Magpie geese and waterfowl season dates
In the Northern Territory (NT), you can only hunt for magpie geese and waterfowl during the hunting season.
The season opens every year for a certain time period and you must have a hunting permit.
The 2024 season closure dates:
- Lambells Lagoon Conservation Reserve and Howard Springs Hunting Reserve closes 23 December 2024
- Shoal Bay Coastal Reserve, Harrison Dam Conservation Reserve and all private land closes 6 January 2025.
Check the other hunting rules including how to submit a waterfowl permit return.
Hunting hours
See 2024 hunting hours for hunting reserves and private land below.
Hunting reserves
- 25 September 2024 to 31 October 2024 - 6am to 7pm
- November 2024 - 5:50am to 7:15pm
- 1 December 2024 to 6 January 2025 - 5:50am to 7:30pm
Private land
- 15 August 2024 to 31 August 2024 - 6:30am to 7pm
- September 2024 to October 2024 - 6am to 7pm
- November 2024 - 5:50am to 7:15pm
- 1 December 2024 to 6 January 2025 - 5:50 am to 7:30pm
Contact
Call the Parks and Wildlife permits office on 08 8999 4795 (Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm) or email pwpermits@nt.gov.au.
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