JoshM wrote:Hey all I am trying to get my firearms license
(If I can get someone to sign my form saying they have known me for 12 months or more but is proving difficult )
But I am just wondering what is the legal land size/acreage to discharge a firearm in Victoria
I am on 20 acres backing on to a state forest with a house either side about 300/400 meters from my fence line am I able to sight in or even discharge a firearm at all on my size property???
JoshM wrote:I am on 20 acres backing on to a state forest with a house either side about 300/400 meters from my fence line am I able to sight in or even discharge a firearm at all on my size property???
Fionn wrote:Better of just getting a Registration of interest to hunt pest animals on Crown land from DELWP
Ignore the nonsense above about land zoning, these people don't know what they are talking about. There is no minimum land size or anything about zones in law.
Although the police will weigh up your genuine reason, if using land to hunt on is only small.
There are laws about target/sport shooting on private property under the Firearms Regulations 2018 reg 8.JoshM wrote:I am on 20 acres backing on to a state forest with a house either side about 300/400 meters from my fence line am I able to sight in or even discharge a firearm at all on my size property???
Maybe, depends on if it complies with the Firearms Regulations 2018 reg 8 and the Firearms Act section 130.
Larry wrote:There are laws that dictate that you must not shoot if within 200 or 250 yards of a house and from a road way so those things in themselves do set a minimum in some ways.
bladeracer wrote: My neighbours within the RZL1 zone cannot use their firearms on their properties any more.
Fionn wrote:bladeracer wrote: My neighbours within the RZL1 zone cannot use their firearms on their properties any more.
Yes they can is they comply with the Firearms Regulations 2018 reg 8 and the Firearms Act section 130.
Planning Zones have absolutely nothing to do with shooting on a property in Victoria, unless it is a community/club//commercial activity.
Other states are different, but we are special in Victoria.
Larry wrote:There are laws that dictate that you must not shoot if within 200 or 250 yards of a house and from a road way so those things in themselves do set a minimum in some ways.
Coxy383 wrote:Larry wrote:There are laws that dictate that you must not shoot if within 200 or 250 yards of a house and from a road way so those things in themselves do set a minimum in some ways.
I moved to uppermurry Vic 2 years ago. Surrounded by farm land backing onto state Forest. Is it true about not shooting near houses? Because I had a bloke ( had permission from neighbours to shoot) drive right up to my fence line thought a paddock and fire off a 308 12 m from my deck which my wife and I were standing on trying to say hello. After the shot turned off his lights and bolted. Didn't get real far and is now not allowed on the farm again.
bladeracer wrote:Coxy383 wrote:Larry wrote:There are laws that dictate that you must not shoot if within 200 or 250 yards of a house and from a road way so those things in themselves do set a minimum in some ways.
I moved to uppermurry Vic 2 years ago. Surrounded by farm land backing onto state Forest. Is it true about not shooting near houses? Because I had a bloke ( had permission from neighbours to shoot) drive right up to my fence line thought a paddock and fire off a 308 12 m from my deck which my wife and I were standing on trying to say hello. After the shot turned off his lights and bolted. Didn't get real far and is now not allowed on the farm again.
My understanding is that the distance regulation only applies if you fit the requirements for "target shooting on private property".
There is however _always_ the rule about safety of other people. I would think shooting within 12m of somebody's house without their permission would be difficult to prove in court that it is absolutely safe. It could probably be argued that even the noise of a high-velocity centrefire rifle could cause fear or do harm to people at that sort of distance.
This bloke was on your property or is your house very close to the boundary fence? What was he shooting at?
You said he's not allowed on again, did he explain why he did it?
Coxy383 wrote:Yes my house is close to the boundary. He was shooting a roo at dusk. The noise scared the s**t out of my wife and I and my poor dogs. He said he didn't see the house with all the lights on 12 m away. Probably wasn't a good idea to chase him down and pull him up but I did. He since has been busted with suppressors and I believe he has lost his firearms.
bladeracer wrote:Coxy383 wrote:Yes my house is close to the boundary. He was shooting a roo at dusk. The noise scared the s**t out of my wife and I and my poor dogs. He said he didn't see the house with all the lights on 12 m away. Probably wasn't a good idea to chase him down and pull him up but I did. He since has been busted with suppressors and I believe he has lost his firearms.
I hope he had a destruction permit for the roos as well.
Coxy383 wrote: He has permission from the land owner. They didn't realise he was....let's say...fool
bladeracer wrote:Coxy383 wrote: He has permission from the land owner. They didn't realise he was....let's say...fool
Permission from the owner doesn't allow you to shoot protected native animals though, he has to have a destruction permit.
bladeracer wrote:Coxy383 wrote: He has permission from the land owner. They didn't realise he was....let's say...fool
Permission from the owner doesn't allow you to shoot protected native animals though, he has to have a destruction permit.
Coxy383 wrote:Wonder if all the farmers and weekend hunters know this I'm guessing so. I'm a city boy recently moved country so looks like when I get my licence my dogs are going to be eating well on fallow. 10-1 deer to roo here anyway