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Bool Lagoon and Bucks Lake in the South East will once again be closed to hunters, and the blue-winged shoveler will be excluded from hunting due to ongoing concerns about the population.

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The non existent game reserves. Bool Lagoon has not been opened for decades now.

Claim to be a nesting area for freckled duck and musk duck I think so no shooting, what BS!

Probably also due to it was the favourite place for the Victorian anti idiots to journey to, and cause trouble. Plus allegedly stupid shooters, perhaps from across the border, though the Victorians also come to other game reserves, so why did Bool Lagoon get a bad reputation.

On the whole, if keeping our season going, without controversy means Bool Lagoon is never opened, its an OK trade off.

Bloody good to see the SA gov't on scientific analysis has INCREASED the bag limits and season this year. Shows they are willing to go in BOTH directions. Not just reducing year after year as a hidden anti measure. Might have something to do with a March election (?) but so few duck shooters now, probably zero difference.

I want to get onto some quail shooting this year. Have to keep an eye out when fox drive shooting on farms this February and March. Plus some duck shooting. Maybe an opening day, first time in years. And the usual creek and dam shooting in the nearby hills. Always heavily dependent on whether the dams have water in them. A lot were full not long ago so good chances.

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John aka NitroX

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Govt get out of our lives NOW!
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