LAMBELL’S LAGOON REDEVELOPMENT AND OTHER EXCITING ACTION AROUND TOWN

Tourism and Parks and Wildlife representatives commenced meeting with recreational hunting organisations in 2013 and formed a Hunting Working Group to investigate and develop new recreational hunting opportunities in the Northern Territory. It was determined that the established hunting reserves of Harrison Dam, Lambell’s Lagoon, Shoal Bay and Howard Springs had a decreasing level of hunting experience due to increasing numbers of recreational hunters.

With support from the Wulna people, who are the traditional owners of Harrison Dam and Lambell’s Lagoon hunting reserves, works that included the installation of sluice gates, levee banks and improved road access to extend the amount of water available for waterfowl in the season and hunter access were undertaken.

The Lambell’s Lagoon hunting area was also expanded to provide additional area for hunting waterfowl and importantly allowed an expansion of safety buffer zones to adjacent residential and horticultural properties.

Back country access for hunting clubs

A review into access to parks for hunters in aid of pest management was undertaken and Litchfield National Park, Black Jungle Conservation Reserve, Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Mary River National Park and Judbarra National Park have permits V1 - NTNE01Z01MA issued to accredited hunting organisations.

The Tourism Department works closely with the hunting organisations and the Hunting Working Group continues to meet regularly. A lot of work and consideration has gone into making certain that all the issues such as animal welfare, safety (both for hunters and the public), training, ethical practice, maintaining environment and conservation and working with important stakeholders such as traditional owners have been covered.

Win great prizes with your bird tally

Your annual hunting permit returns play an important role in helping the NT Government to manage the recreational hunting of waterfowl sustainably for future generations.

Recreational hunters are strongly urged to record their daily take records and to submit their returns at the end of the season. The most important of these is from the permit holder who didn’t shoot any geese or ducks or very few of them, because these figures give balance to the actual hunting statistics.

Don’t brag, just make sure you send in a return whether you get a goose or not and be in the running. The NT Government has reinstated the incentive grant of $2000 per annum to NT Field and Game.

This important grant is used to encourage recreational hunters to submit returns to win prizes. All recreational hunters who submit returns are eligible, so we encourage you to get your returns in. More, info contact 8995 5008.