The 2025 duck season will open at 8:00 am on Wednesday, 19 March 2025 and close 30 minutes after sunset on Monday, 9 June 2025.
If you wish to make a third party report about the presence of significant numbers of threatened species or breeding waterbird colonies at a wetland open to duck hunting, please complete the report form below.
Third party report form (DOCX, 620.1 KB)
Completed forms can be emailed to wildlife.policy@deeca.vic.gov.au.
Please ensure you include ‘third party report’ in the subject line so that your report can be considered promptly.
Where possible, please also provide photos of the birds to assist with identification.
For more information about the 2025 duck season, please visit the Game Management Authority's website.
Page last updated: 12/03/25