2024. The Game Management Authority (GMA) will begin its annual survey of Victoria’s game duck population on Tuesday, 12 November 2024. The Game Management Authority (GMA) will begin its annual survey of Victoria’s game duck population on

Restrictions update

27/09/2020. The coronavirus (COVID-19) roadmap to reopening outlines the steps for easing restrictions across Victoria, subject to 'trigger points' being met and public health advice. Metropolitan Melbourne will enter the Second Step of reopening

Introduction to Firearms

Hunting with hounds

Recreational deer hunting in Victoria continues to grow and one of the more traditional methods of hunting Sambar Deer is with the aid of scent-trailing hounds (also known as hound hunting). . Hounds have been used to hunt Sambar Deer for over 100

Three upcoming hunting seasons to begin in Victoria

27/03/2019. Game Management Authority (GMA) Chief Executive Officer Graeme Ford said the Hog Deer and hound hunting for Sambar Deer seasons open on Monday 1 April followed by Stubble Quail season on Saturday 6 April. Game Management Authority (GMA)

Lake Elizabeth closed to duck hunting

15/03/2019. The Victorian Government is closing Lake Elizabeth near Kerang for the beginning of the 2019 duck hunting season to protect a significant population of freckled ducks found on the lake. The Victorian Government is closing Lake Elizabeth