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Help secure the future of hunting in SA

Hunters and local service clubs have cleaned up popular camping spots in South Australia after festive season revellers left behind a disgraceful mess. We encourage hunters to be mindful of the environment during the SA season.

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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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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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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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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Quail and duck research to expand in 2023

Preparations are in full swing for quail abundance surveys to take place early in 2023, and FGA has been actively involved in sourcing sites for surveys to be conducted in order to expand the program in the new year.
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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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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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November Waterfowl Counts

The 2022 November Waterfowl Counts have been impacted heavily by floods, and the Abundance Estimates Aerial Survey has been halted, but the Eastern Australia Waterbird Survey continues.

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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Quail survey results released

The results of the first statewide survey of Victoria’s stubble quail population have revealed good news for the ongoing sustainability of the species.