Permitted Hog Deer Hunting Areas in Victoria

Boundaries for areas where Hog Deer hunting is permitted, derived from PLM25 data and legislative restrictions. The dataset identifies conditions for permitted hunting of specific Game and Pest animal groups and species. Rules were developed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in consultation with multiple government authorities.

Use Cases

• Map hunting area boundaries against legislative restrictions to analyze spatial permissions.
• Identify permitted Game and Pest animal groups and species for regulatory compliance checks.
• Support wildlife management planning by overlaying hunting boundaries with land use data.

Strengths

• Derived from the authoritative PLM25 base dataset.
• Rules developed in consultation with Game Management Authority, VicPolice, and Parks Victoria.
• Based on requirements from multiple Acts including the Wildlife Act and Forest Act.

Limitations

• Spatial boundaries may not reflect real-time, on-ground access restrictions.
• Hunters must cross-reference with the Firearms Act 1996 for prohibited locations.
• Requires GIS expertise to use the provided DWG, SHP, and other geospatial formats.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria, Australia).

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Victoria, Australia.