I kind of understand the attraction of hunting, as a keen bushwalker and camper. But as somebody who enjoys both camping and good food, I think I'd prefer a simulated hunting experience: go camping somewhere, then get up early in the morning to trudge through some swampland - something I'd be quite happy doing anyway. But when you get to your 'shooting' spot, you just let off some firecrackers, watch all the nice ducks fly off in a panic - loud bangs and excitement, all the joy of real hunting. And then you go back to camp and unwrap your store-bought duck and pop it in the camp oven, so that you can have a nice meal of duck that you don't have to pluck yourself. Duck plucking is a tiresome task.

So there you go: camping, loud bangs and excitement, and a tasty meal of roasted duck. The hunting tourism operators still get their share of the pie, because you're camping on their land and scaring their ducks. And the duck farmers benefit too. Everybody wins, except for the people who want to kill ducks for the thrill of it, whom I'm not sure we should be encouraging. Oh, and the farmed ducks of course.... but they were destined to die for the plate anyway.

Toni,

Brilliant, now what is your solution for deer?

Keep in mind that they are a feral pest in many places.

Solution for drought affected farmers re the culling of 'roos at the moment would be helpful also.

Hi Issy, I provided you with evidence of dodgy money from foreign sources being channelled into the pro gun Shooters and Hooters and you deny it.
Just one for you to explain, $30,000 was "donated" to the Shooters Party from the so called 'Federation of Hunt Clubs'. Which coincidentally operates from the same address in Baulkham Hills NSW as does the Shooters Party. With a membership of zero where would the "Federation" pluck $30 gees to "donate" to the Shooters and Hooters? If its not from dodgy sources.

BTW; Are you still flogging that book 'Road Kill Recipes for the Disappointed Hunter' have you tried the one from Leading NSW gunnie and used car salesman Tony Azzi 'Fricasseed Wombat with Koala Saurce'

You do remember Tony, not our Toni with an "i", the evil Tony with a "y" and a heap of dead wombats;

http://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-wombat-strikes-back-20151221-glsq12.html

//Keep in mind that they are a feral pest in many places.

Solution for drought affected farmers re the culling of 'roos at the moment would be helpful also.//

Yes, what about them? Isn't this thread supposed to be about the Greens wanting to ban duck hunting in Victoria?

No, Toni, it's supposed to be about the irresponsible Greens wanting to ban hunting altogether and depriving Victorians of considerable income.
For some reason those with a fetish about guns seem to keep bringing them up.

Paul,

You call that evidence?
Where is the link to the NRA of the US that you keep prattling on about?

Bet that you have a picture of Dr. Goebbels on the wall.

Steele,

As a knife owner do you feel that knife owners are responsible for knife crime?

//No, Toni, it's supposed to be about the irresponsible Greens wanting to ban hunting altogether and depriving Victorians of considerable income.//

Do they, though? I can't find where that claim has been made in the article linked to in your original piece, nor does it appear in the opinion piece by Greens candidate Nicole Rowan that your article referred to:

http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/5562076/bad-for-the-country-greens-are-the-country/

And here's a news article which explicitly says Ms Rowan would focus on 'ending duck hunting'. Note the use of the word duck in that sentence.

http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/5322941/greens-target-northern-victoria-for-first-regional-mp/

I've been unable to find anything to support the claim that the Greens seek an end to all hunting; I suspect you may have slightly misread your original article.