General News
2 June, 2024
Hunts back at lake after bats move on
LAKE Boort has been re-opened to duck shooting ahead of the season’s end next week. Hunters had been banned days before the season started last month but the Game Management Authority last week said monitoring has shown that bats - the threatened...
LAKE Boort has been re-opened to duck shooting ahead of the season’s end next week.
Hunters had been banned days before the season started last month but the Game Management Authority last week said monitoring has shown that bats - the threatened grey-headed flying-foxes previously at Lake Boort have relocated. Lake Boort was one of three locations re-opened.
Shooters had criticised the Government for last-minute closure of Lake Boort.
Game Management Authority and Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action monitor the wetlands.
Victoria’s duck hunting season ends next Wednesday, 30 minutes after sunset.
Shooters have made been making final weekend trips to the Loddon Shire with regular hunter Gus Pagliaro had a group of 12 along the Loddon River at the weekend, the second trip into the region this season.
He said ducks were plentiful and all shooters met their daily bag limits.