Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated

Chamois hunting seasons

Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra): the open season in every country HunTracker covers, by sex and age class.

CountrySex / age classOpen season
Austria1Buck –
Doe –
Kid –
Czechia2Both sexes –
Germany3Buck –
Doe –
Kid –
Italy4Buck –
Doe –
Kid –
Romania5Buck –
Doe –
Slovakia6Both sexes –
Switzerland7Buck –
Doe –
Kid –

Notes

  1. Austria: Provincial hunting laws (Landesjagdgesetze) may establish differing seasons and local closed periods.
  2. Czechia: Transitional measures and emergency measures under Decree 245/2002 Sb. § 2a take precedence.
  3. Germany: Federal hunting season. The 16 federal states (Bundesländer) may establish different or more restrictive seasons in their own regulations.
  4. Italy: National season framework under Art. 18 of Law 157/1992. Regions may restrict the season in their annual calendars.
  5. Romania: Seasons pursuant to Annex 1 of Hunting Law No. 407/2006. Harvests are subject to annual ministerial quotas and permits.
  6. Slovakia: National hunting seasons under Section 71 of Decree 344/2009 Z. z. Territorial restrictions may apply.
  7. Switzerland: Federal framework seasons under the Swiss Federal Hunting Act (JSG). The 26 cantons annual regulations take precedence.

Sources

Austria
Österreichischer Jagdverband (ÖJV)
Landesjagdgesetze der 9 Bundesländer (z.B. NÖ Jagdgesetz 1974, Stmk Jagdgesetz 1986)
Czechia
Českomoravská myslivecká jednota (ČMMJ)
Vyhláška č. 245/2002 Sb. o době lovu jednotlivých druhů zvěře, ve znění pozdějších předpisů (přechodná úprava § 2a do 31. 3. 2030)
Germany
Deutscher Jagdverband (DJV) / BMEL
Bundesjagdgesetz (BJagdG) § 22, Verordnung über die Jagdzeiten (JagdzeitV 1977)
Italy
Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica (MASE) / ISPRA
Legge 11 febbraio 1992, n. 157, art. 18
Romania
Ministerul Mediului, Apelor și Pădurilor (MMAP) / Romsilva
Legea vânătorii și a protecției fondului cinegetic nr. 407/2006, Anexa nr. 1
Slovakia
Slovenská poľovnícka komora (SPK) / MPRV SR
Vyhláška Ministerstva pôdohospodárstva SR č. 344/2009 Z. z., § 71
Switzerland
Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) / JagdSchweiz
Bundesgesetz über die Jagd und den Schutz wildlebender Säugetiere und Vögel (JSG, SR 922.0)

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