Access to Public Land for Hunting

​​​Some public land can be accessed for hunting.

​​You must have an Authority document (also known as permission to shoot document) to hunt on reserved and crown land. You must apply for this before applying for a recreational/game hunting licence.​

 Authority issued for the purpose of satisfying s 39 of the Firearms Act 1996 Application (PDF 125Kb)

New Public Land Deer Hunting Areas

NRE Tas is soon to launch a new online booking system for recreational hunters to hunt deer on public land.

An additional 10 areas covering approximately 22,885 hectares will be added to the existing 9 areas covering 38,070 hectares – bringing the total number of deer hunting areas managed by NRE Tas to 19, covering 60,955 hectares.

The booking system will allow hunters to create a user account and book a hunting trip. The booking system will issue a Game Authority to the trip leader and follow up with automatic reminders to lodge on-line take returns from their hunting trips. ​

NOTE that you may not hunt or carry a firearm on public land unless you have a Game Authority, Hunting Licence and a Firearms Licence – penalties apply.​

For more information on the New Deer Hunting and Take Rules visit Changes to Deer Hunting and Take Rules​.

In this topic

  • Public Land Antlerless Deer Booking System
    Access to public land for hunting antlerless deer will be allocated through an online booking system.
  • Public Land Fallow Deer Ballot
    To provide opportunities for appropriately licensed and registered shooters, the Department will continue to support responsible recreational shooters to hunt wild fallow deer on designated reserved and public land.
  • Public Land Hunting in Tasmania
    This page aims to provide information on how you can gain permission to hunt on permitted areas of public land.