Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Carrion crow hunting seasons
Carrion crow (Corvus corone): the open season in every country HunTracker covers, by sex and age class.
| Country | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| France1 | Both sexes | – |
| Spain2 | Both sexes3 | – |
| Switzerland4 | Both sexes | – |
| United Kingdom | Both sexes5 | No open season |
Notes
- France: National framework (Code de l’environnement); each département’s prefectural order sets the actual dates. General opening shown for 2026–27 as the third Sunday of September; earlier in much of the south and in Corsica.
- Spain: Seasons are set by each autonomous community. Shown: Castilla y León’s permanent periods (Ley 4/2021, Annex II), dated for 2026–27; other communities’ annual orders (órdenes de vedas) differ.
- Spain: Also in the media veda: 15 August to the third Sunday of September (20 September in 2026).
- Switzerland: Federal framework seasons under the Swiss Federal Hunting Act (JSG). The 26 cantons annual regulations take precedence.
- United Kingdom: No open season: may only be shot under a general licence, for the purposes it lists (such as preventing crop damage).
Sources
- France
- Office français de la biodiversité (OFB) / Ministère de la Transition écologique
Code de l'environnement, art. R424-4 à R424-9 ; arrêtés ministériels du 24 mars 2006 et du 19 janvier 2009 - Spain
- Junta de Castilla y León / comunidades autónomas
Ley 4/2021, de 1 de julio, de Caza y de Gestión Sostenible de los Recursos Cinegéticos de Castilla y León, anexo II - Switzerland
- Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) / JagdSchweiz
Bundesgesetz über die Jagd und den Schutz wildlebender Säugetiere und Vögel (JSG, SR 922.0) - United Kingdom
- BASC / legislation.gov.uk
Deer Act 1991; Game Act 1831; Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; Deer (Close Seasons) (Scotland) Order 1984, as amended 2023; Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985
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