After Stock & Land warned that grazing licence holders had not been informed deer hunters would be able to shoot in state forests without their permission from March 1, the rule change has been postponed until May 1.
Victoria's Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) had claimed extensive consultation but admitted no letters had been sent to affected landholders.
Landholders may now receive two letters, one with the original date and a second advising of the revision.
Last week Wulgulmerang landholder Chris Cooper, who attended a meeting called by DELWP last month as a member of the MCAV said consultation had been lacking.
"There's no conditions regard to public safety, there's been no consultation with people with licences who are not members of the Mountain Cattlemen - they haven't even been notified," he said.
"Although they've got buffer zones around townships and they've got buffer zones around roadways where you're not supposed to hunt, they're opening up our back door step and I don't think it's a very safe situation."
But yesterday the department said buffers were not applied around private property for hunting in other parks or state forests and were not planned for these areas.
While the classification of the land allowed a hunter to carry and use a firearm for hunting in these state forest areas, the firearms laws always took precedence.
It is an offence for anyone to use a firearm in a dangerous manner or to injure or damage property with a firearm.
It is illegal for hunters to shoot stock and to shoot on or into private property without permission.
If anyone sees a hunter acting irresponsibly or illegally, report this behaviour directly to the Game Management Authority on its online reporting page at www.gma.vic.gov.au or to the Customer Contact Centre on 136 186.
In emergency situations, contact Victoria Police on 000.
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