A select committee into Victoria's native bird hunting arrangements will table its findings and recommendations to state parliament on Thursday following public hearings and submissions.
First-term Animal Justice Party MP and committee member Georgie Purcell, who has been a volunteer duck rescuer for over a decade, said Victorians have been calling for duck shooting to be banned for 40 years.
"I am hopeful that we are closer than ever before," she told AAP.
"For the so-called 'progressive' state - we are anything but that, when it comes to the treatment of our wildlife."
The Victorian government is required to respond to the report within six months.
Premier Daniel Andrews indicated his personal view on duck shooting has not changed and his government's response would not be immediate.
"My view has always been that this is a legitimate form of recreational activity but I freely concede ... that not every Victorian agrees with me on that," he told reporters on Wednesday.
"Let's just wait and see what the report says and we can respond accordingly."
Electrical Trades Union state secretary Troy Gray told the inquiry in June that any duck hunting ban in Victoria would trigger a mass walk-off on projects across the state.
In March, about 800 ETU members walked off the job at Victoria's Metro Tunnel project after this year's duck hunting season was shortened.
Outdoor Recreation Minister Sonya Kilkenny simultaneously announced the upper house committee, citing duck hunting's "increasingly contested" nature.
Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania are the only states where duck shooting is permitted.
Western Australia, NSW and Queensland banned it in 1990, 1995 and 2005 respectively.
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