Permitted Duck Hunting Areas in Victoria, Derived from Legislative Boundaries

Boundaries for permitted duck hunting areas in Victoria are largely derived from the PLM25 dataset and supplemented with legislative restrictions. The dataset identifies conditions for hunting specific game and pest animal groups and species, based on rules developed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in consultation with multiple government authorities. This dataset will be obsolete as of 15/01/2026 and has been replaced by hunt25_duck_view.

Use Cases

• Mapping legal hunting zones based on legislative boundary data.
• Analyzing spatial restrictions on hunting for specific game species.
• Cross-referencing hunting areas with other land-use datasets like PLM25.
• Informing compliance checks for hunting activities within designated seasons.

Strengths

• Boundaries are derived from the authoritative PLM25 dataset.
• Rules were developed in consultation with multiple government authorities including the Game Management Authority and VicPolice.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including SHP, GDB, and DWG.

Limitations

• Dataset is scheduled for obsolescence on 15/01/2026.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and spatial scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, State Government of Victoria.

Collection Method

Boundaries derived from PLM25 dataset and supplemented with additional boundaries based on legislative restrictions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 00:50:37.530322; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia.