Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Madrid
Madrid: 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.
Madrid’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 | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Mouflon | Both sexes | – |
| Red deer | Both sexes | – |
| Roe deer | Buck4 | – |
| Doe5 | – | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes | – |
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 sexes7 | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes | No open season |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes | No open season |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes6 | No open season |
| European rabbit | Both sexes7 | – |
| Fieldfare | Both sexes6 | No open season |
| 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 | No open season |
| Mistle thrush | Both sexes | – |
| Northern lapwing | Both sexes | No open season |
| Northern shoveler | Both sexes | No open season |
| Redwing | Both sexes6 | No open season |
| Red-legged partridge | Both sexes6 | No open season |
| Rock dove | Both sexes6 | – |
| Song thrush | Both sexes | – |
| Stock dove | Both sexes6 | 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 sexes6 | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes6 | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes7 | – |
Where Madrid 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: – · 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: No open season
- Eurasian wigeon: No open season
- Eurasian woodcock: No open season
- European rabbit: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Fieldfare: No open season
- Gadwall: No open season
- Greylag goose: No open season
- Iberian hare: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Jack snipe: No open season
- Mallard: No open season
- Mistle thrush: – · everywhere in Spain: –
- Northern lapwing: No open season
- Northern shoveler: No open season
- Redwing: No open season
- Red-legged partridge: No open season
- Rock dove: – · not open 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
- Common pheasant ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- European rabbit ·
- Iberian hare ·
- Iberian ibex (Buck, Doe) ·
- Mistle thrush ·
- Red fox ·
- Song thrush ·
February
- Closes
- Fallow deer ·
- Mouflon ·
- Red deer ·
- Wild boar ·
April
- Opens
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
July
- Closes
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
August
- Opens
September
- Opens
- Fallow deer ·
- Mouflon ·
- Red deer ·
- Roe deer (Doe) ·
- Closes
October
- Opens
- Iberian ibex (Buck, Doe) ·
- Common pheasant ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- European rabbit ·
- Iberian hare ·
- Mistle thrush ·
- Red fox ·
- Song thrush ·
- Wild boar ·
- Closes
- Roe deer (Doe) ·
Notes
- Protected species; no open season.
- Also open 1 Mar – 31 Mar.
- Also open 1 Apr – 30 Jun.
- Also open 1 Sep – 15 Oct.
- Also open 1 Jan – 31 Jan.
- General season (8 Oct – 31 Jan) suspended by a provisional order of the Madrid High Court of 6 October 2026; birds released in authorised releases and on commercial estates excepted.
- Also in the summer season (media veda): 20 Aug – 20 Sep.
- Only in hunting grounds allocated part of the national quota.
- Only on 22 Aug, 23 Aug, 5 Sep and 6 Sep.
- Source
- Comunidad de Madrid
- Legal basis
- Orden 2511/2026, de 25 de junio, de la Consejería de Medio Ambiente, Agricultura e Interior, por la que se fijan las limitaciones y épocas hábiles de caza que regirán durante la temporada 2026-2027 (BOCM núm. 159, de 6 de julio de 2026); Auto del TSJ de Madrid de 6 de octubre de 2026 (suspensión cautelar)
- Published
Madrid'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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