New firearms added to prohibited list in Tasmania
The Tasmanian Firearms Services have published a new list of prohibited firearms. Check out this article to see what is banned, and what is allowed.
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Bookings now open for fallow does in Tasmania
In 2021, the fallow doe season (antlerless deer) is being run a little differently to previous years. Instead of being issued doe tags, or applying
HuntShack banned from Facebook due to proposed laws
For anyone in Australia this is ‘old news’, but as of this morning Facebook has pulled all news services from it’s platform and effective immediately
Meddick targets bow hunters
Andy Meddick uses an horrific crime to target lawful bowhunters with an unjust witch hunt to ban bow hunting.
Green lies and muddy waters surround duck hunting in Tasmania
The anti-duck-hunting crowd is out in force trying to stir up trouble by muddying the waters but thankfully many are starting to call out their green lies.
2021 Tasmania hunting season
In this I Am Hunter article, we provide the key dates for the Tasmania hunting season 2021 for stags, antlerless deer, wallabies and ducks.
Important changes to the 2021 Tasmania deer hunting season
The Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) have announced some important changes for the 2021 Tasmanian Deer Hunting Season. 2021 Male Deer
A Hunter’s Gift Guide
Looking for some gift ideas for the hunters, fishers and outdoors people in your life? Look no further than this handy gift guide.
Duck hunting under threat in Victoria
Today, the future of duck hunting came under fire in Victoria when Andy Meddick of the Animal Justice Party put forward a bill asking the Victorian
Tasmanian Wild Fallow Deer Management Plan Project
DPIPWE will hold public information sessions to discuss future plans for the management of wild fallow deer populations in Tasmania.
Can hunting aid Kenya’s economy post Covid?
In 1977, Kenya banned trophy hunting and pinned its economic hopes on tourism, believing photographic tourism to be more sustainable in the long run than hunting tourism. Enter 2020 and a global pandemic that hasn’t just impacted the health of millions of people around the world; it has also decimated the tourism industry. Kenyan based conservation scientist Dennis Ombaki believes there should be a place for well regulated hunting to help Kenya rebuild and provide much-needed economic aid to Africa post Covid-19.
3 reasons hunter education should be taught in schools
There are 3 main reasons why hunter education should be taught to children in schools. 1. Children learn a healthy respect for firearms that will help them as they get older. 2. Children learn where food comes from. 3. Children learn how to source food for themselves.
Why hunting is necessary for true conservation
The Hon. Robert Borsak, SFFP spoke to members of the NSW parliament about animal control and why hunting is necessary for true conservation.
Is anti-hunting a new form of colonialism?
Is anti-hunting a new form of colonialism? John Ogilvie discusses Western governments and activists opposing legal hunting programs in Africa.
Could Covid put hunting back on the map?
There’s been renewed interest in learning to hunt due to Covid. Could a global pandemic really be the thing that puts hunting back on the map?