Magpie geese and waterfowl season dates
Harrison Dam Reserve: changes to hunting times
Hunting is only permitted outside the hours of 9am to 4pm daily until further notice due to reserve upgrades.
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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