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Australian Hunter is Australia’s favourite hunting magazine, sharing practical stories, trusted advice, gear reviews, recipes, competitions and real field experience from across Australia and beyond. Our online home extends that connection between issues, built by hunters, for hunters.

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Australian Hunter is Australia’s favourite hunting magazine, sharing practical stories, trusted advice, gear reviews, recipes, competitions and real field experience from across Australia and beyond. Our online home extends that connection between issues, built by hunters, for hunters.
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    Victoria begins 2026 game duck survey
    Victoria’s annual game duck abundance survey is underway, with wildlife biologists counting ducks across more than 860 waterbodies in a…
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    Firearm dealers report heavy losses
    Firearm dealers report significant financial losses in the first half of 2026, with New South Wales experiencing the steepest declines…
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    Liberals pledge buyback freeze
    NSW firearm laws will go back under the microscope if the Liberal-Nationals Coalition wins the March 2027 state election. NSW…
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    Weipa hunt draws record field
    Western Cape hunters will head out around Weipa this weekend for an event that has grown well beyond its old…
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    Rabbit numbers on the rise
    A wet winter across much of the country has done what wet winters always do to rabbits and given them…
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    Tasmania firearms debate heats up
    Tasmania’s long-running firearms review has reached Parliament, with debate under way on changes that could reshape the state’s laws for…
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    Watagans pest control highlights missed opportunity for recreational hunters
    Wild dogs and foxes are being targeted through trapping in Watagans National Park this month, while a separate ground-shooting operation…
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    NT public reserve waterfowl season opens September 5
    Northern Territory hunters will return to four public hunting reserves when the 2026 magpie goose and waterfowl season opens on…
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    NSW gun buyback: What it means for hunters
    Many of you will have seen by now that the New South Wales Government will launch its gun buyback scheme…
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    What Makes a Good Hunting Boot?
    This video looks back over 20 years of hunting boots, covering the pairs that lasted, the ones that failed and…
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    Queensland’s citizenship rule for gun licences starts today
    From today, non-citizens are no longer eligible for a new Queensland ‘weapons licence’ – the state’s official term, covering firearms…
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    Why illegal hunting should not define deer hunters
    Illegal hunting should be called out plainly. It damages landholder trust, drags lawful hunters into suspicion and gives critics of…
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    Big fines for farmers failing to control feral pigs
    This 7NEWS report looks at the growing pressure feral pigs are placing on farmers across New South Wales, with large…
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    Young shooters at the centre of Victoria’s hunting debate
    Victoria’s proposed Outdoor Recreation Victoria (ORV) agency has become the latest flashpoint in the state’s long-running debate over hunting, shooting…
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    WA deer cull sparks hunting push
    A wild deer cull in Western Australia has renewed calls for skilled volunteer hunters to be used more often in…
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    Can recreational hunting actually reduce deer numbers?
    SSAA Victoria takes a close look at one of the most debated questions in Australian deer management: can recreational hunting…
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    Buyback misses deadline but hits gunshops
    The national gun buyback has missed its July deadline, but New South Wales firearm retailers are already feeling the impact….
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    Sound argument: UK eases sound moderator laws
    The United Kingdom has changed its laws around sound moderators, giving Australian hunters a useful comparison point in the long-running…
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