Be sure that when you are researching hunting trips and tours in the Tasmania that you are aware of Tassie’s hunting laws and firearm regulations. To learn more about these laws you can check out dpipwe.tas.gov.au.

If you love hunting Fallow deer Tasmania has a fantastic deer hunting season ran through a ballot system opening in December and ending in January each year. If you are lucky enough to get picked in this ballot get access to selective PWS Reserved land during the open season where you can bag fallow stag.

You can learn more about the Tasmania Fallow Deer ballot through this website http://www.ssaatasdeer.com.au/.

10 reserves including some Hydro Tasmania (HT) managed land are available to hunters through the yearly ballot.  These include:

• Great Western Tiers Conservation Area: Lagoon Plain Block
• Top Marshes Conservation Area
• Five Mile Pinnacles Conservation Area
• Central Plateau Conservation Area: Brenton Rivulet block (PWS) and Mother Lord Plains block (HT)
• Great Western Tiers Conservation Area: Parson & Clerk Mountain Block (PWS)
• Great Lake Conservation Area: Tumbledown Creek block (PWS) and land known as Gunns Marsh surrounding Gunns Lake and Little Lake (HT) (Closed 21 April – 27 July 2020)
• Tooms Lake Conservation Area (closed 1 July – 28 February)
• Buxton River Conservation Area (closed 1 July – 28 February)
• St Pauls Regional Reserve (closed 1 July – 28 February)
• Castle Cary Regional Reserve (closed 1 July – 28 February)

If you don’t want to risk your luck at the ballot you should be sure to check out our amazing Tassie hunting trip and tour providers above.

If you’re a mad duck hunter you’ll be happy to learn that duck hunting in Tasmania is now permitted in certain areas. These include.

Designated duck hunting areas are:

• Cowpaddock Bay, Arthurs Lake (view map)
• Lake Binney (view map)
• Lake Burbury (view map)
• Lake Catagunya (view map)
• Lake King William (view map)
• Brumbys Creek (view map)