Thread: Hunting in Australia

Originally Posted by Friwi

Is it true that now you can not bowhunt in Tasmania and in the Melbourne state?

Victoria, NSW, QLD,NT you can bow hunt. SA WA TAS no bow hunting.


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Tassie and South Australia have banned bowhunting (I think)

Originally Posted by stug

Tassie and South Australia have banned bowhunting (I think)

That's a definite for SA.

Had a father and son hunters from SA and they said you can hunt on your own property with a bow.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

Had a father and son hunters from SA and they said you can hunt on your own property with a bow.

Just looked up the legal regs and I'm wrong in my post. No bow hunting at all.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

Just looked up the legal regs and I'm wrong in my post. No bow hunting at all.

Yes that is correct, you could bow hunt on your own property prior to the 2nd phase of the bow hunting ban in SA.
fight club now...

Originally Posted by Tuidog

Yes that is correct, you could bow hunt on your own property prior to the 2nd phase of the bow hunting ban in SA.
fight club now...

Is the ban for ‘ethical’ reasons?

I may be corrected, but, yes that was the argument the State Government put to the media.

However, IMHO I think its just more creep to satisfy their ideological aim to ban all hunting.

Originally Posted by cb14

Is the ban for ‘ethical’ reasons?

More so anti hunting agenda.
RSPCA peddle out the pictures of seals, kangaroos, cats, birds shot with field points. That paints all bow hunting as bad.
An anti hunting minister makes shifty election promises to the RSPCA groups, effectively pushes a “private members bill”, her powers are quite wide gains just enough support and bangs it through.

Same minister is in charge of the portfolio for the eradication of deer in the state and their most effective tool is shooting with shotgun from a helicopter.


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How long are you planning on being over there for?

Originally Posted by makka

How long are you planning on being over there for?

3 - 6 months.

Originally Posted by cb14

3 - 6 months.

Maybe take up surfing ..... when we look to go over in a few years i will be dusting mine off lol

Hunting is defo a consideration on where we will end up and having people in Qld and Melbourne hunting and having access are starters for sure in that decision.....alternative is surfing

From memory there was a goose/swan that was shot with a target arrow.

Originally Posted by stug

From memory there was a goose/swan that was shot with a target arrow.

I think that is what triggered the initial Tasman ban, ( maybe as well) , I was travelling there when it happened .

Great White Sharks love swimmers.