Important Information
Bookings for the 2023 Antlerless Deer Season have closed.
Antlerless Deer Season Information
Dates are available from 5 April 2023 through to 14 November 2023. Please note some Reserves have additional closures during the season.
To book please follow the instructions below.
Each group MUST nominate a hunting party leader who books on behalf of the group. In order to give as many hunters as possible a chance to hunt, no more than two bookings per group can be made.
If more than two bookings are made by the same group all bookings will be cancelled, and the group will not be able to hunt on public land during the 2023 antlerless season.
Groups can consist of a maximum of four hunters. The hunting party leader will be the contact person.
The hunting party leader only needs to book one ticket to cover the group.
Reserve Information
During the 2023 seasons, hunting will be authorised on the following Reserves:
- Great Western Tiers Conservation Area
- Top Marshes Conservation Area (TBC)
- Five Mile Pinnacles Conservation Area
- Central Plateau Conservation Area: Brenton Rivulet block (PWS) and Mother Lord Plains block (HT)
- Great Western Tiers Conservation Area: Parson & Clerk Mountain Block (PWS)
- Great Lake Conservation Area: Tumbledown Creek block (PWS) and land known as Gunns Marsh surrounding Gunns Lake and Little Lake (HT)
- Tooms Lake Conservation Area
- Buxton River Conservation Area
- Castle Cary Regional Reserve
Reserve Closures
Important note: Castle Cary, Buxton River, Tooms Lake are closed to hunting from 1 July 2023 – 28 February 2024 due to wedge tailed eagle and falcon breeding seasons. Hunting in these Reseves is not available from 1 July 2023.
Great Lake Conservation Area: Tumbledown Creek block (PWS) and land known as Gunns Marsh surrounding Gunns Lake and Little Lake (HT).
- 26 April 2023 to 8 August 2023
Great Western Tiers Conservation Area: Parson & Clerk Mountain Block (PWS)
- 26 April 2023 to 8 August 2023
Restrictions
- The east coast Reserves have 'no hunting' buffer zones of 500m (see maps)
- Limitations on access have been placed on Reserves to minimise habit disturbance during the wedge tailed eagle breeding season and other PWS supported activities (Orienteering Tasmania).
Detailed information and maps can be found on the Reserve Areas page.
Booking your hunt
Bookings closed 15 March 2023.
Eventbrite booking instructions
Once you have clicked on the reserve link you will see a screen like this:
Please read the information to make sure the correct reserve has been selected.
Click the select a date button
You will see a range of available dates (all beginning on a Wednesday). Your ticket will allow you to hunt until the following Tuesday).
Select your date of choice by pressing the tickets button. You will only need to select 1 ticket to cover your group of up to four members. Selecting more than one ticket on the same week will result in your bookings being cancelled.
Click register with your 1 ticket to complete your booking. You will receive an Eventbrite ticket confirmation soon after. Once bookings are closed authorisation paperwork will be emailed to hunting party leaders in March
