The only limitation on land usage is in section 5.2 of the FCA1 which only applies to shotguns. This declaration replaces the old system of the "Farmers license". You are limited to the lands nominated but the license is cheaper.

None of that applies to you.

Once you provide the 2 land permissions, which is the minimum legal requirement, then you have satisfied the conditions for applying. After you get the license, for the reason you claimed, you can use it on all lands you have permission on.

As for target shooting. If you're not a member of a range now or when you apply then I'd leave out as they will demand proof of membership which you cannot provide.

If you decide to take up target shooting later then you can do so and decide if you wish to inform your FO of the changes in circumstances immediately or at renewal time. Its a wired situation that applies to those granted a license for hunting who take up target shooting after being granted a license for hunting only, but does not work as well in reverse (granted for target shooting only and take up hunting later) due to the way the firearms act is written, especially section 2(4)(d) on.

None of that should concern you now though. Fill in the FCA1, skip section 5.2, provide the land permissions you have now, and then shoot whenever you have permission to (assuming you gain permissions after being granted the license) regardless of whether it was declared in the FCA1 when applying.

Not "if" you skip section 5.2 , but you MUST skip section 5.2.

As said above section 5.2 only applies to applications for a shooting to be used on nominated lands and ONLY those lands.

For every other application (rifle or shooting) you provide two written permission letters from the land owners and apply as normal.

Here is a guide I wrote some time back that might be if help in filling out the FCA1.

It always did that.

The "updated" form is essentially identical to the previous form. The same sections are there and it's filled in the same way.

The licenses have always been your gun license. On the old paper licenses this was listed on the license but when the new licenses come out in 2009 it was not included due to lack of space but the firearms act still states that license to hunt these is covered by the gun licenses.

The only separate licenses needed for hunting are deer, foreshore and perhaps one other I cannot think off right now but all other species under the regular open seasons are covered by your gun license.

So the guide is as valid now as when I posted it

As said above any land owner will suffice.