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Deer hunting conditions on Maragle South, Maragle North, and Mannus State forests have changed. Go to.

What is Voluntary Conservation Hunting? 

Conservation Hunting is undertaken to enhance overall environmental outcomes by using licensed hunters to assist with the management of game species and lessening the impact of feral animals on our natural and agricultural environments.

 
Latest News:
  • Get in early for Game Council's 2010 Education and Training Courses covering pig-dogging, deer and bow-hunting, and game management. For more information, go to.
  • The position of Game Manager (Snowy/South East) is currently available at Game Council NSW, applications close Friday 5 February 2010. For details, go to: Game Manager Snowy/South East
  • An information night for landholders and land managers in the Maragle area who want to become involved in the Maragle Ecological Deer Management Research Project will be held on Thursday, 11 February. For more information, go to
  • Public Benenfit Assessment. See the benefits of voluntary conservation hunting to the people, the economy, and the environment of NSW. Go to.
  • Extreme temperatures. Special Conditions: There is to be No solid fuel fires or campfires until further notice.  All hunters are to check their radios each day to ensure that it is not a total fire ban day with licensed hunting not allowed.
  • New occasional series, "These Thing I Believe", go to.
  • Recent Game Facts. For Canada Geese, go to. For Defending Conservation Hunting, go to
  • Pig Dog Hunting at Night in NSW State Forests. Following several trials and requests from pig dog hunters, Game Council has successfully applied to Forests NSW to allow night time pig dog hunting in selected State Forests. For more information, go to.

  • Following several trials and requests from pig dog hunters, Game Council has successfully applied to Forests NSW to allow night time pig dog hunting in selected State Forests.

  •  Want to report illegal hunting? Game Council Information Report attached. Go to.

  • Sambar Trail Camera Project. The Game Council and SCI Down Under Chapter are sponsoring a Sambar Deer Trail Camera Project go to. For a Sambar Trail Image Submission form, go to. For a catchment map, go to.

  • GPS downloads. After being temporarily suspended, the facility for Game Council-licensed hunters to download State forest hunting maps onto GPS units has now been re-established.
  • Please Note: Due to fire danger, Blackpowder firearms cannot be used until further notice in all State forests.
     
  • Please Note: Hazard reduction burns are occuring throughout the North Coast and South Coast regions. Licence-holders must refer to the following link prior to any licensed hunts to avoid affected areas: http://www.bushfire.nsw.gov.au/dsp_more_info_latest.cfm?CON_ID=7834 .
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Related Links

NSW Government website

Game and Feral Animal
Control Act

Industry and Investment NSW

Forests NSW

Department of Lands

Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals Act 1979

NSW Firearms Registry

Livestock Health and Pest Authority

Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment