"It's a horrible impact for children, for stock, for animals, for business." Last year's Victorian duck hunting season ran for 8 weeks.

Anti-duck hunting groups have criticised ... Shooters cannot fire their guns until 8:00am for the first five days of the season, after which hunting can start 30 minutes before sunrise.

The footage was captured by activists at Lake George on Saturday, the first day of the prescribed duck hunting season ... just shows there's still a little bit of work to do." ...