Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Austria
The open seasons for every game species in Austria, species by species and class by class. Tap a species in the HunTracker app to get a notification when its season opens or closes.
Provincial hunting laws (Landesjagdgesetze) may establish differing seasons and local closed periods.
Big game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Red deer | Yearling stag | – |
| Heifer | – | |
| Hind | – | |
| Stag | – | |
| Calf | – | |
| Fallow deer | Yearling buck | – |
| Heifer | – | |
| Buck | – | |
| Doe | – | |
| Calf | – | |
| Chamois | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Kid | – | |
| Alpine ibex | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Kid | – | |
| Mouflon | Ram | – |
| Ewe | – | |
| Lamb | – | |
| Wild boar | Boar | – |
| Subadult | – | |
| Piglet | – | |
| Sow | – | |
| Roe deer | Buck | – |
| Yearling doe | – | |
| Doe | – | |
| Fawn | – |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| European hare | Both sexes | – |
| European rabbit | Both sexes | – |
| Bean goose | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes | – |
| Hazel grouse | Cock | – |
| Grey partridge | Both sexes | – |
| Common pheasant | Cock | – |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes | – |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian collared dove | Both sexes | – |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Marmot | Both sexes | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
| Golden jackal | Both sexes | – |
| European badger | Both sexes | – |
| European pine marten | Both sexes | – |
| Stone marten | Both sexes | – |
Openings and closings by month
January
- Closes
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Wild boar (Sow) ·
February
- Closes
March
- Closes
May
- Opens
- Fallow deer (Yearling buck, Heifer) ·
- Roe deer (Buck, Yearling doe) ·
- Red deer (Yearling stag, Heifer) ·
June
- Opens
- Red deer (Hind, Calf) ·
July
- Opens
- Mouflon (Ram, Ewe, Lamb) ·
August
- Opens
- Alpine ibex (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Fallow deer (Buck, Doe, Calf) ·
- Marmot ·
- Red deer (Stag) ·
- Wild boar (Sow) ·
- Roe deer (Doe, Fawn) ·
September
- Opens
- Bean goose ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Hazel grouse (Cock) ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- Closes
- Marmot ·
October
- Opens
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Golden jackal ·
- Common pheasant (Cock) ·
- European hare ·
- Grey partridge ·
- Closes
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
November
- Closes
- Grey partridge ·
- Hazel grouse (Cock) ·
December
- Closes
- European hare ·
- Alpine ibex (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Bean goose ·
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Common pheasant (Cock) ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Fallow deer (Yearling buck, Heifer, Buck, Doe, Calf) ·
- Mouflon (Ram, Ewe, Lamb) ·
- Red deer (Yearling stag, Heifer, Hind, Stag, Calf) ·
- Roe deer (Yearling doe, Doe, Fawn) ·
- Source
- Österreichischer Jagdverband (ÖJV)
- Legal basis
- Landesjagdgesetze der 9 Bundesländer (z.B. NÖ Jagdgesetz 1974, Stmk Jagdgesetz 1986)
- Published
Season information in the app is for guidance only. Always check current legislation and local rules before you hunt.
Every season in your pocket
HunTracker opens on the country you are in, shows what is open today, and tells you when a season opens or closes.