A SHORTENED duck hunting season will take place in 2023.
The state government confirmed late on Friday afternoon (February 24) a length of 34 days for this year’s season, down from 89 days in 2022.
A daily bag limit of four game ducks per day has been imposed on hunters, while the shooting of the Blue-winged Shoveler and Hardhead species has been prohibited for the entire duration of the season.
The season officially begins at 8am on Wednesday, April 26 and concludes 30 minutes after sunset on Tuesday, May 30.
More information on this year’s hunting season can be obtained via www.gma.vic.gov.au/hunting/duck
2022’s duck hunting season was the longest since 1986, running for the full three months granted under Victorian law.
Read this Friday’s issue of the Gippsland Times for full coverage on reactions to the hunting season.
