Victoria announces shortened duck hunting season amid review of ‘increasingly contested’ practice

Despite calls for a ban, the season begins on 26 April and will run for about a month less than it did last year

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The Victorian government has announced a parliamentary inquiry into the future of duck hunting, while allowing a shorter season to go ahead this year.

The Game Management Authority (GMA) on Friday confirmed the season would begin on 26 April and end on 30 May, with a bag limit of four birds a day.

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