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Labor gifts duck hunters longer shooting season in Victoria, allows 50% more birds to be killed

Labor gifts duck hunters longer shooting season in Victoria, allows 50% more birds to be killed
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Source: The Guardian
Author: Australian Associated Press
Published: Feb, 14 2025 07:42

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Allan government announces extended 2025 duck hunting season with hunters allowed to bag nine ducks a day.

Instead of a total ban, the government in 2024 shortened the season, implemented a bag limit of six a day and pledged to introduce adaptive harvest management, hunter education and training and waterfowl wounding reduction measures.

The Victorian duck hunting season will begin on 19 March and run for 83 days until 9 June, up from 56 days in 2024.

Purcell said the decision to go through with another duck hunting season would condemn 400,000 native waterbirds to “ruthless” slaughter.

Wildlife Victoria criticised the state government’s 2025 move, calling for “the abolishment of duck hunting in Victoria”.

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