Question about obtaining license for hunting

[flyhigher]

Hello.

I am interested in obtaining an AB license for hunting purposes. I am in Vic, and go up to my friends giant farm in QLD every year. I was wondering if I can elect him as the person whos property I go hunting on, or does it have to be someone in Victoria?

Thanks for your advice.

[drewmd]

Hi flyhigher.

I assume you are looking for your "Genuine Reason" for getting your licence/acquiring a firearm. While you could go down the track of trying to list a property to shoot on, you will save your self a lot of dramas by simply becoming a member of SSAA (or similar) and then listing your genuine reason as Sport and Recreational Shooting. From there you can get your licence. You should only need from there written permission from the landholder to hunt on their property.

SSAA membership also has extra benefits such as insurances.

[83neil]

Phone depi. Vic ask for a permit to hunt, pay $12 wait 2 days and ur done! I did it in October

[<<Genesis93>>]

Welcome flyhigher,

Your mates consent is enough, even though its out of state, there is no specific requirement for it to be in Vic....;

Firearms Act 1996(VIC)
s10part2b(ii)
produce written evidence from the
owner or manager of any privately
owned land on which he or she intends
to hunt that he or she may be permitted
from time to time to use that land for
the purposes of hunting;

You'll just need to check that the Vic Licence is ok in Qld (quite sure a hunting endorsed lic is ok)

Do you want to do any other shooting?
Or do you intend to only shoot on your mates place?

The DEPI payment is simply a registration of interest, its only purpose is to demonstrate the licence is required for hunting.....any person can hunt in any state forest (and other classes of unoccupied land) in vic.... you dont even need a shooters lic (unless you want to 'shoot' the animals....

[sbd3927]

Firearms Act 1996(VIC)
s10part2b(ii)
produce written evidence from the
owner or manager of any privately
owned land on which he or she intends
to hunt that he or she may be permitted
from time to time to use that land for
the purposes of hunting;

I think there's a touch more to the property version. Cost's more too from memory. My Shooting licence is on grounds of my 40acre property, and a copy of rate notice showing size of property was required. That's as the owner.
It seems for permission letter that's not required, but I'd include owners rate notice too if applying on those grounds. Out of state in QLD may complicate it beyond the desk jockey's comfort zone, so the std permission to hunt ferals in state forest is less likely to confuse them.
Alternatively, get the feral pest permission, AND include the qld permission letter as well. Gives them a simple reason to grant, and states your primary intended purpose also.


http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.as ... t_id=35591
Bottom of page, genuine reason requirements.

Hope this helps, SBD

[<<Genesis93>>]

Costs more?
I've given permission letters before, I stated my name, full property address (confirming rural location), size, and a statement that XXX is permitted to hunt.

The only question is whether an address interstate is ok, given that there is not requirement for the property to be in vic....should be ok, but knowing vicpol, that probably have there own secret policy (just like pta approval process) that says otherwise...

[Lorgar]

It's simpler than all that mate.

You're genuine reason just needs to be "hunting" not a detailed explanation of who/what/where/when you will be doing it.

If you're a member of the SSAA they are a registered hunting organisation, and that membership is your supporting evidence.

I can't remember now if it's DEPI or DSE or which department it is now as they change their names every year it seems, but the other thing you could do was register a declaration to hunt pests on crown land. Cost $13 or something to register your intent with DEPI (I think it was) and you get a cert saying so and send that along too.

Getting your license in VIC is pretty easy, it's not like the nightmares you hear about in some other states.

[BBJ]

Easy as in Victoria mate. All the battle stories on getting a license are from WA