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Topics > Plants & animals > Sustainable use of animals and plants > Hunting > Open season

Quail hunting

The 2023 Quail Hunting Open Season in South Australia is now closed.

To find out about the general conditions that applied in the 2023 Open Season.

Hunting permit

A quail hunting permit is required to take/hunt quail during an open season.

Voluntary hunter survey

Hunters are encouraged to complete the 2023 voluntary hunter survey for the open season by 1 September 2023. This survey provides useful information on the distribution and abundance of quail. This can provide valuable data to inform the declaration of future open seasons. Please find a link to the online survey or download the PDF form.


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Acknowledgement of Country

Acknowledgement of Country

The state government acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

We work in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and support their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.