enced ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁ 4 0 0 ▁hun ters ▁shot ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁du cks ▁in ▁the ▁T ati ara ▁district ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁morning . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁over ▁ 6 0 0 ▁hun ters ▁attended ▁the ▁season ▁opening ▁in ▁the ▁Nar aco orte ▁district , ▁including ▁" h undred s " ▁from ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁state ▁of ▁ ▁Victoria . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁du ck ▁hunting ▁season ▁comm enced ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁and ▁will ▁conclude ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June . ▁Hun ting ▁in ▁some ▁game ▁res erves ▁is ▁only ▁permitted ▁on ▁week ends . ▁ ▁Cond itions ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁hun ters ▁must ▁have ▁passed ▁a ▁Water f ow l ▁Ident ification ▁Test ▁before ▁being ▁allowed ▁to ▁h unt ▁du cks ▁in ▁South ▁Australia . ▁D uck s ▁are ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁h unted ▁ ▁during ▁limited ▁open ▁seasons . ▁The ▁killing ▁of ▁un list ed ▁or ▁protected ▁species ▁is ▁prohib ited . ▁Current ▁perm its ▁must ▁be ▁carried ▁by ▁hun ters ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁while ▁hunting . ▁The ▁pre - feed ing ▁of ▁hunting ▁grounds ▁is ▁prohib ited ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁eggs ▁of ▁any ▁species . ▁Hun ters ▁must ▁not ▁damage ▁veget ation ▁or ▁disturb ▁animals ' ▁bur rows ▁or ▁n ests . ▁D uck ▁shooting ▁is