Hunting in Wombat State Forest VIC?

[luke]

hey lorgar when in vic u from?

[Lorgar]

SE... Springvale area.

No hunting down here so I've gotta head up your way

Haven't been to Wombat in ages. Waiting for this weather to warm up. Getting there though.... Well overdue for a trip.

Planning to get out there with 1sikxt and another mate.

[luke]

AGhh, u live down in the city f*** that....... u will have to let me no when u go so i can come to i have been talking to a mate that goes on the deer a lot he said there are some good deer there, but even better goats he got a set of horns 108 centimeter's tip to tip

[1sikxt]

Good to see you didn't forget, Lorgar.

[Oldbloke]

Yep, goats a plenty yrs ago. Stating the obvious perhaps but check that the area you go to is OK to hunt. Some areas were closed to hunting a few yrs ago.

[Lorgar]

No I didn't forget, 1sikxt.

Working on it, honestly. Just damn busy!

[1sikxt]

Don't worry I'm in the same boat

[ToddG]

Hey fellas. I'm not sure if you're still planning on going out to wombat state forest but if you are I would love to tag along and meet some like minded people.

I love getting out in the bush but it's hard to find someone to go with me. Haha.

[Lorgar]

Still "planning".

Can't seem to get around to the "doing" lately.

[Die Judicii]

Geez,
I musta been really tired last night.
I clicked on this post to check it out, but read it like a spoonerism.
At first I thought it said "Hunting Wombat in the State Forest"

[subatom]

Maybe... Maybe they're good eating?

[ToddG]

Yea would love to get away for some "wombat hunting in state forest." Haha.
What's the minimum legal calibre for them?

[North East]

Don't know why all you blokes just don't go to N/E Vic where I live. Millions of hectares available to hunt in, deer, dogs, fox, rabbit. Those areas close to Melbourne must be pretty shot out. It's only a 4 hour drive to N/E Vic.

[whert]

"N/E Victoria" is a pretty big place

Any more specific recommendations for spots?

[North East]

"N/E Victoria" is a pretty big place

Any more specific recommendations for spots?

Around Bright, Harrietville, Mt Beauty or Omeo.

[whert]

Will do some research on them

[Bood]

hey guys i went for a poke around in the wombat the other day and there are signs saying that shooting is prohibited in there..... WTF i thought we could shoot in forest areas.......

is there somewhere else in there that we can shoot or is it just the particular area i was in.... went in off Carroll's Lane and drove round for a while...

[1290]

Thats Lerderberg State Park, Wombat state forest is up the road a bit, You need to be very careful where you are when you have your rifle with you..and ammo.

State PARKS are similar in status and restriction to National PARKS, with a few exception where you can hunt in these area.

Be careful.
http://www.gma.vic.gov.au/hunting/deer/where-to-hunt#wilderness

be aware of "recognised deer habitat" where extra restrictions apply and are policed.... these go by municipality, which Macedon is not by the way...

All State forest is open to pest/game hunting with various considerations including minimum distance from roads,track and waterways plus the overlooked exclusion zones where you can be 'evicted' by authorised officers, forestry and police...

[Oldbloke]

Yep, goats a plenty yrs ago. Stating the obvious perhaps but check that the area you go to is OK to hunt. Some areas were closed to hunting a few yrs ago.

I also mentioned that earlier!

[RealNick]

Thats Lerderberg State Park, Wombat state forest is up the road a bit,

Adding to that for Bood, read the links provided by key point is we can shooting State Forest, not State Park.

Make sure you don't get that one wrong.

[Oldbloke]

Did you blokes ever meet at the wombat. Find anything?

[scrolllock]

I've been out once since.

There is sign everyone. Found a couple of deep hoof prints and regular droppings.

Didn't lay eyes on an animal on the 2 days though, just what they left behind.

Heard a large something crashing around that night but couldn't see 10m in front if you at that time.

[Lorgar]

Still haven't been since we started talking about this, just can't get around to it

Hoping to get to it in the next few weeks now.

[North East]

Still don't know why you blokes in Melbourne don't just drive for 4 or so hours. You can see Sambar deer grazing on my local golf course in Mt Beauty at night.

Then you only have to find them during the day, thats just part of the fun. Wait until the weather cools down., when there is snow in the mountains

[Oldbloke]

4 hours is a fair way if you need to get time off work and family commitments. If you are only say 1 hour drive away from a good sized state forest it starts to look attractive. At least you get out and about even if it's just a day out or over night. and Mt Beauty is more like a 5 hr drive for me, that's a lot less hunting time.

[Lorgar]

You can see Sambar deer grazing on my local golf course in Mt Beauty at night.

That's on the list too

[1290]

Field Trip.

North Easts place.

[North East]

Field Trip.

North Easts place.

No worries...Sambar in May...it has to cool down.

[veep]

No worries...Sambar in May...it has to cool down.

Tell me about it

Nice rain today, but the last 2 days have been killer.

[chrispy88]

My brother and I (both licenced) are looking at a Vic state forest hunting trip once it cools down a little so this thread caught my eye. We are on NSW south coast but have an uncle at Wodonga that regularly camps NE Vic (around Mitta Mitta etc) who said he will drop us in n pick us up the following day. We will obviously only be shooting ferals and maybe a deer on the second day if we get lucky while the sun is up but is there anything else I need to know about Vic laws in state forest? Where can I go to read up? Thanks in advance guys.