Notes

1. Ireland: Muntjac may be shot with firearms all year.
2. Ireland: Deer may be shot with firearms only, and an NPWS deer hunting licence is required.
3. United Kingdom: England and Wales only.

Sources

Ireland

National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)
Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) Order 1979 (S.I. No. 192 of 1979), First Schedule Part 1 as substituted by the Wildlife (Wild Birds) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 421 of 2023, Iris Oifigiúil 29 August 2023); Wildlife (Wild Mammals) (Open Seasons) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 550 of 2005), Schedule as substituted by the Wildlife (Wild Mammals) (Open Seasons) (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 66 of 2024, Iris Oifigiúil 1 March 2024), made under the Wildlife Act 1976

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

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

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