Part of the training DVD can be viewed here, at the bottom of the page: http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/game-hunting/game/australian-water-fowl
Peter Shute
> —–Original Message—– > From: birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au > [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of > Peter Shute > Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012 7:24 AM > To: ‘Dave Torr’; ‘Dimitris Bertzeletos’ > Cc: ‘Birding Australia’ > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Duck shooting season- There’s an > identification test? > > When the test first came in, people I know who had been duck > shooting for years had to buy the training video in order to > be good enough to pass the test. I would imagine therefore > that they’re a lot better at id in flight than they were > before, which is a good thing. > > The video is called “Ducks in Sight”. I’ve got a vague memory > of seeing it for sale at the BOCA shop, so I get the > impression it’s useful for learning id. > > I don’t think they’re required to ever sit the test again, so > just like a drivers’ licence, there’s nothing stopping people > who’ve forgotten everything they learned from > shooting/driving regardless. But the tests do stop those who > can’t be bothered learning id from ever getting a licence, so > I imagine there are far less illegal species shot by mistake > than there were before. > > How many are shot anyway, I don’t know. Those collected by > volunteers are probably a small percentage of the total, > given how many shooters use private wetlands. I’m guessing > enforcement is the problem now, not id skills. > > Peter Shute > > > —–Original Message—– > > From: birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au > > [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of > > Dave Torr > > Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012 6:34 AM > > To: Dimitris Bertzeletos > > Cc: Birding Australia > > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Duck shooting season- There’s an > > identification test? > > > > Anyone who wants to drive a car has to pass a test, but the > > evidence is > > that it doesn’t help some people drive safely. I assume the > > duck shooting > > test is likely to be even less of a success! > > > > On 7 February 2012 02:35, Dimitris Bertzeletos > >
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