Shooting on Good Friday-Victoia

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Shooting on Good Friday-Victoia

Post by Oldbloke » 02 Apr 2015, 5:26 pm

I can't recall, can u currently shoot on good friday? Years ago you were not allowed. What about now? In Victoria.
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Post by handofcod » 02 Apr 2015, 5:52 pm

Shoot yes, use dogs to shoot, no.
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Post by 1290 » 02 Apr 2015, 6:33 pm

As long as you dont shoot meat ..... sorry fish... no no I mean meat.. :unknown: :D
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Post by North East » 02 Apr 2015, 6:38 pm

Oldbloke wrote:I can't recall, can u currently shoot on good friday? Years ago you were not allowed. What about now? In Victoria.


You can shoot any time in N/E Vic....except if you're chasing deer....then it only in day light.
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Post by Oldbloke » 02 Apr 2015, 7:36 pm

Just checked the regs and act. No mention of "friday" when I did a search. Must be ok.
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Post by Boss4b » 03 Apr 2015, 9:23 am

From today Friday the 3rd to Wednesday the 8th you can not hunt with dogs but you can still hunt everything else. The GMA have an app it's called ( game hunting vic ) its a bit annoying to work out at first but it dose have info on what can be shot and times


Is shooting Easter bunnys on Easter wrong ?
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Post by 1290 » 03 Apr 2015, 9:58 am

Oldbloke wrote:Just checked the regs and act. No mention of "friday" when I did a search. Must be ok.


Search for Thursday not Friday.... Thursday before Easter to Thursday after Easter....if Easter is in April.

Must be a tradition/Christian/bible thing, not hunting animals with animals or something, don't know just guessing....
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Post by handofcod » 03 Apr 2015, 10:02 am

I guess the dogs are meant to get the Easter break off work too.
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Post by KWhorenet » 03 Apr 2015, 10:16 am

Do you know why religion would be affecting governance and policy in this country? Surely this isn't true.

"The season dates address concerns about the length of the season when Easter falls late in April and provides a regular start date. It also avoids hunting during the busy Easter holiday period."

Phew, holiday period as expected.
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Post by 1290 » 03 Apr 2015, 10:37 am

KWhorenet wrote:Do you know why religion would be affecting governance and policy in this country? Surely this isn't true.

"The season dates address concerns about the length of the season when Easter falls late in April and provides a regular start date. It also avoids hunting during the busy Easter holiday period."

Phew, holiday period as expected.


Start dates and duration is the same...when easter is in April there the no dogs in easter thing...Hunting doesnt stop during the easter period, only dog-hunting. Maybe a way to get the dogs out of the forest when Easter revelers are there??

Whether or not its a Easter Break or bible thing and whether or not you're a Christian, the whole legal system and our society is built on Christian beliefs, kind of fact as painful as it might be to many..swearing on the bible, opening prayers at Parliament, etc .. there are many 'forces' at work seeking to remove every reference to this from our lives.
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Post by Oldbloke » 03 Apr 2015, 1:45 pm

Well after all that, not sure I will head out as planned this eveving, bloody windy where I am. Was gonna plug a bunny or two.
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Post by Swarm » 05 Apr 2015, 12:24 pm

KWhorenet wrote:Do you know why religion would be affecting governance and policy in this country? Surely this isn't true.

"The season dates address concerns about the length of the season when Easter falls late in April and provides a regular start date. It also avoids hunting during the busy Easter holiday period."

Phew, holiday period as expected.


I was wondering about that.

I thought s**t, they've really got their hooks in when they're getting hunting stopped on their religious holiday.
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