by NTSOG » 07 Apr 2020, 10:23 am
Ziad: "Where do the rules stand in VIC regarding a primary producer setting up a small target to sight in his rifle on his own property?"
I was sitting out last night looking for foxes as I do many nights of the week on my own property - but nothing turned up. I shoot nearly every day of the week, mostly on my property and will continue to do so. The issue as I understand it is not about shooting per se, but engaging directly with others not immediately in one's family and thus either they or I would be 'out-of-bounds' and breaking the new regulations. I am not required to sit inside the house just watching the idiot-box or confine myself to the house garden. In fact the weather this morning was perfect to spray capeweed: very light wind from the SE that stopped any chance of spray drift off my property so I have just spent 90 minutes in the tractor spraying - never a 'social' event. In a little while I'll go up the back paddock and split firewood - on my property by myself. I also have fencing to repair - by myself. My wife will ride three horses today on our riding arena - by herself. Later today I'm going to test different action screw torque settings on my Mod 2 BRNO out the back to see if the rifle 'likes' a given tension. That I must not visit three properties just down the road to go shooting is a given, but I will continue to live my life on my property without any visitors around and that includes shooting.
Jim
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NTSOG on 07 Apr 2020, 10:36 am, edited 2 times in total.