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Introduction to Firearms

2025 duck hunting season arrangements

14/02/2025. The Victorian Government has announced the 2025 duck season will open at 8:00am on Wednesday, 19 March 2025 and close 30 minutes after sunset on Sunday, 9 June 2025. The Victorian Government has announced the 2025 duck season will open

Reminder to act responsibly during the 2019 duck hunting season

13/03/2019. The Game Management Authority is reminding everyone involved in the 2019 duck season to act safely, responsibly and legally. The Game Management Authority is reminding everyone involved in the 2019 duck season to act safely, responsibly

Duck hunting permanently closed at two local billabongs (DEWLP Media…

08/03/2019. To protect public safety, duck hunting at Brickworks and Cowanna Billabongs in Merbein Common near Mildura has been permanently banned. To protect public safety, duck hunting at Brickworks and Cowanna Billabongs in Merbein Common near

Illegal spotlighter receives hefty fine

31/01/2019. Two men have received fines for a number of hunting related offences committed in Shelley near Tallangatta last year. Two men have received fines for a number of hunting related offences committed in Shelley near Tallangatta last year.

Funding Boost To Keep Game Hunting Safe And Sustainable

11/01/2019. The Victorian Government has announced increased funding to the Game Management Authority to ensure hunting remains safe, responsible and sustainable this hunting season, and in future seasons. The Victorian Government has announced

Dry conditions lead to restrictions for 2019 duck season

11/01/2019. The Game Management Authority (GMA) has today outlined the arrangements for the 2019 duck hunting season including changes to the season length and the daily bag limit. The Game Management Authority (GMA) has today outlined the

Significant fines for illegal spotlighting crimes

07/01/2019. Five men have received more than $8000 worth of fines, have had a firearm and spotlights forfeited and have received convictions for a number of hunting-related offences and a driving offence in the Alpine area of Victoria. Five men have

Enforcement agencies team up to crackdown on illegal hunting

29/11/2018. Two men from Mansfield and a man from Taggerty were recently charged for allegedly committing a number of firearm offences in the Eildon area. Two men from Mansfield and a man from Taggerty were recently charged for allegedly committing

Investigating the age and sex of harvested Stubble Quail

Throughout the 2022 Stubble Quail season, the GMA piloted a new research project investigating the age and sex (demographics) of Stubble Quail harvested by licensed hunters in Victoria. As part of the program, licensed quail hunters mail harvested