Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated 1 Oct 2026

Mute swan hunting seasons

Name: Mute swan hunting seasons
Creator: HunTracker
License: https://huntracker.app/terms

Mute swan (Cygnus olor): the open season in every country HunTracker covers, by sex and age class.

Country	Sex / age class	Open season
Austria¹	Both sexes²	1 Sep – 30 Sep
Germany³	Both sexes⁴	1 Nov – 15 Feb

Notes

Austria: Provincial hunting laws (Landesjagdgesetze) may establish differing seasons and local closed periods.
Austria: Dates open in every part of the country where the species is hunted; areas may set other dates or protect it – pick your area in the app.
Germany: Federal hunting season. The 16 federal states (Bundesländer) may establish different or more restrictive seasons in their own regulations.
Germany: Dates open in every part of the country where the species is hunted; areas may set other dates or protect it – pick your area in the app.

Austria: Ämter der Landesregierungen (Landesrecht, RIS)
Landesjagdgesetze und Jagd-/Schonzeitenverordnungen der neun Bundesländer
Germany: Deutscher Jagdverband (DJV) / BMEL
Bundesjagdgesetz (BJagdG) § 22, Verordnung über die Jagdzeiten (JagdzeitV 1977)

Season information in the app is for guidance only. Always check current legislation and local rules before you hunt.

HunTracker opens on the country you are in, shows what is open today, and tells you when a season opens or closes.