Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Cantabria
Cantabria: 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.
Cantabria’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 |
| Pyrenean chamois | Buck23 | – |
| Doe3 | – | |
| Red deer | Both sexes3 | – |
| Roe deer | Buck43 | – |
| Doe3 | – | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes3 | – |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Common pheasant | Both sexes3 | – |
| Common quail | Both sexes53 | – |
| Common snipe | Both sexes3 | – |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes63 | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes3 | No open season |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes3 | – |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes3 | – |
| European hare | Both sexes3 | – |
| European rabbit | Both sexes3 | – |
| Fieldfare | Both sexes3 | – |
| Gadwall | Both sexes3 | – |
| Greylag goose | Both sexes3 | – |
| Iberian hare | Both sexes3 | – |
| Jack snipe | Both sexes3 | No open season |
| Mallard | Both sexes3 | – |
| Mistle thrush | Both sexes3 | – |
| Northern lapwing | Both sexes3 | No open season |
| Northern shoveler | Both sexes3 | – |
| Redwing | Both sexes3 | – |
| Red-legged partridge | Both sexes3 | – |
| Rock dove | Both sexes3 | – |
| Song thrush | Both sexes3 | – |
| Stock dove | Both sexes3 | No open season |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes3 | – |
| European turtle dove | Both sexes3 | 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 sexes63 | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes63 | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes3 | – |
Where Cantabria differs from the rest of Spain
Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Spain:
- Pyrenean chamois (Buck): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Pyrenean chamois (Doe): – · 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: No open season
- Eurasian wigeon: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- 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: –
- Iberian hare: – · 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: No open season
- 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
February
- Closes
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- Red fox ·
- Roe deer (Doe) ·
- Red deer ·
- Wild boar ·
April
- Opens
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
July
- Closes
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
August
- Opens
September
- Opens
- Pyrenean chamois (Buck, Doe) ·
- Red deer ·
- Wild boar ·
- Closes
October
- Opens
- Carrion crow ·
- Common pheasant ·
- Common snipe ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian wigeon ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European hare ·
- European rabbit ·
- Fieldfare ·
- Gadwall ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Iberian hare ·
- Mallard ·
- Mistle thrush ·
- Northern shoveler ·
- Red fox ·
- Red-legged partridge ·
- Redwing ·
- Rock dove ·
- Song thrush ·
November
- Closes
- Pyrenean chamois (Buck, Doe) ·
December
- Closes
Notes
- Protected species; no open season.
- Also open 1 May – 1 Jul.
- Except the Saja regional hunting reserve, which follows its own annual plan.
- Also open 1 Sep – 30 Sep.
- Also open 12 Oct – 31 Jan.
- Also in the summer season (media veda): 21 Aug – 10 Sep.
- Source
- Gobierno de Cantabria
- Legal basis
- Orden DES/07/2026, de 6 de marzo, por la que se regula la práctica de la caza en la Comunidad Autónoma de Cantabria durante la temporada 2026-2027 (BOC núm. 49, de 12 de marzo de 2026) (BOC, CVE-2026-1837)
- Published
Cantabria'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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