PHOTO: Dingoes, and other native animals are off limits to hunters in NSW State Forests.
A booming population of introduced species, thanks mainly to the large amount of rain that has fallen in the last few years, has prompted the NSW Government to redeclare 351 NSW State Forests for hunting.
There have been 358 State forests declared for hunting since 2014. The current declarations expired on Saturday 3 February 2024 and this redeclaration simply continues the existing arrangements for recreational hunting on public land that have occurred since 2006.
Despite widespread agreement of the need to rein in the explosion of feral animals, the recent declaration does not appear to expand the opportunity to hunt in our region’s state forests…