Thread: Dogging deer under lockdown

Hound hunting is only permitted for sambar. It is illegal to hunt fallow, red or other deer with scent trailing hounds

Originally Posted by Ackley

Hound hunting is only permitted for sambar. It is illegal to hunt fallow, red or other deer with scent trailing hounds

I don’t know about NSW @Ackely, but that’s not true of Victoria any more for gun & deer dogs. You can hunt all species other than hog deer. They’re quite specific about their breeds eh.

https://www.gma.vic.gov.au/hunting/d...gs-in-victoria

Deer species and hunting areas

Under the previous regulations, gundogs could only be used to hunt Sambar Deer in a particular part of the state. However, the new regulations permit all game deer species, except for Hog Deer, to be hunted with the aid of both gundogs and deer hunting dogs. This applies throughout the state, wherever hunting with dogs is permitted. However, this does not apply to hounds and hounds must only be used in the areas where previously allowed.
The extension of permitted areas for hunting deer with the aid of gundogs and deer hunting dogs reflects the changing distribution of deer in Victoria.