Part of the training DVD can be viewed here, at the bottom of the page:
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/game-hunting/game/australian-water-fowl
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of
> Peter Shute
> Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012 7:24 AM
> To: 'Dave Torr'; 'Dimitris Bertzeletos'
> Cc: 'Birding Australia'
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Duck shooting season- There's an
> identification test?
>
> When the test first came in, people I know who had been duck
> shooting for years had to buy the training video in order to
> be good enough to pass the test. I would imagine therefore
> that they're a lot better at id in flight than they were
> before, which is a good thing.
>
> The video is called "Ducks in Sight". I've got a vague memory
> of seeing it for sale at the BOCA shop, so I get the
> impression it's useful for learning id.
>
> I don't think they're required to ever sit the test again, so
> just like a drivers' licence, there's nothing stopping people
> who've forgotten everything they learned from
> shooting/driving regardless. But the tests do stop those who
> can't be bothered learning id from ever getting a licence, so
> I imagine there are far less illegal species shot by mistake
> than there were before.
>
> How many are shot anyway, I don't know. Those collected by
> volunteers are probably a small percentage of the total,
> given how many shooters use private wetlands. I'm guessing
> enforcement is the problem now, not id skills.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of
> > Dave Torr
> > Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012 6:34 AM
> > To: Dimitris Bertzeletos
> > Cc: Birding Australia
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Duck shooting season- There's an
> > identification test?
> >
> > Anyone who wants to drive a car has to pass a test, but the
> > evidence is
> > that it doesn't help some people drive safely. I assume the
> > duck shooting
> > test is likely to be even less of a success!
> >
> > On 7 February 2012 02:35, Dimitris Bertzeletos
> > <
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I've just learned that there's an identification test that
> > waterfowlers
> > > need to pass before they can shoot in the field. Anyone
> > have any idea how
> > > stringent this is? Evidence suggests not stringent enough...
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > D.
> > >
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