Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated

European polecat hunting seasons

European polecat (Mustela putorius): the open season in every country HunTracker covers, by sex and age class.

CountrySex / age classOpen season
Germany1Both sexes –
HungaryBoth sexes2 –
Poland3Both sexes –
Romania4Both sexes –
Sweden5Both sexes –

Notes

  1. Germany: Federal hunting season. The 16 federal states (Bundesländer) may establish different or more restrictive seasons in their own regulations.
  2. Hungary: During the breeding period control is only permitted with specific authorisation from the hunting authority.
  3. Poland: Hunting seasons under the Regulation of the Minister of the Environment of 2005 as amended.
  4. Romania: Seasons pursuant to Annex 1 of Hunting Law No. 407/2006. Harvests are subject to annual ministerial quotas and permits.
  5. Sweden: Swedish Hunting Ordinance (Jaktförordning). Regional variations by län (county) apply.

Sources

Germany
Deutscher Jagdverband (DJV) / BMEL
Bundesjagdgesetz (BJagdG) § 22, Verordnung über die Jagdzeiten (JagdzeitV 1977)
Hungary
Országos Magyar Vadászkamara (OMVK)
79/2004. (V. 4.) FVM rendelet, 5. számú melléklet I. rész
Poland
Polski Związek Łowiecki (PZŁ) / Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska
Rozporządzenie Ministra Środowiska z dnia 16 marca 2005 r. (Dz.U. 2005 nr 48 poz. 459 ze zm.)
Romania
Ministerul Mediului, Apelor și Pădurilor (MMAP) / Romsilva
Legea vânătorii și a protecției fondului cinegetic nr. 407/2006, Anexa nr. 1
Sweden
Naturvårdsverket (Swedish EPA) / Svenska Jägareförbundet
Jaktförordning (1987:905), Svensk författningssamling

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