Online portal
The Hunt NSW portal is your online gateway to licensing and licence holder services managed by the department.
You can access the portal through a browser on a desktop or laptop computer (recommended), or a mobile browser.
How to access Hunt NSW
All current licence holders will be sent a welcome email to the portal. The email contains a username and a link to set up a password. Please check your inbox and spam or junk mail folders.
Welcome emails are being sent in batches. Please be patient.
We'll also send an invitation to licence holders whose licence expired within the last 2 years. You can establish your portal access and renew your licence from the 'My profile' section.
If your licence expired more than 2 years ago, please email hunting@dpird.nsw.gov.au.
If you should have received a welcome email and can't locate it, please submit the Hunt NSW access request form.
What you can do through Hunt NSW
Hunters and landholders who need to manage native game birds can apply for a new licence through the portal.
You don’t need to login to submit a new licence application.
Use the above 'Log in to Hunt NSW' button' to open the portal.
Locate and open the 'Licence applications' menu and select 'Apply for a new licence'.
Follow the steps to apply for a NSW Game Hunting Licence (Restricted or General) or a Native Game Bird Management (Owner/Occupier) Licence.
Video - How to apply for a hunting licence
Video - How to apply for a native game bird management licence
The first thing new licence applicants will need to do, after creating their password, is pay the licence fee.
Open the ‘Licence applications’ menu and select ‘Make a payment’.
You’ll be transferred into the Service NSW payment system to make a secure payment to finalise your licence.
It’s easy to renew your licence through Hunt NSW!
- Log in to the portal with your username and password.
- Access the ‘My profile’ section and view your licences.
- Select ‘Renew’ and fill in the online application.
If we approve your licence, you’ll receive an email requesting payment of the licence fee.
Licence payments are made by opening the 'Licence applications' menu and selecting 'Make a payment'.
R-Licence holders can book a public land hunt by logging into the portal using their username and password.
Select ‘Public land hunting’ and then ‘Book a hunt’.
You’ll notice a few changes in the booking process. Read the frequently asked questions for more information.
Video - Booking a hunt through Hunt NSW
Hunters and landholders who are licensed and endorsed for the Native Game Bird Management Program can access Hunt NSW to:
- watch the native game bird tutorial (hunters only)
- view allocations
- use the hunter and landholder registers
- create a digital hunter diary
- submit harvest returns.
Hunters and landholders can login to Hunt NSW and update contact information such as addresses and phone numbers through the ‘My profile’ section.
All licence holders can access a digital version of their licence at any time in Hunt NSW. You can access and download your digital licence from the ‘My profile’ section.
Note: a physical licence is still issued to you.
You can choose whether you carry a digital or physical licence with you, but you must always carry one of them when hunting.
