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We do this by offering detailed advice and product reviews on all things Firearms and Hunting Australia.
With this website, our aim is to help Australian hunters and shooters alike, to find the correct shooting equipment to suit their needs.
Game Species
Game is classed as any animal that is hunted for sport or it’s meat or other materials such as hide or fur. Traditionally, game is classed in three broad groups and two sub groups:
Small Birds
Small Birds are not typically considered game animals in Australia. They are usually protected and hunting them is illegal. Some species of small birds are considered invasive pests, and may be hunted as a control method.
Some examples are:
- Common myna
- Indian myna
- European starling
- Feral pigeon
Game Proper
Game proper is separated into two sub classes:
- Winged game
- Ground game
Winged Game
Winged game is defined as game that is hunted in flight.
Some examples are:
- Grass whistling duck
- Pacific black duck
- Mountain duck
- Hardhead duck
- Pink-eared duck
- Wood duck
- Bobwhite quail
- Brown quail
- California quail
- European quail
- Japanese quail
- Stubble quail
- Peafowl
- Ring neck pheasant
- Chukar partridge
- Grey partridge
- Common bronzewing pigeon
- Crested pigeon
- Guinea fowl
- Spotted dove
- Magpie goose
- Black duck
- Water whistling duck
- Blue winged shoveler
- Grey teal
- Chestnut teal
Ground Game
Ground game is defined as game that is hunted on foot.
Some examples are:
- European rabbit
- European brown hare
- Emu
- Feral cat
- Wild dog
- Wild goat
- European fox
- Dingo
- Kangaroo
- Fallow deer
- Chital deer
- Hog deer
Big Game
Big game is defined as large, often dangerous, game.
Some examples are:
- Saltwater crocodile
- Water buffalo
- Banteng
- Feral pig or boar
- Feral camel
- Wild horses
- Sambar deer
- Rusa deer
- Red deer
- Feral donkey
Hunting in Australia - laws and regulations
Hunting laws and regulations vary by state and territory in Australia, and some species of game animals may be protected or only allowed to be hunted during specific seasons.
It is up to the hunter to acquaint themselves with licensing laws as well as the local regulations before proceeding.
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