Permitted Stubble Quail Hunting Areas in Victoria, Australia

Hunting area boundaries for Stubble Quail are derived from the PLM25 dataset and supplemented by legislative restrictions. The dataset identifies conditions for permitted hunting of Game and Pest animal groups and species, based on rules developed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. It will be obsolete as of 15/01/2026 and has been replaced by a newer view.

Use Cases

• Mapping legal hunting zones for Stubble Quail based on derived boundary data.
• Analyzing the intersection of hunting regulations with land management acts (Forest Act, National Park Act).
• Planning compliance checks for hunters based on legislative restrictions mentioned in the description.

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 DXF.

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 boundaries based on legislative restrictions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 23:35:45.787959; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Victoria, Australia.