Duck Hunting in Victoria

1 Did you hunt ducks in Victoria during the 2011 open season? Yes [_] No [_]

2 Did you hunt ducks on Opening Day 2011 (Saturday March 16)? Yes [_] No [_]

3 Did you hunt ducks on Opening Sunday 2011 (Sunday March 17)? Yes [_] No [_]

4 On how many days after opening weekend did you hunt ducks in Victoria? ______

5 Please indicate the nearest town and type of land hunted during the 2011 Season.

For Period Nearest Town Public Private

Saturday (16May02) ______[_] [_]

Sunday (17Mar02) ______[_] [_]

Rest of Season ______[_] [_]

6 Please indicate the total number of ducks that you took on opening weekend, and during the

remainder of the season. Please be accurate and do not include ducks taken by other hunters.

Opening Opening Rest Of

Species Saturday Sunday Season

Black Duck ______

Mountain Duck ______

Grey Teal ______

Chestnut Teal ______

Blue Wing Shoveler ______

Hardhead ______

Pink-Ear Duck ______

Wood Duck ______

7 How many times did you achieve your bag during the 2011 Season? ______

What do you thing the regular bag limit should have been in 2011? ______

8 Please rate the DSE's performance in managing opportunities for duck hunting in 2011.

Excellent [_] Good [_] Satisfactory [_] Poor [_] Very Poor [_] Not Sure [_]

9 Please indicate your Waterfowl Identification Test (WIT) Grade AA [_] A [_] B [_] C [_]

10 How much did you spend on Duck Hunting in 2011 for each of the following?

Fuel, Travel Expenses $ ______Accommodation, Camping Fees $ ______

Food, Supplies, Clothing $ ______Hunting Accessories $ ______

Guns & Ammunition $ ______Licences & Taxes $ ______

Membership Fees $ ______Other Costs $ ______

11 What percentage of your total ducks taken were for human consumption? ______%

12 Which Duck Hunting Regulation do you consider most unjustified?

______

13 What/Who do you consider is the biggest threat to Duck Hunting in Victoria?

______

14 What single species would you like added to the Victorian Game List? ______

15 Overall, please rate the DSE's performance in Duck Game Management in 2011.

Excellent [_] Good [_] Satisfactory [_] Poor [_] Very Poor [_] Not Sure [_]

16 Name ______

Address ______

City ______Postcode ______

Phone ______Email ______

Return all completed surveys to META Hunting Surveys, P.O.Box 7034, Cranbourne North, Vic. 3977.

Results and online surveys are available at www.ozhunting.info/surveys.