How does DSE monitor game hunting activity?
The Department conducts a number of monitoring activities each year to collect information relating to the harvesting and management of game species in Victoria. To collect general information, every year 1000 “Victorian Hunter Survey” questionnaires are sent to randomly selected Victorian Game Licence holders. Data collected are used to provide indices of harvest levels, hunter effort and success, identify periods of increased harvest pressure and areas where hunting pressure is greatest. This information also allows the Department to monitor annual changes and trends in hunter attitudes and perceptions towards the management of game and game hunting in Victoria. Waterfowl are monitored in a number of ways, including the use of aerial and on-ground surveys and in-field inspections of the harvest. Together with South Australia and Queensland, Victoria contributes to an annual aerial survey of waterfowl that has been conducted by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service f
