▁fee ▁of ▁$ 4 3 . 2 5 ▁or ▁$ 2 2 . 4 0 ▁for ▁children ▁or ▁con cess ion ▁hold ers . ▁The ▁activity ▁is ▁opposed ▁by ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁groups ▁who ▁consider ▁the ▁pract ise ▁to ▁be ▁un accept ably ▁cruel . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁D uck ▁hunting ▁using ▁fire ar ms ▁has ▁occurred ▁in ▁South ▁Australia ▁since ▁the ▁formal ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Since ▁that ▁time , ▁some ▁ab original ▁hun ters ▁adapted ▁their ▁traditional ▁pract ise ▁to ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁available ▁fire ar ms . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Henry ▁Gal way , ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁h unted ▁du cks ▁every ▁year ▁since ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁South ▁Australia , ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁a ▁closed ▁season ▁including ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁January ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁young ▁du cks ▁during ▁the ▁animals ' ▁bre eding ▁season . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries , ▁du ck ▁hunting ▁was ▁frequently ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" s port " ▁and ▁its ▁participants ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" s ports men " - ▁though ▁the ▁activity ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁obtain ing ▁of ▁meat ▁for ▁human ▁consumption . ▁In ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁" ear ly ▁days " ▁the ▁mag pie ▁go ose ▁( An ser anas ▁sem ip alm ata ) ▁was