Permitted Sambar Deer Hunting Areas in Victoria, Australia

A dataset from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, last updated on 2026-04-09, that will become obsolete on 15/01/2026. It depicts geospatial boundaries where Sambar Deer hunting is permitted, derived from the PLM25 dataset and supplemented by legislative restrictions. The rules defining these areas were developed in consultation with the Game Management Authority, VicPolice, and Parks Victoria, based on multiple Acts including the Forest Act and Wildlife Act.

Use Cases

• Mapping legal hunting zones for Sambar Deer based on described geospatial boundaries.
• Analyzing the impact of legislative restrictions on hunting areas based on the mentioned Acts.
• Cross-referencing hunting permissions with land management datasets like PLM25.
• Planning wildlife management and conservation efforts based on permitted hunting activity areas.

Strengths

• Derived from the authoritative PLM25 dataset.
• Rules developed in consultation with multiple government authorities including the Game Management Authority and VicPolice.
• Based on requirements from multiple legislative Acts (Forest Act, National Park Act, Crown land (Reserve) Act, Land Act, Wildlife Act).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is scheduled to become obsolete on 15/01/2026.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Boundaries largely derived from the PLM25 dataset, supplemented with additional boundaries based on legislative restrictions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 01:41:35.924348; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Victoria, Australia.