Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Álava
Álava: the open seasons for every game species, class by class, and where they differ from the dates that hold everywhere in Spain. The HunTracker app carries the same dates, opens on the country you are in and shows what is open today.
Álava’s own seasons, from its annual order (orden de vedas). The order in force prevails.
Big game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Brown bear | Both sexes1 | No open season |
| Red deer | Both sexes | – |
| Roe deer | Buck2 | – |
| Doe3 | – | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes | – |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Common pheasant | Both sexes | – |
| Common quail | Both sexes | – |
| Common snipe | Both sexes | – |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes | No open season |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes | – |
| European hare | Both sexes | – |
| European rabbit | Both sexes4 | – |
| Fieldfare | Both sexes | – |
| Gadwall | Both sexes | – |
| Greylag goose | Both sexes | – |
| Jack snipe | Both sexes | No open season |
| Mallard | Both sexes | – |
| Mistle thrush | Both sexes | – |
| Northern lapwing | Both sexes | No open season |
| Northern shoveler | Both sexes | – |
| Redwing | Both sexes | – |
| Red-legged partridge | Both sexes | – |
| Rock dove | Both sexes | – |
| Song thrush | Both sexes | – |
| Stock dove | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes | – |
| European turtle dove | Both sexes | No open season |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian lynx | Both sexes1 | No open season |
| European wildcat | Both sexes1 | No open season |
| Eurasian otter | Both sexes1 | No open season |
| Carrion crow | Both sexes4 | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes4 | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes4 | – |
Where Álava differs from the rest of Spain
Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Spain:
- Red deer: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Roe deer (Buck): – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Roe deer (Doe): – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Wild boar: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Common pheasant: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Common quail: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Common snipe: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Common wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Eurasian coot: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Eurasian wigeon: No open season
- Eurasian woodcock: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- European hare: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- European rabbit: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Fieldfare: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Gadwall: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Greylag goose: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Jack snipe: No open season
- Mallard: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Mistle thrush: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Northern lapwing: No open season
- Northern shoveler: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Redwing: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Red-legged partridge: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Rock dove: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Song thrush: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Stock dove: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Eurasian teal: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Carrion crow: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Eurasian magpie: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Red fox: – · everywhere in Spain: –
Openings and closings by month
January
- Opens
- Roe deer (Doe) ·
- Closes
- Carrion crow ·
- Common pheasant ·
- Common snipe ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European hare ·
- European rabbit ·
- Fieldfare ·
- Gadwall ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Mallard ·
- Mistle thrush ·
- Northern shoveler ·
- Red fox ·
- Red-legged partridge ·
- Redwing ·
- Rock dove ·
- Song thrush ·
- Stock dove ·
February
March
- Closes
August
- Opens
September
- Opens
- Closes
October
- Opens
- Fieldfare ·
- Mistle thrush ·
- Redwing ·
- Song thrush ·
- Stock dove ·
- Carrion crow ·
- Common pheasant ·
- Common snipe ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European rabbit ·
- Gadwall ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Mallard ·
- Northern shoveler ·
- Red deer ·
- Red fox ·
- Rock dove ·
- Closes
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
November
- Opens
Notes
- Protected species; no open season.
- Also 1 Apr – 31 May, only by stalking or from a hide.
- Also open 1 Oct – 31 Oct.
- Also in the summer season (media veda): 15 Aug – 15 Sep.
- Source
- Diputación Foral de Álava
- Legal basis
- Orden Foral 225/2026, de 17 de julio, del Departamento de Agricultura, por la que se establece la normativa reguladora de la caza en el Territorio Histórico de Álava para la temporada 2026-2027 (BOTHA núm. 84, de 24 de julio de 2026)
- Published
Álava'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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