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To hunt the animals in the final category of game animals on public land, you must hold an R-Licence and a written permission. However, you do not need a licence to hunt them on private land, as you do with the first two categories.

  • Deer
  • Rabbit
  • Pig
  • Hare
  • Fox
  • Dog (other than dingo)
  • Goat
  • Cat
  • Feral Pigeon
  • Common or Indian Myna
  • Common Starling

If a particular species is not listed in the schedule of game animals, it must not be hunted on public land.

Left: Rabbit; Right: Hare
Left: Fox; Centre: Goat; Right: Dog
Left: Cat; Right: Pig
Left: Feral Pigeon; Center: Common or India Myna; Right: Common Starling

Deer species

There are seven species of deer that can be found in NSW.

These are:

  1. Fallow deer
  2. Red deer
  3. Rusa deer
  4. Sambar deer
  5. Hog deer
  6. Chital deer
  7. Wapiti (Elk)
Left: Fallow deer; Centre: Red deer; Right: Rusa deer
Left: Sambar deer; Right: Hog deer;
Left: Chital deer; Right: Wapiti (Elk)
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