NOTE: One day hunt per hunter per year!
March
The 2010 Woodhill Deer Booklet and application forms for 2010 are available.
2 April
Applications close for the winter ballot hunt. This hunt is held on Saturdays and Sundays from early June through to Mid September.
20 April
Ballot of Applications. Successful applicants will be notified in writing of the date of their hunt. The list of successful applicants will be available on this website or at outlets where booklets/applications obtained.
You will be notified and the ballot results will be published on the website within two weeks of the ballot being drawn.
If you are unable to hunt on the weekend of your ballot due to another commitment please notify us with the return of your ballot acceptance.
12 June
Winter hunting commences. Applicants will receive their permits up to two weeks prior to their hunting day. In some special cases hind permits may be issued to a specific individual in your party.
1 July
Applications close for the "Take A Kid Hunting" day. This is open to children aged 12 to 18 who are capable of safely handling and firing a centrefire rifle under licensed adult supervision. Once your child has been successful in this ballot they are ineligible to apply again.
18 September
Winter hunting season closes.
Take A Kid Hunting day.
01 October
All kill/sighting returns must be completed and returned. Failure to return the form will make you ineligible for the following season's hunt.
Woodhill Forest is primarily an Operational Production Forest. Please be aware that contact with forest operations is possible at any time, and that those operations take precedence over all other activities.