Permitted Deer Hunting Areas in Victoria, Australia

A dataset depicting areas where hunting of Other Deer species (Red Deer, Fallow Deer, Chital Deer, Rusa Deer) is permitted in Victoria, Australia. Boundaries are largely derived from the PLM25 dataset and supplemented with legislative restrictions. The dataset was produced by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in consultation with the Game Management Authority and other government bodies.

Use Cases

• Mapping permitted hunting zones based on legislative boundaries
• Analyzing land-use restrictions for deer species management
• Cross-referencing hunting areas with firearm regulations
• Supporting compliance checks for hunting licenses

Strengths

• Boundaries are derived from the authoritative PLM25 dataset
• Rules were developed by the legislation unit in consultation with multiple government authorities
• Dataset is available in multiple geospatial formats (EXTENDED TAB, MIF, SHP, GDB, DXF, TAB, DWG)
• License is CC-BY-4.0, allowing for reuse

Limitations

• Dataset will be obsolete as at 15/01/2026 and has been replaced by hunt25_other_deer_view
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is 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 supplemented with legislative restrictions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 04:02:55.874159; freshness should be verified

Geography

Victoria, Australia