Season 2024 arrangements

Northern Territory

The 2024 goose and waterfowl hunting season kicks off on private land on August 15, and on hunting reserves on September 25.

Hunters must have a permit; more information is available here.

During the declared season, there is a bag limit for magpie geese and waterfowl. The daily bag limit is:

• magpie geese - 7 birds per hunter

• other permitted waterfowl - 10 birds per hunter.

If you are away from your place of residence, for example, camping for 3 or more days, you can have a maximum of:

• 21 magpie geese

• 30 other waterfowl.

The permitted species are:

• Magpie goose - anseranas semipalmata

• Pacific black duck - anas superciliosa

• Grey teal - anas gracilis

• Hardhead duck (also known as white-eyed duck) - aythya australis

• Maned duck (also known as wood duck) - chenonetta jubata

• Wandering whistling duck (also known as water whistle duck) - dendrocygna arcuata

• Plumed whistling duck (also known as grass whistle duck) - dendrocygna eytoni

• Pink-eared duck - malacorhynchus membranaceus

The hours when hunting is permitted on private land are:

• 15 August 2024 to 31 August 2024 - 6:30am to 7pm

• September 2024 to October 2024 - 6am to 7pm

• November 2024 - 5:50am to 7:15pm

• 1 December 2024 to 6 January 2025 - 5:50 am to 7:30pm

On hunting reserves the permitted hours are:

• 25 September 2024 to 31 October 2024 - 6am to 7pm

• November 2024 - 5:50am to 7:15pm

• 1 December 2024 to 6 January 2025 - 5:50am to 7:30pm

The season will end on January 6, 2025.

South Australia

The 2024 South Australian duck and quail hunting seasons have closed.

Tasmania

The 2024 Tasmanian duck and quail hunting seasons have closed.

Victoria

The 2024 Victorian duck and quail hunting seasons have closed.

Be a better game bird hunter

Field & Game Australia actively encourages hunters to familiarise themselves with all rules and regulations pertaining to the hunt.

Being an ethical hunter means knowing and being able to identify the permitted game species, knowing when to shoot and when not to, and making sure that any downed birds are retrieved immediately and dispatched humanely as quickly as possible.

For this information and more, the Victorian Game Management Authority's pulication "Be a better game bird hunter" is a great place to start; you can view it HERE.