National Public Lands Day 2024 is on Friday, September 27, 2024: I want to hunt public land can you help?

Friday, September 27, 2024 is National Public Lands Day 2024. National Public Lands Day is celebrated annually at public lands in the United States on a Saturday in late September.

National Public Lands Day is celebrated annually at public lands in the United States on a Saturday in late September.

First check for forest national or state lands or BLM lands or wildlife hunting preserves nearest you. Contact the Texas fish and game for open hunting areas and special hunts and apply for any necessary permits to hunt those lands. Scout out the area of your choosing and get ready for opening day.

Good luck

when is the national day of australia?

Australia Day is Australia's official national day, 26 January. It commemorates the landing of the First Fleet in Sydney Cove on that day in 1788.

History

26 January 1788 was the date on which the First Fleet, under Captain Arthur Phillip arrived at Sydney Cove and set up the Colony of New South Wales. By 1808 the day that the Rum Corps arrested Governor Bligh, it was being celebrated as 'First Landing' or 'Foundation Day'. In 1818 (the 30th anniversary) Governor Macquarie had a 30-gun salute at Dawes Point and gave government workers a holiday[1] - a tradition that was soon followed by banks and other public offices.

In 1888 all colonial capitals (with the exception of Adelaide) celebrated 'Anniversary Day' and by 1935 all states of Australia were celebrating January 26 as Australia Day (although it was still known as Anniversary Day in New South Wales).

The 1938 sesquicentenary (150th anniversary) of British settlement in New South Wales in 1788 was widely celebrated. Preparations began in 1936 with the formation of a Celebrations Council. In that year, New South Wales was the only state to abandon the traditional long weekend and the annual Anniversary Day public holiday was held on the actual anniversary day - Wednesday 26 January.[2]

In 1946 the Commonwealth and State governments agreed to unify the celebrations on 26 January as 'Australia Day', although the public holiday was instead taken on the Monday closest to 26 January.[3]

Since 1994 all states and territories have taken the Australia Day public holiday on 26 January.[3]

Celebrations

Australia Day banner South Bank Parklands, Brisbane, Queensland

A typical country Citizenship Ceremony

Lotterywest Skyworks. Perth's Australia Day celebration attracted 500,000 people in 2006.Australia Day is a national public holiday. For some years the holiday was held on the closest Monday, to provide a long weekend. It is now held on the actual anniversary, with that day being the public holiday.

Australia Day is marked by civic celebrations around the country, including the Order of Australia and Australian of the Year awards for outstanding achievement. Air Force aerial displays are held in some capital cities. In Sydney the ferry race and tall ships race has become tradition, along with a surfing race across the harbour.

Citizenship ceremonies are also held on Australia Day. The Australia Day Achievement Medallion is awarded to citizens based on excellence in both government and non-government organisations. Customarily, the Prime Minister will make an address to the nation.

Fireworks celebrations are held in many towns and cities around the country. The Perth Lotterywest Skyworks display is billed as the largest Australia Day celebration in the country, with more than a third of the city's population (around 500,000 estimated for the 2006 Skyworks) lining the river foreshore for the display.

The Australian music scene enjoys a significant event on Australia Day - the Triple J Hottest 100. The Sydney leg of the Big Day Out music festival has also traditionally occurred on Australia Day, however in 2007, the date was moved to Jan 25 partly because the event producer did not like how the flags were used last year. There is also often a one day cricket match such as the 2006 Australia Day match in Adelaide. In Canberra the Australia Day Live Concert takes place where the Australian of the Year is announced.

Criticism and alternative celebrations

The neutrality of this article or section may be compromised by weasel words.

You can help Wikipedia by improving weasel-worded statements.

For some Aboriginal Australians and sympathisers, the celebrations arouse hostility; there has been comment on how the arrival of the British adversely affected the indigenous people of the country. They call the day "Invasion Day" as they regard it as celebrating the decimation of their people, the confiscation of their lands and the destruction of their culture. In recent years, a minority of indigenous Australians have also celebrated the day as "Survival Day," thankful that their ancestors were not completely wiped out by the newly arrived settlers.

In Sydney, on Australia Day 2006, there was a Woggan-ma-gule ceremony honouring the past and celebrating the present involving the New South Wales Governor and Indigenous Australians. See also: Day of Mourning, Survival Festival.

Australia Day is also treated with ambivalence by those who consider the anniversary of the founding of one colony not relevant to Australia as a whole. Some Western Australians point out that Western Australia was not even claimed by Britain until 19 September 1829. There is no great sense of attachment to Australia Day by some Australians from the Eastern coast either. The importance of Australia Day as a national event is downplayed by a minority of Australians as a cultural cringe.

In recent years, Australia Day has been celebrated more intensely by all, Anglo-Australians in particular, and the day creates a great outpouring of nationalist sentiment. Some critics regard this nationalist sentiment as racist towards the many different cultures that coexist within the country's borders, especially the Aborigines [4].

Suggested changes to the date

Some have suggested making ANZAC Day Australia's national day, or changing to 1 January, commemorating 1 January 1901 when Australia's six colonies federated into one nation. Each of the alternatives raised also poses problems — ANZAC Day because many war veterans believe that it is their day, and that it is also a public holiday in New Zealand, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tonga, while 1 January is already a public holiday and is in the middle of the Christmas holiday season.

Many supporters of the continued use of Australia Day as Australia's national day point out that 26 January commemorates an actual historical event, similar to ANZAC Day, Bastille Day in France, Canada Day in Canada, Independence Day in the United States, and Republic Day in various nations.

DEER Hunters. Would it be wise to use a blind to hunt on national forest (public land)? ?

A few quick things to consider for this:

1. Check out the local laws regarding blinds and stands on public land. Not all states allow them, so that should be your first concern.

2. If you are bow hunting, you probably won't need to worry about this since firearms seasons are usually separate from archery. If the seasons cover the same weeks (or you plan on hunting during firearms season out of the blind) you need to put orange somewhere on it so you're visible to other hunters.

3. The suggestions for additional natural cover are sound, as well as the one to keep the windows closed as much as possible. Otherwise the blind will serve little purpose. I would also set the blind up for at least a few days before you hunt in it to allow any wildlife to get used to it being there.

4. Especially on public land, be aware of other hunters in your area. Even though you will be bow-hunting, you will want to make sure you are aware of any other hunters around you, and that they are aware of you. A broadhead to the leg would be unpleasant to say the least (though this is, of course, less likely than a rifle round).

Blinds are great tools for hunting, especially for wary game like the whitetail. If you use them effectively, they will allow you to sit comfortably (out of the wind and with a bit more freedom to move) while on stand. Use common sense to help yours blend into the natural environment along a trail, get to it early, and good luck.