Notes

1. 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.
2. France: Before the general opening, only by stalking or from a hide, with prefectural authorisation; a hunting plan (plan de chasse) applies.
3. 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.
4. Spain: Also 1 May to 15 July.

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

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

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