Thread: DELWP game licence.

Originally Posted by DieselLSE

Yes, since early 2000s hunting has been banned in the Warburton area. That removed the only predator preventing sambar deer growing in numbers and expanding their range. Add to that all the failed deer farm "escapees", predominantly fallow and red, being free to establish their herds in the same general area. Wild (and domestic) dogs do kill very young or injured animals, but have little effect on numbers.
I've been part of the culling in Sherbrooke and on surrounding properties, but this has been severely impacted by Covid restrictions and lack of access to some properties where deer feed in great numbers at night before heading back to protected areas in the forest.

Melbourne Water is one of the worst. they do not allow hunters to take them out then pay a nice gent to shoot about 1000 every few years or so. The no hunting areas allow significant numbers to breed up and spread out. No or poor management of weeds or animals including wild Deer, dogs, cats and kangaroos is a real issue in large areas restricted often very close to Melbourne.

Not at all shocked to find deer sign very close to Melbourne on a few trails I ride my treddly on. Foxes as well. More in the city than in the country Safer here for them.

Originally Posted by chuck

Hope no one uses the car park in front of you lol

Haha. That’s the 700

Originally Posted by 101RRS

For the same reason you need to pay to catch feral fish (trout) - money for the government.

...................... to restock some streams and other water bodies with more trout. It's called cost recovery.

On a different angle, I once wrote a proposal for an acquaintance to get a commercial carp licence in Vic, where carp is sometimes used as commercial lobster bait.

No probs with obtaining the new licence. When this guy went for the required interview for final approval (like 'meet and greet' or 'fair and honest person check') he was informed that his catch would come under quota management in the future.

I kid you not, DL

Originally Posted by Tombie

Don’t feel too bad.
I spend exotic amounts of money to hunt paper at long distances

Today was 800 yards

Looks like its blowing a bit,so that will be interesting at 800yds.

A mate of mine hunts deer not far from here at an average of 1000M,sometimes over.

I havent got the patience,i prefer pigs at a 100M

Originally Posted by Tombie

Don’t feel too bad.
I spend exotic amounts of money to hunt paper at long distances

Lousy eating, but.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Melbourne Water is one of the worst. they do not allow hunters to take them out then pay a nice gent to shoot about 1000 every few years or so. The no hunting areas allow significant numbers to breed up and spread out. No or poor management of weeds or animals including wild Deer, dogs, cats and kangaroos is a real issue in large areas restricted often very close to Melbourne.

Not at all shocked to find deer sign very close to Melbourne on a few trails I ride my treddly on. Foxes as well. More in the city than in the country Safer here for them.

MW is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

They are stuck between gov pressure to open up areas for 'recreation' and the massive (billions) cost of new water treatment plants that would be required as a result of letting the masses in.

A good friend of mine has been involved with these issues at a high level and it ain't as simple as it looks.

DL

In Wa we don't have a hunting licence fee just the annual fire arms licence fee has to be paid .
To go fishing in WA however has Many differant fees.

Fishing from a boat $40
Fishing for Marron $50
Collecting abalone $50
Using a cast/haul net $50
Freshwater fishing $50
Fishing for rock lobster $50

Originally Posted by 350RRC

MW is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

They are stuck between gov pressure to open up areas for 'recreation' and the massive (billions) cost of new water treatment plants that would be required as a result of letting the masses in.

A good friend of mine has been involved with these issues at a high level and it ain't as simple as it looks.

DL

I agree - some people who shoot leave almost the entire remains and others take everything. The gent you know if he is the man with a cool noise moderator has attended a Park Vic accreditation shoot with many ADA (Australian Deer Association) people and has no hassles with him at all. SSAA also has Park Vic accreditation program as does Field and Game I think or many of those helpful people do it with ADA or SSAA I assume if not

A.D.A. was happy to do it for free with Parks Vic accredited people on a regular managed basis which Melbourne water declined oddly as they pay for rare occasion effort.