Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Hamburg
Hamburg: the open seasons for every game species, class by class, and where they differ from the dates that hold everywhere in Germany. The HunTracker app carries the same dates, opens on the country you are in and shows what is open today.
Hamburg'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 | Calf | – |
| Yearling stag | – | |
| Heifer | – | |
| Stag | – | |
| Hind | – | |
| Fallow deer | Calf | – |
| Yearling buck | – | |
| Heifer | – | |
| Buck | – | |
| Doe | – | |
| Japanese sika deer | Calf | – |
| Yearling stag | – | |
| Heifer | – | |
| Stag | – | |
| Hind | – | |
| Roe deer | Fawn | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Buck | – | |
| Yearling doe1 | – | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes | – |
| Moose | Both sexes2 | No open season |
| European bison | Both sexes2 | No open season |
| Alpine ibex | Both sexes2 | No open season |
| Chamois | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Kid | – | |
| Mouflon | Ram | – |
| Ewe | – | |
| Lamb | – |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| European hare | Both sexes | – |
| European rabbit | Both sexes | – |
| Grey partridge | Both sexes | – |
| Common pheasant | Cock | – |
| Wild turkey | Cock | – |
| Hen | – | |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian collared dove | Both sexes | – |
| Mute swan | Both sexes | – |
| Greylag goose | Both sexes | – |
| Greater white-fronted goose | Both sexes | – |
| Bean goose | Both sexes | – |
| Brent goose | Both sexes | – |
| Canada goose | Both sexes | – |
| Mallard | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes | – |
| Northern pintail | Both sexes | – |
| Greater scaup | Both sexes | – |
| Tufted duck | Both sexes | – |
| Common pochard | Both sexes | – |
| Velvet scoter | Both sexes | – |
| Common scoter | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes | – |
| Protected grouse | Both sexes2 | No open season |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
| European pine marten | Both sexes | – |
| Stone marten | Both sexes | – |
| European polecat | Both sexes | – |
| Stoat | Both sexes | – |
| Least weasel | Both sexes | – |
| European badger | Both sexes | – |
| Gulls | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian lynx | Both sexes2 | No open season |
| European wildcat | Both sexes2 | No open season |
| Eurasian otter | Both sexes2 | No open season |
| Harbour seal | Both sexes2 | No open season |
| Carrion crow | Both sexes | – |
Where Hamburg differs from the rest of Germany
Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Germany:
- Red deer (Calf): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Red deer (Yearling stag): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Red deer (Heifer): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Fallow deer (Calf): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Fallow deer (Yearling buck): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Fallow deer (Heifer): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Japanese sika deer (Calf): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Japanese sika deer (Yearling stag): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Roe deer (Fawn): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Roe deer (Doe): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Roe deer (Buck): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Wild boar: – · not open everywhere in Germany
- European hare: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- European rabbit: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Grey partridge: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Common pheasant (Cock): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Wild turkey (Cock): – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Common wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Eurasian collared dove: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Mute swan: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Eurasian coot: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Red fox: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- European pine marten: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Stone marten: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- European polecat: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Stoat: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Least weasel: – · everywhere in Germany: –
- Carrion crow: – · not open everywhere in Germany
Openings and closings by month
January
- Closes
- Bean goose ·
- Brent goose ·
- Canada goose ·
- Common pheasant (Cock) ·
- Common pochard ·
- Common scoter ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian wigeon ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European hare ·
- Greater scaup ·
- Greater white-fronted goose ·
- Mallard ·
- Northern pintail ·
- Tufted duck ·
- Velvet scoter ·
- Wild turkey (Hen) ·
- Fallow deer (Heifer, Buck, Doe) ·
- Japanese sika deer (Heifer, Stag, Hind) ·
- Mouflon (Ram, Ewe, Lamb) ·
- Red deer (Heifer, Stag, Hind) ·
- Roe deer (Doe, Yearling doe) ·
February
- Closes
- Gulls ·
- Carrion crow ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Mute swan ·
- European pine marten ·
- European polecat ·
- Fallow deer (Calf, Yearling buck) ·
- Japanese sika deer (Calf, Yearling stag) ·
- Least weasel ·
- Red deer (Calf, Yearling stag) ·
- Roe deer (Fawn) ·
- Stoat ·
- Stone marten ·
March
- Opens
- Wild turkey (Cock) ·
May
- Opens
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
- Closes
- Wild turkey (Cock) ·
June
- Opens
- Red deer (Yearling stag, Heifer) ·
July
- Opens
- Fallow deer (Yearling buck, Heifer) ·
- Japanese sika deer (Yearling stag, Heifer) ·
August
- Opens
- Carrion crow ·
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- European badger ·
- European polecat ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Least weasel ·
- Mouflon (Ram, Ewe, Lamb) ·
- Red deer (Calf, Stag, Hind) ·
- Stoat ·
- Closes
September
- Opens
- Fallow deer (Calf, Buck, Doe) ·
- Grey partridge ·
- Japanese sika deer (Calf, Stag, Hind) ·
- Mallard ·
- Roe deer (Fawn, Doe, Yearling doe) ·
- Eurasian coot ·
October
- Opens
- Common pheasant (Cock) ·
- Common pochard ·
- Common scoter ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian wigeon ·
- European hare ·
- Greater scaup ·
- Gulls ·
- Northern pintail ·
- Tufted duck ·
- Velvet scoter ·
- Wild turkey (Hen) ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European pine marten ·
- Stone marten ·
- Closes
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
- European badger ·
November
December
- Closes
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Grey partridge ·
Notes
- Also open 1 May – 15 Jun.
- Species with year-round closed season under federal law; no hunting season is open.
- Source
- Deutscher Jagdverband (DJV) / BMEL
- Legal basis
- Bundesjagdgesetz (BJagdG) § 22, Verordnung über die Jagdzeiten (JagdzeitV 1977)
- Published
Hamburg'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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