Which Aussie state has the best (pro shooter) gun laws and

[24626151]

I need to shoot deer and fowl.

I have had various offers to emigrate to Oz and work there. Only problem is that the work will involve travelling around. I'll need to base the family in one state that isnt all desert and we can set up our kennels. We breed and train gun dogs and I shoot. Plain and simple if there is a competition or target species Iam interested!

If the place is too difficult then I'll have to become a KIW!

I looked at Canada but the laws are silly and the two week deer season means taking your holiday with all the other rednecks. Even though I can I dont stalk every day but I like the option to!

[geekay]

While the gun laws are supposed to be national there are still enough variances from state to accommidate some differences. Fear not, the powers that be examine these differences annually and in time will pick the most resrictive of the bunch and really screw us shooters. In the meantime I believe Victoria and NSW are probably the friendliest toward deer shooters and areas plus some areas in Northen Queensland, perhaps this missive will prompt some Aussie deer and fowl hunter to cast more light on the subject than I for it's not my bag.

[Aughnanure]

NSW is reasonable (using the word in it's loosest/twisted meaning.

[24626151]

What can or cant you use firearms wise and what quarry/pest species exist in that state? One more how hot does it get, should I leave my tweeds at home?

[ChrisPer]

If you breed gun dogs you need to be where lots of people are who want the gun dogs, so I suggest Victoria or NSW. Here in WA, there is a ban on duck shooting so shotgun hunting is a fraction of what it once was.

The laws in general will allow you far more latitude than UK laws, but WA is more hostile then other states.

[Woftam]

To get the obvious ones out of the way first you can't use semi-autos or handgunes to hunt in OZ, but you probably already knew that.

I believe there is a minimum calibre (.270 ?) requirement for deer in Victoria, not sure about NSW. I don't hunt bambi, doesn't interest me.

Other ferals available are pigs (all states), rabbits (all states), ducks (varies state to state), water buffalo (NT), donkeys (NSW/QLD/NT/SA), cats (all states), foxes (all states) and wild dogs (which are separate to dingoes).

Natives are a state by state proposition although dingoes are regarded as a pest in most states.

Open to corrections on any of this but I think it's generally accurate.

HTH

[24626151]

No semi auto shotguns or are they ok?

Is there any pheasant or partridge hunting?

[Woftam]

Sorry mate no semi-autos means no semi-autos - not centrefires, not rimfires, not shotguns.

Pheasant and Partridge hunting do both exist. Not sure of details though, again not my area of interest.

We aren't sounding really attractive are we ?

Maybe you should seriously look at N Zed ?

[24626151]

It really does sound worse than we have here, at least I can shoot my semi auto shotgun or rimfire with a silencer!

[ChrisPer]

Really, don't make the mistake of thinking it's as bad here as in the UK.

Not having semi-autos is an inconvenience, but it is easier than the UK to get most kinds of good firearms, and pistol shooting is still legal.

If you buy a farm with a serious pest problem, or establish a bona fide feral pest control business, or are a member of the right clay target group, you can get Category C shotguns for limited use. The difficulty level is relatively high, but if you gotta do that, well there is a provision.

This gun law thing IMHO just isn't worth changing which country you choose to live in. Other factors - family, economic, cultural, risk levels - are far more important.