Duck Hunting Season Given Green Light in Southern Australia Despite Calls for Ban

Ducks at a press conference held by Opposition Leader, John Robertson in Sydney, Jun. 1, 2012. AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy

Recreational duck hunting season will go ahead in the southern Australian state of Victoria despite repeated calls for it to be banned.

Victoria’s Game Management Authority (GMA) confirmed on Feb. 24 the 2023 duck hunting season arrangements.