Hunt safe, hunt legal
Safety & licensing
Every booking on this platform is built on two promises: the hunting is legal, and everyone goes home safe. This page collects the fundamentals. It is general information, not legal advice; rules change, so always confirm current requirements with the regulator in the state you are hunting.
The non-negotiables of firearms safety
Every firearm is loaded
Treat every firearm as loaded, always. Point the muzzle in a safe direction, keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire, and prove a firearm safe every time it changes hands.
Identify target and beyond
Positively identify your target and know what is behind it before you fire. Never shoot at movement, sound, shape or colour. On farm country, know where the stock, buildings, roads and boundaries are.
Know your safe directions
Walk the property with the host's map before your first session and agree the no-go zones and safe arcs of fire. Do it again in daylight before any approved night shooting.
Tell someone your plan
Tell the host where you are hunting each session and when you expect to be back. In remote country, carry communications that work without phone coverage.
Who regulates what, state by state
Firearms licensing and hunting rules are set by each state and territory. Our state guides explain the hunting rules in plain English; the regulators below are the authoritative source.
| State | Regulators | What they cover |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | NSW Police Firearms Registry; NSW DPIRD (hunting) | Firearms licensing; feral animal rules and the public land R-Licence system. |
| Victoria | Victoria Police Licensing & Regulation; Game Management Authority | Firearms licensing; Game Licences for deer and duck, hog deer tags, Waterfowl Identification Test. |
| Queensland | Queensland Police Weapons Licensing | Weapons licensing under the Weapons Act 1990 (Qld). No hunting licence exists; landholder permission is the legal basis. |
| South Australia | SA Police Firearms Branch; Department for Environment and Water | Firearms licensing; open season duck permits and the WIT. |
| Western Australia | WA Police Licensing Enforcement Division | Firearms licensing. Recreational hunting is private land only, with landholder permission. |
| Tasmania | Tasmania Police Firearms Services; NRE Tasmania | Firearms licensing; deer licences, tags and seasons. |
| Northern Territory | NT Police Firearms Policy & Records | Firearms licensing and interstate permits; land council permits for Aboriginal land. |
Remote and rural preparation
Water, heat and distance
Carry water on every walk in rangeland country, plan around the heat in summer, and treat distances honestly: fuel, spares, offline maps and, in genuinely remote country, satellite communication. Tracks close after rain; ask your host about conditions before you travel.
Fire and emergencies
Total fire bans mean no fires, full stop. Know the property address and your host's phone number before you need them. In an emergency call Triple Zero (000); if phone coverage is unreliable, agree a check-in routine with your host instead.
Licensed, prepared and booked?
Every listing states exactly what its state requires, and your booking provides the landholder permission in writing.