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ARI game duck abundance estimates released

The Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research's official report into abundance estimates for game ducks in Victoria has been released.

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Wed 29 Mar 2023

2023 Victorian Quail Season

Another completely baseless season modification

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Thu 23 Mar 2023

A message from FGA chairman Danny Ryan

At the end of a huge week, FGA chairman Danny Ryan has a few words of thanks and encouragement to FGA members and the broader hunting and shooting community.

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Fri 03 Mar 2023

2023 Victorian duck season announced

The 2023 Victorian duck season has been announced. The season will start at 8am on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 and will close 30 minutes after sunset on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. The bag limit is four (4) birds per day.

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Fri 24 Feb 2023

FGA chairman Danny Ryan writes:

"Waterfowl in Australia are unique and super-reactive to climatic conditions. Recent floods have provided food and the birds have bred prolifically with multiple clutches," writes Field & Game Australia chairman Danny Ryan, in this opinion piece published in The Weekly Times on February 22.

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Fri 24 Feb 2023

Avian botulism confirmed as cause of duck deaths

An occurrence of avian botulism at Bells Swamp, south-west of Bendigo in Victoria, has killed more than 700 birds, including many ducks.

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Wed 22 Feb 2023

Wetlands drained in northern Victoria

Field & Game Australia staff and volunteers have been engaged in discussions around the draining of several wetlands in recent months in northern Victoria.

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Sat 07 Jan 2023

Considerations for 2023 duck season

Today – December 20, 2022 – the documents "Using duck proxies and surface water to inform hunting arrangements for 2023" compiled by Marcel Klaassen, and the Game Management Authority’s "Considerations for the 2023 duck season" were made public.

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Tue 20 Dec 2022

Eastern Australian Waterbird Aerial Survey – October 2022

The Eastern Australian Waterbird Aerial Survey, October 2022 Annual Summary Report has been released. You can read the report here.

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Mon 19 Dec 2022

Hunting and conservation work continues

With the Field & Game Australia National Carnival hogging the limelight in recent weeks, some members might not realise that FGA’s hunting and conservation work has continued quietly yet actively in the background.

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Wed 23 Nov 2022

Parties that support Hunting and Shooting beyond 2022

Support for shooting by financials

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Mon 21 Nov 2022

South Australian wetland conditions

During our recent visit to South Australia, we took the opportunity to gather information from various stakeholders and visit some wetlands. Crossing the border between Victoria and South Australia showed a welcome change from recent years and significant water in the surrounding paddocks.

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Wed 16 Nov 2022

Heart Morass monument unveiled

The unveiling of a monument at Heart Morass which honours the original trustees of the Hugh D.T. Williamson Foundation has attracted the attention of government representatives, local volunteers and a multitude of VIPs and dignitaries.

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Fri 04 Nov 2022

NT waterfowl hunting season announced

The details of the 2022 Northern Territory waterfowl hunting season have been announced, including an increase from the previous season on the bag limit for magpie geese

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Tue 05 Jul 2022

FGA's Response to the GMA Interim Harvest Model

This is not a season submission - it is a response to GMA's preliminary findings for the introduction of an interim harvest model

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Thu 13 Jan 2022