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On March 14, 2023, the pro-hunting website Blood Origins posted a video clip outlining objections to the Andrews government's recent curtailing of the duck hunting season in Victoria.
The material was written and presented by the site's founder and manager Robbie Kroger.
On January 23, 2023, 9 News televised a report detailing duck hunters' opposition to the Victorian government's rumoured consideration of a permanent ban on duck hunting.
The views of conservationists supporting a ban are also given.
On May 25, 2020, the Coalition Against Duck Hunting posted a short video clip showing ducks being killed and wounded by duck hunters.
The Coalition Against Duck Hunting is an anti-duck hunting conservationist and lobby group.
On January 13, 2023, 7 News published a report on the South Australian government's plans to conduct a public enquiry into whether duck hunting should continue in South Australia. The report includes the views of those who support and oppose a permanent ban.
On August 23, 2022, a video clip was posted by Honker Hunters showing hunts from the duck hunting season that had just ended. The clip includes sequences of hunts, instructions being given to beginning hunters and equipment recommendations.
Honker Hunters are a commercial enterprise conducting duck hunts and selling duck hunting equipment. They also lobby for the sport.
On July 13, 2022, Duck and Quail Hunting Australia posted a video clip featuring a series of sequences showing hunting during the final weeks of the 2022 duck hunting season in Victoria. The sequences include locating the ducks, waiting to take a shot, and filling the bag.
Duck and Quail Hunting Australia is a support and merchandising body established in 2014 to promote duck and quail hunting.
On February 10, 2021, ABC News televised a report detailing calls from RSPCA Tasmania to ban duck hunting in the state. The report includes the views of those who believe duck hunting should continue.
On May 20, 2020, ABC News televised a report showing duck hunters in Victoria using drugs while shooting and committing other safety and animal welfare breeches.
On April 6, 2016, SBS current affairs program The Feed televised a segment detailing the arguments for and against continuing duck hunting in Australia.
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On March 29, 2023, Game and Field issued a media release titled 'ARI game duck abundance estimates released'
The media release announces the issuing of the Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) for Environmental Research's official report into abundance estimates for game ducks in Victoria.
The media release gives details of the report and concludes by noting that other estimates, (including those on which the Victorian government has based its restrictions on the 2023 duck hunting season) are likely to be conservative.
The full text can be accessed at 
On March 25, 2023, The Border Watch published a news report titled 'Duck hunting row continues'.
The report details accusations made by the RSPCA's South Australian branch that wounded birds were retrieved and killed inhumanely by hunters at Lake George in Beachport. The report includes details of the accusations, a defence offered by a Field and Game representative and a detailed discussion of the different means of killing injured ducks recommended in Victoria and South Australia.
The full text can be accessed at
On March 23, 2023, Game and Field posted an instructional piece outlining the methods recommended for killing injured ducks in Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria and the Northern Territory.
This material was released in response to media claims that there is 'some confusion on acceptable ways to humanely dispatch a bird in the different states and territories.'
The full text can be accessed at
On March 5, 2023, AAP published a news report titled 'Duck shooting battle shifts to Victorian parliament'
The report gives preliminary details of the establishment of a committee of inquiry into duck hunting in Victoria. The report quotes stakeholders on both sides of the debate.
The full text can be accessed at
On March 1, 2023, Animals Australia posted online a series of arguments against duck hunting in Australia. The feature is titled 'Duck shooting: cruel and dangerous for Australian wildlife' and subtitled 'Waterbirds and other wildlife continue to suffer in three Australian states for the sake of shooter "recreation"'. The post examines the suffering inflicted, the inadequacy of protections and changing community expectations.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 24, 2023, The Guardian published a news report titled 'Victoria announces shortened duck hunting season amid review of "increasingly contested" practice'
The report gives the dates and conditions to apply for the 2023 Victorian duck seasons and foreshadows an inquiry into the continuation of the sport.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 24, 2023, ABC News posted a news report titled 'This year's Victorian duck hunting season a disappointment to shooters and animal advocates alike'
The report indicates that the announcement of this year's duck hunting season in Victoria has satisfied neither animal activists nor duck hunters.
The full report can be accessed at
On February 24, 2023, Field and Game posted a response to the Victorian government's announcement that the duck season in Victoria would be substantially reduced in length and bag limits lowered. The Game and Field response challenges the grounds on which the Victorian government has sought to justify its decision.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 24, 2023, ABC News published a news report titled 'Future of duck hunting to be reviewed in South Australia, but season will go ahead this year'.
The report details the conditions under which the duck hunting season will operate in South Australia in 2023 and states that there will be a review of the sport's future later in the year.
The full text of the report can be found at
In January 2023 RSPCA (South Australia) posted arguments against the 2023 duck season in South Australia and invited those who oppose duck hunting to contact their parliamentary representatives.
This material can be accessed at
In January 2023, in the lead-up to the duck hunting season in south-eastern Australia, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) posted material on their site arguing against duck hunting and calling for it to be banned.
This material titled 'The Truth About Duck Hunting' can be accessed at
On April 4, 2022, The Shepparton News published a report titled 'The duck hunting debate' which featured detailed arguments from both supporters and opponents of duck hunting.
The full text can be accessed at
On June 3, 2021, The Guardian published a gallery report of text and pictures titled 'Fowl play: duck hunting struggles to stay afloat in Victoria' which examines the apparent decline of duck hunting in Victoria.
The full text and images can be accessed at
On January 22, 2021, the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA), Victorian branch, published on its website a call for its supporters to begin a campaign to defend duck hunting in Victoria. The Association called on its members to contact their local political representatives and outline the case in favour of duck hunting. The site supplies numerous arguments for its supporters to use.
This campaign site can be accessed at
On February 10, 2021, the National Shooting Council posted a comment titled 'Duck hunting: time for a more decisive political strategy' outlined its plans to defend duck hunting in south-eastern Australia, arguing that animal activists moves against duck hunting were part of a campaign to see all hunting banned.
The full text can be accessed at
On March 2, 2020, Independent Australia published an opinion piece by Peter Wicks titled 'Duck hunting season: When too much dead wildlife isn't enough'
The comment criticises the supposed political motivations of the Victorian government in allowing the 2020 duck hunting season. It also disputes the supposed benefits of the season.
The full text can be accessed at
On March 15, 2018, The Conversation published an analysis and opinion piece by Siobhan O'Sullivan, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, at the University of New South Wales. The text is titled 'Why duck shooting season still isn't on the endangered list'
The text analyses the various factors that have shaped government policy around duck shooting.
The full text can be accessed at
In December 2012, The Australia Institute published a report titled 'Out for a duck: An analysis of the economics of duck hunting in Victoria' The report demonstrates that duck hunting represents no significant benefit to the economies of regional Victoria.
The full text can be accessed at
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