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- Australia has a population of about 25 million, with recent survey estimating between 200,000 and 350,000 recreational hunters in the country. There are around 5.8 million legally owned guns in Australia, ranging from airguns to single-shot, bolt-action, pump-action, lever-action or semi-automatic firearms. A survey of recreational hunters identified the following usage rates of particular hunting methods: rifle, 92.3%; bow, 16.4%; black powder muzzleloader, 3.4%; shotgun, 56.1%; dogs only, 8.6%; and other, 3.3% The University of Queensland estimates that hunters invest $556,650,000 annually into the Australian economy. (en)
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- Australia has a population of about 25 million, with recent survey estimating between 200,000 and 350,000 recreational hunters in the country. There are around 5.8 million legally owned guns in Australia, ranging from airguns to single-shot, bolt-action, pump-action, lever-action or semi-automatic firearms. (en)
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