Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Castilla–La Mancha
Castilla–La Mancha: 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.
Castilla–La Mancha’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 |
| Fallow deer | Both sexes2 | – |
| Iberian ibex | Buck3 | – |
| Doe4 | – | |
| Mouflon | Both sexes | – |
| Red deer | Both sexes2 | – |
| Roe deer | Buck56 | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes7 | All year |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Common pheasant | Both sexes | – |
| Common quail | Both sexes | – |
| Common snipe | Both sexes | No open season |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes8 | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes | No open season |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes | – |
| European rabbit | Both sexes | – |
| Fieldfare | Both sexes | – |
| Gadwall | Both sexes | – |
| Greylag goose | Both sexes | No open season |
| Iberian hare | Both sexes | – |
| Jack snipe | Both sexes | No open season |
| Mallard | Both sexes | – |
| Mistle thrush | Both sexes | – |
| Northern lapwing | Both sexes | – |
| Northern shoveler | Both sexes | – |
| Redwing | Both sexes | – |
| Red-legged partridge | Both sexes | – |
| Rock dove | Both sexes8 | – |
| Song thrush | Both sexes | – |
| Stock dove | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes | – |
| European turtle dove | Both sexes9 | – |
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 sexes | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes8 | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
Where Castilla–La Mancha differs from the rest of Spain
Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Spain:
- Fallow deer: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Iberian ibex (Buck): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Iberian ibex (Doe): – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Mouflon: – · not open 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: All year · everywhere in Spain: –
- Common pheasant: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Common quail: – · not open everywhere in Spain
- Common snipe: No open season
- Common wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Eurasian coot: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Eurasian wigeon: No open season
- Eurasian woodcock: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- European rabbit: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Fieldfare: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Gadwall: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Greylag goose: No open season
- Iberian hare: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Jack snipe: No open season
- Mallard: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Mistle thrush: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Northern lapwing: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- 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: –
- European turtle dove: – · not open 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
- Closes
- Iberian ibex (Buck, Doe) ·
- Northern lapwing ·
- Iberian hare ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- Fieldfare ·
- Mallard ·
- Redwing ·
- Song thrush ·
- Stock dove ·
February
- Closes
- Carrion crow ·
- Common pheasant ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- European rabbit ·
- Mistle thrush ·
- Red fox ·
- Red-legged partridge ·
- Rock dove ·
- Fallow deer ·
- Mouflon ·
- Red deer ·
- Roe deer (Doe) ·
April
- Opens
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
July
- Closes
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
August
- Opens
- Closes
September
- Closes
October
- Opens
- Carrion crow ·
- Common pheasant ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European rabbit ·
- Fallow deer ·
- Fieldfare ·
- Iberian hare ·
- Mistle thrush ·
- Mouflon ·
- Northern lapwing ·
- Red deer ·
- Red fox ·
- Red-legged partridge ·
- Redwing ·
- Rock dove ·
- Song thrush ·
- Stock dove ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Gadwall ·
- Iberian ibex (Buck, Doe) ·
- Mallard ·
- Northern shoveler ·
- Roe deer (Doe) ·
December
- Closes
Notes
- Protected species; no open season.
- Also 1 Sep – 7 Oct, only by stalking or from a hide.
- Also open 1 Mar – 31 Mar.
- Also 16 Jan – 30 Apr, only by stalking or from a hide.
- Also open 1 Sep – 30 Sep.
- Also open 15 Oct – 15 Jan.
- Outside 8 Oct – 21 Feb only by stalking or from a hide.
- Also in the summer season (media veda): 20 Aug – 21 Sep.
- Only in hunting grounds allocated part of the national quota.
- Source
- Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha
- Legal basis
- Orden 83/2026, de 9 de junio, de la Consejería de Desarrollo Sostenible (DOCM núm. 110, de 12 de junio de 2026)
- Published
Castilla–La Mancha'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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