Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Salzburg
Salzburg: the open seasons for every game species, class by class, and where they differ from the dates that hold everywhere in Austria. The HunTracker app carries the same dates, opens on the country you are in and shows what is open today.
Salzburg's own seasons: the national dates with the area's main deviations. The area's regulation in force prevails.
Big game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Red deer | Stag1 | – |
| Yearling stag | – | |
| Hind | – | |
| Heifer | – | |
| Calf | – | |
| Roe deer | Buck2 | – |
| Yearling doe | – | |
| Doe | – | |
| Fawn | – | |
| Chamois | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Kid | – | |
| Alpine ibex | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Kid | – | |
| Fallow deer | Buck | – |
| Yearling buck | – | |
| Heifer | – | |
| Doe | – | |
| Calf | – | |
| Mouflon | Ram | – |
| Ewe | – | |
| Lamb | – | |
| Wild boar | Sow | – |
| Boar | All year | |
| Subadult | All year | |
| Piglet | All year |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| European hare | Both sexes | – |
| Hazel grouse | Both sexes | No open season |
| Western capercaillie | Cock | No open season |
| Black grouse | Cock | No open season |
| Common pheasant | Cock | – |
| Hen | – | |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian collared dove | Both sexes | – |
| Mallard | Both sexes | – |
| Bean goose | Both sexes | – |
| Greylag goose | Both sexes | – |
| Common pochard | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes | – |
| Tufted duck | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes | – |
| Great cormorant | Both sexes | – |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Marmot | Both sexes | – |
| European badger | Both sexes | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
| European pine marten | Both sexes | – |
| Stoat | Both sexes | – |
| Stone marten | Both sexes | – |
| European polecat | Both sexes | – |
| Golden jackal | Both sexes | – |
| Grey wolf | Both sexes | No open season |
| Common raven | Both sexes | No open season |
| Carrion crow | Both sexes | – |
| Hooded crow | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian jay | Both sexes | – |
Where Salzburg differs from the rest of Austria
Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Austria:
- Red deer (Stag): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Red deer (Yearling stag): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Red deer (Hind): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Red deer (Heifer): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Red deer (Calf): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Roe deer (Buck): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Roe deer (Yearling doe): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Roe deer (Doe): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Roe deer (Fawn): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Chamois (Buck): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Chamois (Doe): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Chamois (Kid): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Fallow deer (Heifer): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Fallow deer (Doe): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Fallow deer (Calf): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Mouflon (Ram): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Mouflon (Ewe): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Mouflon (Lamb): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Wild boar (Sow): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- European hare: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Western capercaillie (Cock): No open season · everywhere in Austria: –
- Black grouse (Cock): No open season · everywhere in Austria: –
- Common pheasant (Cock): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Common pheasant (Hen): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Common wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Eurasian collared dove: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Mallard: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Common pochard: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Eurasian woodcock: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Tufted duck: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Eurasian coot: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Marmot: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Red fox: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- European pine marten: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Stoat: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Stone marten: – · everywhere in Austria: –
Openings and closings by month
January
- Closes
- Eurasian coot ·
- Wild boar (Sow) ·
February
- Closes
March
- Closes
- Golden jackal ·
- Red fox ·
April
- Closes
May
June
July
- Opens
- Red deer (Hind, Calf) ·
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- European badger ·
August
- Opens
- Alpine ibex (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Carrion crow ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Eurasian jay ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- Fallow deer (Heifer, Doe, Calf) ·
- Hooded crow ·
- Red deer (Stag) ·
- Roe deer (Doe, Fawn) ·
- Marmot ·
September
- Opens
- Bean goose ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- European polecat ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Mallard ·
- Stone marten ·
- Common pochard ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- Fallow deer (Buck, Yearling buck) ·
- Tufted duck ·
October
- Opens
- Common pheasant (Cock, Hen) ·
- European hare ·
- Golden jackal ·
- Great cormorant ·
- Closes
November
- Opens
- Closes
- Red deer (Stag) ·
December
- Closes
- Alpine ibex (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Bean goose ·
- Common pheasant (Cock, Hen) ·
- Common pochard ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European badger ·
- European hare ·
- Fallow deer (Buck, Yearling buck, Heifer, Doe, Calf) ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Mallard ·
- Mouflon (Ram, Ewe, Lamb) ·
- Red deer (Yearling stag, Hind, Heifer, Calf) ·
- Roe deer (Yearling doe, Doe, Fawn) ·
- Tufted duck ·
Notes
- Young animals: 1 Aug – 31 Dec.
- Young animals: 1 May – 31 Oct.
- Source
- Landesrecht Salzburg (RIS)
- Legal basis
- Salzburger Schonzeiten-Verordnung
- Published
Salzburg's own regulations prevail: they can add closures, quotas or restrictions not shown here. Season information in the app is for guidance only. Always check current legislation and local rules before you hunt.
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