Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Castile and León
Castile and León: 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.
Castile and León’s own seasons, from its annual order (orden de vedas). The order in force prevails.
Big game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Red deer | Stag1 | – |
| Hind1 | – | |
| Calf1 | – | |
| Fallow deer | Buck1 | – |
| Doe1 | – | |
| Calf1 | – | |
| Roe deer | Buck2 | – |
| Doe2 | – | |
| Pyrenean chamois | Buck3 | – |
| Doe3 | – | |
| Iberian ibex | Buck4 | – |
| Doe4 | – | |
| Mouflon | Ram5 | All year |
| Ewe5 | All year | |
| Lamb5 | All year | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes6 | – |
| Brown bear | Both sexes7 | No open season |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Red-legged partridge | Both sexes | – |
| Common pheasant | Both sexes | – |
| European hare | Both sexes8 | – |
| Iberian hare | Both sexes8 | – |
| European rabbit | Both sexes9 | – |
| Mallard | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes | – |
| Gadwall | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Northern shoveler | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes | – |
| Greylag goose | Both sexes | – |
| Common snipe | Both sexes | – |
| Jack snipe | Both sexes | – |
| Northern lapwing | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes | – |
| Song thrush | Both sexes10 | – |
| Mistle thrush | Both sexes10 | – |
| Redwing | Both sexes10 | – |
| Fieldfare | Both sexes10 | – |
| Stock dove | Both sexes10 | – |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes1110 | – |
| Rock dove | Both sexes1110 | – |
| Common quail | Both sexes | – |
| European turtle dove | Both sexes12 | – |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Red fox | Both sexes9 | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes9 | – |
| Carrion crow | Both sexes9 | – |
| Eurasian lynx | Both sexes7 | No open season |
| European wildcat | Both sexes7 | No open season |
| Eurasian otter | Both sexes7 | No open season |
Where Castile and León differs from the rest of Spain
Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Spain:
- Red deer (Stag): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Red deer (Hind): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Red deer (Calf): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Fallow deer (Buck): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Fallow deer (Doe): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Fallow deer (Calf): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Roe deer (Buck): – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Roe deer (Doe): – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Pyrenean chamois (Buck): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Pyrenean chamois (Doe): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Iberian ibex (Buck): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Iberian ibex (Doe): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Mouflon (Ram): All year · everywhere in Spain: –
- Mouflon (Ewe): All year · everywhere in Spain: –
- Mouflon (Lamb): All year · everywhere in Spain: –
- Wild boar: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Red-legged partridge: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Common pheasant: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- European hare: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Iberian hare: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- European rabbit: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Mallard: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Eurasian teal: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Gadwall: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Northern shoveler: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Eurasian coot: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Greylag goose: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Common snipe: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Northern lapwing: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Eurasian woodcock: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Song thrush: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Mistle thrush: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Redwing: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Fieldfare: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Stock dove: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Common wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Rock dove: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Common quail: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- European turtle dove: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Red fox: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Eurasian magpie: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Carrion crow: – · not open everywhere in Spain
Openings and closings by month
January
- Closes
- Carrion crow ·
- Common pheasant ·
- Common snipe ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian wigeon ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European hare ·
- European rabbit ·
- Fieldfare ·
- Gadwall ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Iberian hare ·
- Jack snipe ·
- Mallard ·
- Mistle thrush ·
- Northern lapwing ·
- Northern shoveler ·
- Red fox ·
- Red-legged partridge ·
- Redwing ·
- Rock dove ·
- Song thrush ·
- Stock dove ·
February
- Closes
- Fallow deer (Buck, Doe, Calf) ·
- Red deer (Stag, Hind, Calf) ·
- Wild boar ·
April
- Opens
- Roe deer (Buck, Doe) ·
August
- Opens
- Closes
- Roe deer (Buck, Doe) ·
September
- Opens
- Pyrenean chamois (Buck, Doe) ·
- Fallow deer (Buck, Doe, Calf) ·
- Red deer (Stag, Hind, Calf) ·
- Iberian ibex (Buck, Doe) ·
- Wild boar ·
- Closes
October
- Opens
- Carrion crow ·
- Common pheasant ·
- Common snipe ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian wigeon ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European hare ·
- European rabbit ·
- Fieldfare ·
- Gadwall ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Iberian hare ·
- Jack snipe ·
- Mallard ·
- Mistle thrush ·
- Northern lapwing ·
- Northern shoveler ·
- Red fox ·
- Red-legged partridge ·
- Redwing ·
- Rock dove ·
- Song thrush ·
- Stock dove ·
November
- Closes
- Pyrenean chamois (Buck, Doe) ·
December
- Closes
- Iberian ibex (Buck, Doe) ·
Notes
- Until the fourth Saturday of September (26 September in 2026) only by stalking or from a hide.
- Both sexes also 1 September to the second Sunday of October (11 October in 2026); does also 1 January to the fourth Sunday of February. Closed 3–31 August.
- Also 1 May to 15 July.
- Also 1 March to 30 June.
- All year by stalking or from a hide; by every method from the fourth Sunday of September to the fourth Sunday of February.
- Also during the roe deer periods, while hunting roe deer.
- Protected species; no open season.
- Coursing with greyhounds from 12 October.
- Also in the media veda: 15 August to the third Sunday of September (20 September in 2026).
- On migration passes (pasos) also 1 October to the second Sunday of February (14 February in 2027).
- Also in the media veda: 25 August to the third Sunday of September (20 September in 2026).
- Only in hunting grounds allocated part of the national quota.
- Source
- Comunidades autónomas (órdenes anuales de vedas 2026-2027)
- Legal basis
- Ley 42/2007, de 13 de diciembre, del Patrimonio Natural y de la Biodiversidad, art. 65; órdenes anuales de vedas de cada comunidad autónoma
- Published
Castile and León'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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