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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Plenty of news I think over the last couple of days,
and some of it you might have missed. But one
thing that we certainly didn't miss yesterday was the fact
that we now know there's been some certainty when it
comes to hunting, with the waterfowl hunting season set to
get underway on September six now joining me live on
the line, well, Avid hunter and conservationist Bart Irwin. Good morning, Bart,
(00:26):
Good morning, Katie. Mate. Talk us through the announcement and
how good is it to have this certainty, not only
when it comes to the dates, but also when it
comes to what you're able to hunt.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Yes well for for the goose lotto that we've experienced
since twenty seventeen is finally over. We know what we're
going to get, and we know how long we're going
to get it for. And it's just magnificent that this is.
Josh Bergoin and Mary Queer Boothby got their heads together
and have called the season from now until twenty twenty
(01:04):
nine thirty and it will be a season that starts
on the first Saturday in September, which this year will
be the sixth of September, so it's moved from a
Wednesday opening, normal Wednesday opening, and that used to be
around about the twentieth twenty third of September, so we've
(01:25):
got an extra couple of weeks up front, and we'll
close on the first Sunday afternoon Year's Day, and that's
been pretty regular over time. But at the same time,
the bag limits have been set at the old traditional
seven geese and ten ducks, and that will remain for
five years as well. So it's just wonderful that hunters,
(01:51):
like whether they be local, interstate, or around the national,
are aware of what's coming when it's coming, and businesses
like the gunshops and so forth, because they have to
order their ammunition for this in March, so if they
know how many birds are in the bag limit, well
(02:12):
they know sort of good an idea of how much
ammunition they're going to sell for the years.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Yes, and I know that over the years, like you
and I have spoken on numerous occasions when it comes
to know those bag limits. I remember one year in
particular where it was reduced astronomically and you'd spoken to
me about the you know, the concerns around that, like
how low did it go for a little.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
While there in twenty seventeen was the first time it
had ever been reduced below seven, and it went down
to three that year, and that occurred again in twenty
twenty one, and I think there were two other years
where it went down to five. So it's been all
over the shop, up and down. Like Bride's ninety.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Good line. But I haven't heard that one before. You
took me by surprise.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
It's one of my dad as they usually are.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
Now tell me in terms of you know what this
means not only for certainty for locals that like to
go hunting, but also we know that it does bring
in tourists as well. What does it mean from that perspective.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Well, yeah, the having the season announced for five years
means that interstate hunters who are often going to have
to fly up can now when specials come on in
that period of the year. There are often specials because
(03:46):
it's the shoulder season of the tourism that when they
see a special lad and go yep, the book the
holidays with the paymstress of work and then book the
tickets and rent a car, get all those things done.
But they can do it when the prices are best,
and that means they'll probably stay longer and they'll spend
(04:08):
more money while we're here. It won't all go to
the airline, go into the govern of the pockets of
local businesses.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
Now, what do people need to know in terms of
getting permits, making sure that they have everything that they're
supposed to have before accessing certain.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Areas or yes, well, for local hunters, they need to
apply for a waterfowl hunting permit. They can do that
online and I suggest they do. It's easier than getting
out to go to house there at Palmerston during business hours.
(04:44):
If they go online do that. The permits go for
five years, well, they go for any period of time,
but up to five years they're cheaper. If you get
the five year permit, it's twenty dollars a year, or
it's eighty dollars for a five year permit. If they
are new to shooting, they need to go and see
the police at the Palmerston Police station and apply for
(05:08):
a shooter's license and I'll see a test for that.
If they're interstators, they also have to get a parks
passed to hunt on three of our hunting reserves. So
even though they've got a may have a waterfowl hunting permit.
For interstatus, they need a parks pass, which I think
(05:28):
they can get for one week or one month or
twelve months, so that can be done online as well.
The shops will have the two gun shops at Coolinger
Guns and Ammo and Fishing Outdoor World. They'll be able
to buy all their ammunition in there. They're hunting their
(05:49):
camo hunting clothes, firearms and decoys I think as well
and goose call. So there's all. You've got to have
all the accoutruments as well.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Yep. Well, but you have to mate, You've got to
make sure you're prepared. Hey, I recall there was an
expansion recently as well to the Harrison Dam hunting area.
Is that right and is that going to be the
first Is this going to be the first year that
you can hunt there or what was it going with that?
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Well, once again this country Liberal Party government is just
ticking all the boxes. That was part of their hunting
policy was to expand Harrison Dam and find another hunting reserve.
They did that within three weeks of the election last year.
They were already had trucks and excavation equipment down there
(06:40):
at Harrison Dam, building a causeway to allow access to
more of the Beatrice Lagoon shoreline, which is the outfall
of Harrison Dam. And they got that done before the
wet kicked in and people got about about six weeks
hunting with that extra area. So that's still there, I
(07:02):
think there. I've been in talks with Jared Mayley and
he's thinking of extending that cause way to because they've
got a little soft at the end of it last
year after the rain. But yeah, there is work ahead
to find another hunting hunting reserve that's suitable for waterfowl.
(07:25):
Waterfowl hunters and we know what's happened out at the
Silkwood station there that's going to allow hunting on feral animals.
They keep ticking all the boxes. All the promises they
made to hunters are coming true.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Well, Bart Irwin, it is good to catch up with you.
Good to find out a little bit more about about
what the go is for this waterfowl hunting season. Thank
you as always for your time.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
Thank you Cotie for having me on. I really appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
No worries, it all good on your bart. Thank you
Plenty of news I think over the last couple of days,
and some of it you might have missed. But one
thing that we certainly didn't miss yesterday was the fact
that we now know there's been some certainty when it
comes to hunting, with the waterfowl hunting season set to
get underway on September six now joining me live on
the line, well, Avid hunter and conservationist Bart Irwin. Good morning, Bart,
(00:26):
Good morning, Katie. Mate. Talk us through the announcement and
how good is it to have this certainty, not only
when it comes to the dates, but also when it
comes to what you're able to hunt.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Yes well for for the goose lotto that we've experienced
since twenty seventeen is finally over. We know what we're
going to get, and we know how long we're going
to get it for. And it's just magnificent that this is.
Josh Bergoin and Mary Queer Boothby got their heads together
and have called the season from now until twenty twenty
(01:04):
nine thirty and it will be a season that starts
on the first Saturday in September, which this year will
be the sixth of September, so it's moved from a
Wednesday opening, normal Wednesday opening, and that used to be
around about the twentieth twenty third of September, so we've
(01:25):
got an extra couple of weeks up front, and we'll
close on the first Sunday afternoon Year's Day, and that's
been pretty regular over time. But at the same time,
the bag limits have been set at the old traditional
seven geese and ten ducks, and that will remain for
five years as well. So it's just wonderful that hunters,
(01:51):
like whether they be local, interstate, or around the national,
are aware of what's coming when it's coming, and businesses
like the gunshops and so forth, because they have to
order their ammunition for this in March, so if they
know how many birds are in the bag limit, well
(02:12):
they know sort of good an idea of how much
ammunition they're going to sell for the years.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Yes, and I know that over the years, like you
and I have spoken on numerous occasions when it comes
to know those bag limits. I remember one year in
particular where it was reduced astronomically and you'd spoken to
me about the you know, the concerns around that, like
how low did it go for a little.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
While there in twenty seventeen was the first time it
had ever been reduced below seven, and it went down
to three that year, and that occurred again in twenty
twenty one, and I think there were two other years
where it went down to five. So it's been all
over the shop, up and down. Like Bride's ninety.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Good line. But I haven't heard that one before. You
took me by surprise.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
It's one of my dad as they usually are.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
Now tell me in terms of you know what this
means not only for certainty for locals that like to
go hunting, but also we know that it does bring
in tourists as well. What does it mean from that perspective.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Well, yeah, the having the season announced for five years
means that interstate hunters who are often going to have
to fly up can now when specials come on in
that period of the year. There are often specials because
(03:46):
it's the shoulder season of the tourism that when they
see a special lad and go yep, the book the
holidays with the paymstress of work and then book the
tickets and rent a car, get all those things done.
But they can do it when the prices are best,
and that means they'll probably stay longer and they'll spend
(04:08):
more money while we're here. It won't all go to
the airline, go into the govern of the pockets of
local businesses.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
Now, what do people need to know in terms of
getting permits, making sure that they have everything that they're
supposed to have before accessing certain.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Areas or yes, well, for local hunters, they need to
apply for a waterfowl hunting permit. They can do that
online and I suggest they do. It's easier than getting
out to go to house there at Palmerston during business hours.
(04:44):
If they go online do that. The permits go for
five years, well, they go for any period of time,
but up to five years they're cheaper. If you get
the five year permit, it's twenty dollars a year, or
it's eighty dollars for a five year permit. If they
are new to shooting, they need to go and see
the police at the Palmerston Police station and apply for
(05:08):
a shooter's license and I'll see a test for that.
If they're interstators, they also have to get a parks
passed to hunt on three of our hunting reserves. So
even though they've got a may have a waterfowl hunting permit.
For interstatus, they need a parks pass, which I think
(05:28):
they can get for one week or one month or
twelve months, so that can be done online as well.
The shops will have the two gun shops at Coolinger
Guns and Ammo and Fishing Outdoor World. They'll be able
to buy all their ammunition in there. They're hunting their
(05:49):
camo hunting clothes, firearms and decoys I think as well
and goose call. So there's all. You've got to have
all the accoutruments as well.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Yep. Well, but you have to mate, You've got to
make sure you're prepared. Hey, I recall there was an
expansion recently as well to the Harrison Dam hunting area.
Is that right and is that going to be the
first Is this going to be the first year that
you can hunt there or what was it going with that?
Speaker 2 (06:18):
Well, once again this country Liberal Party government is just
ticking all the boxes. That was part of their hunting
policy was to expand Harrison Dam and find another hunting reserve.
They did that within three weeks of the election last year.
They were already had trucks and excavation equipment down there
(06:40):
at Harrison Dam, building a causeway to allow access to
more of the Beatrice Lagoon shoreline, which is the outfall
of Harrison Dam. And they got that done before the
wet kicked in and people got about about six weeks
hunting with that extra area. So that's still there, I
(07:02):
think there. I've been in talks with Jared Mayley and
he's thinking of extending that cause way to because they've
got a little soft at the end of it last
year after the rain. But yeah, there is work ahead
to find another hunting hunting reserve that's suitable for waterfowl.
(07:25):
Waterfowl hunters and we know what's happened out at the
Silkwood station there that's going to allow hunting on feral animals.
They keep ticking all the boxes. All the promises they
made to hunters are coming true.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Well, Bart Irwin, it is good to catch up with you.
Good to find out a little bit more about about
what the go is for this waterfowl hunting season. Thank
you as always for your time.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
Thank you Cotie for having me on. I really appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
No worries, it all good on your bart. Thank you
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