Hunting seasons · 2026/2027

Hunting seasons by country

When each game species may be hunted, from red deer to woodcock, taken from each country's own hunting law and kept up to date in the HunTracker app.

Hunting seasons by species

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Where the dates come from

Every date on these pages comes from the country's hunting law, linked below, and from the body that publishes its seasons. Where states, regions or cantons may set their own seasons, the country's page says so, and each country shows when its data was last updated.

CountryLegal basis SourcePublished
AustriaLandesjagdgesetze der 9 Bundesländer (z.B. NÖ Jagdgesetz 1974, Stmk Jagdgesetz 1986)Österreichischer Jagdverband (ÖJV)
CzechiaVyhláška č. 245/2002 Sb. o době lovu jednotlivých druhů zvěře, ve znění pozdějších předpisů (přechodná úprava § 2a do 31. 3. 2030)Českomoravská myslivecká jednota (ČMMJ)
FinlandMetsästyslaki 615/1993, Metsästysasetus 666/1993Suomen riistakeskus (Finnish Wildlife Agency)
GermanyBundesjagdgesetz (BJagdG) § 22, Verordnung über die Jagdzeiten (JagdzeitV 1977)Deutscher Jagdverband (DJV) / BMEL
Hungary79/2004. (V. 4.) FVM rendelet, 5. számú melléklet I. részOrszágos Magyar Vadászkamara (OMVK)
ItalyLegge 11 febbraio 1992, n. 157, art. 18Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica (MASE) / ISPRA
NorwayForskrift om jakt- og fangsttider samt sanking av egg og dun 2022–2028 (FOR-2022-01-21-128)Miljødirektoratet (Norwegian Environment Agency)
PolandRozporządzenie Ministra Środowiska z dnia 16 marca 2005 r. (Dz.U. 2005 nr 48 poz. 459 ze zm.)Polski Związek Łowiecki (PZŁ) / Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska
RomaniaLegea vânătorii și a protecției fondului cinegetic nr. 407/2006, Anexa nr. 1Ministerul Mediului, Apelor și Pădurilor (MMAP) / Romsilva
SlovakiaVyhláška Ministerstva pôdohospodárstva SR č. 344/2009 Z. z., § 71Slovenská poľovnícka komora (SPK) / MPRV SR
SwedenJaktförordning (1987:905), Svensk författningssamlingNaturvårdsverket (Swedish EPA) / Svenska Jägareförbundet
SwitzerlandBundesgesetz über die Jagd und den Schutz wildlebender Säugetiere und Vögel (JSG, SR 922.0)Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) / JagdSchweiz
Turkey2026–2027 Av Dönemi Merkez Av Komisyonu (MAK) KararıT.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, DKMP Genel Müdürlüğü

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