Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Galicia
Galicia: 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.
Galicia’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 sexes | – |
| Iberian ibex | Buck23 | – |
| Doe3 | – | |
| Mouflon | Both sexes | – |
| Red deer | Both sexes | – |
| Roe deer | Buck4 | – |
| Doe5 | No open season | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes4 | – |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Common pheasant | Both sexes | – |
| Common quail | Both sexes6 | – |
| Common snipe | Both sexes | No open season |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes6 | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes | No open season |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes7 | – |
| European rabbit | Both sexes | – |
| Fieldfare | Both sexes | – |
| Gadwall | Both sexes | No open season |
| 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 | No open season |
| Northern shoveler | Both sexes | No open season |
| Redwing | Both sexes | – |
| Red-legged partridge | Both sexes | – |
| Rock dove | Both sexes | No open season |
| Song thrush | Both sexes | – |
| Stock dove | Both sexes | No open season |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes | No open season |
| European turtle dove | Both sexes89 | – |
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 sexes | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
Where Galicia 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
- Wild boar: – · 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: No open season
- 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: No open season
- Northern shoveler: No open season
- Redwing: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Red-legged partridge: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Song thrush: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Stock dove: No open season
- Eurasian teal: No open season
- 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
February
August
- Opens
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
- Wild boar ·
- European turtle dove ·
September
- Opens
- Red fox ·
- Fallow deer ·
- Mouflon ·
- Red deer ·
- Iberian ibex (Buck, Doe) ·
- Closes
October
- Opens
- Closes
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
- Iberian ibex (Buck, Doe) ·
November
- Closes
Notes
- Protected species; no open season.
- Also open 14 Dec – 14 Mar.
- Only in the O Xurés hunting grounds.
- Also 1 Apr – 31 Jul, only by stalking or from a hide.
- Only culling of adult does under an approved plan: 5 Sep – 17 Oct or 7 Jan – 13 Feb.
- In the Antela lagoon hunting grounds (Ourense) also 22 Aug – 13 Sep, with authorisation.
- Also open 7 Jan – 7 Feb.
- Only in hunting grounds allocated part of the national quota.
- Only in the Antela lagoon hunting grounds (Ourense), with authorisation.
- Source
- Xunta de Galicia
- Legal basis
- Resolución de 13 de mayo de 2026, de la Dirección General de Patrimonio Natural, por la que se determinan las épocas hábiles de caza, las medidas de control por daños y los regímenes especiales por especies durante la temporada 2026/27 (DOG núm. 91, de 19 de mayo de 2026)
- Published
Galicia'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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