Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Styria
Styria: 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.
Styria'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 | Stag | – |
| Yearling stag | – | |
| Hind | – | |
| Heifer | – | |
| Calf | – | |
| Fallow deer | Buck | – |
| Yearling buck | – | |
| Heifer | – | |
| Doe | – | |
| Calf | – | |
| Roe deer | Buck12 | – |
| Yearling doe2 | – | |
| Doe2 | – | |
| Fawn2 | – | |
| Alpine ibex | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Kid | – | |
| Chamois | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Kid | – | |
| 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 rabbit | Both sexes | All year |
| European hare | Both sexes2 | – |
| Greylag goose | Both sexes | – |
| Bean goose | Both sexes | – |
| Mallard | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Red fox | Both sexes | All year |
| Raccoon dog | Both sexes | All year |
| Raccoon | Both sexes | All year |
| European badger | Both sexes | All year |
| European pine marten | Both sexes | All year |
| Stone marten | Both sexes | All year |
| European polecat | Both sexes | All year |
| Marmot | Both sexes | – |
| Golden jackal | Both sexes | – |
| Stoat | Both sexes | – |
| Least weasel | Both sexes | – |
Where Styria 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: –
- Fallow deer (Buck): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Fallow deer (Yearling buck): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Fallow deer (Heifer): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Fallow deer (Doe): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Fallow deer (Calf): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Roe deer (Buck): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Alpine ibex (Buck): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Alpine ibex (Doe): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Alpine ibex (Kid): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Chamois (Buck): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Chamois (Doe): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Chamois (Kid): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Mouflon (Ram): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- European rabbit: All year · everywhere in Austria: –
- Mallard: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Eurasian teal: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Eurasian coot: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Hazel grouse (Cock): – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Grey partridge: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Eurasian woodcock: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Common wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Eurasian collared dove: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Red fox: All year · everywhere in Austria: –
- European badger: All year · everywhere in Austria: –
- European pine marten: All year · everywhere in Austria: –
- Stone marten: All year · everywhere in Austria: –
- European polecat: All year · everywhere in Austria: –
- Marmot: – · everywhere in Austria: –
- Stoat: – · everywhere in Austria: –
Openings and closings by month
January
- Closes
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Least weasel ·
- Stoat ·
- Wild boar (Sow) ·
February
- Closes
March
- Closes
May
- Opens
- Fallow deer (Yearling buck, Heifer) ·
- Roe deer (Yearling doe) ·
- Red deer (Yearling stag, Heifer) ·
June
- Opens
- Least weasel ·
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
- Stoat ·
July
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 ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Hazel grouse (Cock) ·
- Mallard ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- Closes
- Marmot ·
October
- Opens
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Golden jackal ·
- Common pheasant (Cock) ·
- Grey partridge ·
- Closes
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
November
- Opens
- Closes
- Grey partridge ·
- Hazel grouse (Cock) ·
December
- Closes
- European hare ·
- Roe deer (Yearling doe, Doe, Fawn) ·
- Alpine ibex (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Bean goose ·
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Common pheasant (Cock) ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Fallow deer (Buck, Yearling buck, Heifer, Doe, Calf) ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Mallard ·
- Mouflon (Ram, Ewe, Lamb) ·
- Red deer (Stag, Yearling stag, Hind, Heifer, Calf) ·
Notes
- Young animals: 1 May – 15 Oct.
- The districts of Deutschlandsberg, Leibnitz, Graz, Hartberg-Fürstenfeld, Weiz and Südoststeiermark have their own dates; shown: the dates valid throughout Styria.
- Source
- Landesrecht Steiermark (RIS)
- Legal basis
- Steiermärkische Jagdzeitenverordnung
- Published
Styria'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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