Public Land Male Deer Ballot

​​​The Public Land Male Deer Ballot for 2025 is now open 

Closing date: 5pm, 19 January 2025

Click the 'Apply Now' button to​​​​ submit an online application for the ​​the Public Land Male Deer Ballot​: 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email upon successful submission of the online ballot application form.​

The ballot results will be uploaded to this page early February 2025.

Important ballo​​​t information​ 

To enter the ballot

  • ​each group must nominate a hunting party leader who will be the primary contact for ballot related material

  • ​​the hunting party leader will be required to enter the personal details of each group member

  • each group can nominate up to three preferred reserve areas and up to three preferred hunting periods

  • hunting periods will run from Wednesday to the following Tuesday, with the exception of week one that will run from Saturday to Tuesday, and week six that will run Wednesday to Sunday  

  • the ballot is a random draw for each Reserve and hunting period. 

  • there is no option to change dates, Reserve(s) or participants once the application is submitted or ballot allocated. 

  • each hunter must wear some form of hi-visibility/blaze orange clothing (i.e. hat, vest).

Reserve information​​​

For maps of each reserve, please visit the ​​​​​​​Public Land Ballot R​eserve Access Summary webpage.

During the 2​025 season, hunting is authorised in the following reserves:

  • Great Western Tiers Conservation Area

  • 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)

  • Top Marshes Conservation Area

  • Tooms Lake Conservation Area 

  • Buxton River Conservation Area 

  • Castle Cary Regional Reserve

​Antlerless deer booking system​​

Access to designated public land for hunting antlerless deer is allocated through an online booking system. Registrations open 8 February 2025 and will remain open until fully allocated. 

Hunting authorisations will be emailed to registered hunters prior to the hunting booking.

Contact

Public Land Deer Hunting Ballot

Game Services Tasmania
GPO Box 44,
HOBART, TAS, 7001.
Phone: 1300 292 292