Game Shooting Seasons (open seasons for game shooting)
European Elk (bulls, females and calves)
protected at all times
Red Deer
a) stags - from August 21st until the end of February
b) hinds - from Setmber 1st. until January 15th
c) calves - from Septmber 1st until the end of February
Sika deer (stags, hinds and calves)
from October 1st. until January 15th
Fallow Deer
a) stags - from September 1st. until January 31st
b) hinds - from September 1st until January 15th
c) calves - from September 1st until the end of February
Roe Deer
a) roebuck - from May 11th. until September 30th.
b) does and kids - from October 1st. until January 15th.
Wild Boar
a) all year
Mouflon
a) taps - from October 1st until the end of February
b) ewes and lambs - from October 1st until January 15th
Badger
from September 1st until November 30th, throughout the year in hunting areas featuring wood grouse (capercaillie) or black grouse
Polecats and martens (pine marten and stone beech marten)
From September 1st until March 31st, throughout the year in hunting areas featuring wood grouse (capercaillie) or black grouse
Foxes, racoon dogs, American mink and racoons
From July 1st until March 31st,throughout the year in hunting areas featuring wood grouse (capercaillie) or black grouse
Muskrats - from August 11th. until April 15th.
Brown hares and rabbits
from November 1st until December 31st and in shooting as pest control until January 15th.
Pheasants
a) cocks - from October 1st until the end of February
b) hens - exclusively in animal breeding centers featuring pheasant, from October 1st until January 31st.
Partridges
from September 11th until October 21st., and in control selective shooting until January 15th.
Ducks (mallards, common pochards, teals, tufted ducks)
from August 15th until December 21st.
Geese (greylag goose, bean goose, greater white-fronted goose)
from August 15th until December 21st
Coots
from August 15th until December 21st
Common Wood Pigeons
from August 15th until November 30th
Woodcocks
from September 1st until December 21st.
1. If the opening date of the shooting season falls on a day following a bank holiday, or bank holidays, the season shall not open until the first legal day off
2. If the closing date of the shooting season closes on a day preceding a bank holiday, the closing date of the shooting season shall close on the last legal day off
