cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/31454368
Interesting opinion piece. What is wrong with duck shooting?
It’s not just the noise and the dead and dying waterbirds though.
“Recreational” shooting has many impacts on people in regional Victoria. They have to deal with trespassers, thousands of non-biodegradable plastic shotgun cartridges and wads left littering their waterways and landscapes, pellets that land on rooves which collect water supplies, and distressed stock and horses that run through fences. Hunting season also impedes eco-tourism, with non-hunters banned from entering wetlands during specified periods.
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260408-victorias-duck-hunting-season-begins-amid-declining-support-and-compliance-concernsBut, amidst the carnage there’s some hope. Duck shooting is declining.
If you want to be involved in bringing duck shooting season to an end check out Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting Inc. https://www.regionalvictoriansotds.com/