Last Wednesday, 13 June, the Coalition Against Duck Shooting had its final display of dead birds outside the offices of the Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne. These were the birds displayed.
Protected species: Crested Pigeon (2) Australian Pelican Raven spp Magpie Black Swan Eurasian Coot Welcome Swallow Whistling Kite Dusky Moorhen (juvenile)
Game species: Australian Shelduck Pacific Black Duck (2) Wood Duck (4) Grey Teal (7) Pink-eared Duck (10) Unidentified/decomposed (4)
Rescuers went to wetlands near Lake Buloke this weekend (June16/17) to look for any wounded birds, and to look for evidence of shooting after the season’s close (June 11). ===============================
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Hi Debbie For what its worth you are likely having an effect. My partner’s step father is an avid shooter…. he went to the opening weekend and complained that there were not enough hunters to move the ducks around the wetlands so has not bothered to go back again this year. Today I waddled around wetlands near Seaspray in Gippsland… normally at the end of the season I would expect to find empty shells everywhere… I found 2 empty shells in over an hours walking as well as several 1000 grey teal…. normally there would be 100’s of empty shells and bugger all ducks. Quail hunting however is another story… and probably a much more important battle IMHO. CheersTim
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