How easy is it to buy a rifle in Australia? What are the requirements to own one? What is the hunting like? I am just curious now but I have always been fascinated by the land down under and would love to travel there, maybe move there if I could talk my wife into it. Hunting is one of my hobbies. I live in the central U.S. now and I hunt deer, rabbits, squirrel.
2007-09-17 03:16:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
I live in Australia.
And yes you can't own semi-auto guns (only pistols) but you need a special licence.
Once you have a license you have to send a PTA away which takes 30 days to get then you can buy a gun.
Yes you can hunt here. Vermin hunting is big here. There is also deer hunting here in most staes mostly nsw, and vic.
Hope this helped.
If not there are a few aussie gun forums go and check them out the should be very helpful.
2007-09-17 23:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not good.
Gun laws are strict, no repeating firearms or automatic handguns. Hunting is generally frowned upon although some places, particularly in the Northern Deserts/Tropics pig/fox/rabbit hunting and Kangaroo culling are considered okay and good sport...
2007-09-17 10:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I hered you cant own a gun there.I think for hunting they use boomerangs.
2007-09-17 10:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Aussie gun laws are horrible, the people have been disarmed and crime in all catagories is up, rapes, murder, robberies, etc; it is probably not safe to even visit australia anymore. Forget hunting; you would wind up being hunted by the criminals who don't pay attention to the law anyway.
2007-09-17 10:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 7⤊ 4⤋