Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Gävleborg
Gävleborg: the open seasons for every game species, class by class, and where they differ from the dates that hold everywhere in Sweden. The HunTracker app carries the same dates, opens on the country you are in and shows what is open today.
Gävleborg's own seasons: the national dates with the area's main deviations. The area's regulation in force prevails.
Big game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Wild boar | Sow | – |
| Boar | – | |
| Piglet | – | |
| Fallow deer | Both sexes | – |
| Calf | – | |
| Doe | – | |
| Red deer | Both sexes | – |
| Calf | – | |
| Roe deer | Buck | – |
| Fawn | – | |
| Both sexes | – | |
| Moose | Bull | – |
| Cow | – | |
| Calf | – | |
| Brown bear | Both sexes | All year |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| European hare | Both sexes | – |
| Mountain hare | Both sexes | – |
| Greylag goose | Both sexes | – |
| Canada goose | Both sexes | – |
| Common goldeneye | Both sexes | – |
| Tufted duck | Both sexes | – |
| Common scoter | Both sexes | – |
| Western capercaillie | Both sexes | – |
| Cock | – | |
| Black grouse | Both sexes | – |
| Cock | – | |
| Grey partridge | Both sexes | – |
| Common pheasant | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes | – |
| Mallard | Both sexes | – |
| Ptarmigan | Both sexes | – |
| Hazel grouse | Both sexes | – |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes | – |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| European polecat | Both sexes | – |
| European badger | Both sexes | – |
| Mew gull | Both sexes | – |
| European herring gull | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian jay | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes | – |
| Hooded crow | Both sexes | – |
| Grey wolf | Both sexes | All year |
| Eurasian lynx | Both sexes | All year |
| Wolverine | Both sexes | All year |
| Grey seal | Both sexes | All year |
| Harbour seal | Both sexes | All year |
| Eurasian beaver | Both sexes | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
| European pine marten | Both sexes | – |
Where Gävleborg differs from the rest of Sweden
Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Sweden:
- Mountain hare: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Greylag goose: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Canada goose: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Western capercaillie: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Western capercaillie (Cock): – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Black grouse: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Black grouse (Cock): – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Ptarmigan: – · not open everywhere in Sweden
- Hazel grouse: – · not open everywhere in Sweden
- Common wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Eurasian magpie: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Hooded crow: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Eurasian beaver: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Red fox: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- European pine marten: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
Openings and closings by month
January
- Closes
- Canada goose ·
- Common goldeneye ·
- Common pheasant ·
- Common scoter ·
- European badger ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Moose (Bull, Cow, Calf) ·
- Red deer ·
- Roe deer ·
- Tufted duck ·
- Wild boar (Sow) ·
February
- Closes
- Black grouse (Cock) ·
- Western capercaillie (Cock) ·
- European hare ·
- European polecat ·
- Fallow deer ·
- Mew gull ·
- Mountain hare ·
March
- Closes
April
- Opens
- Wild boar (Sow) ·
- Closes
May
- Closes
July
- Opens
August
- Opens
- Common wood pigeon ·
- European badger ·
- European herring gull ·
- Red fox ·
- Canada goose ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Mew gull ·
- Red deer (Calf) ·
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
- Common goldeneye ·
- Eurasian jay ·
- Tufted duck ·
- Black grouse ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian wigeon ·
- Hazel grouse ·
- Mallard ·
- Ptarmigan ·
- Western capercaillie ·
September
- Opens
- European hare ·
- European pine marten ·
- European polecat ·
- Fallow deer (Calf) ·
- Mountain hare ·
- Roe deer (Fawn) ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- Grey partridge ·
- Common scoter ·
- Closes
- Fallow deer (Calf) ·
- Roe deer (Buck, Fawn) ·
October
- Opens
- Common pheasant ·
- Eurasian beaver ·
- Fallow deer ·
- Roe deer ·
- Moose (Bull, Cow, Calf) ·
- Red deer ·
- Fallow deer (Doe) ·
November
- Opens
- Black grouse (Cock) ·
- Western capercaillie (Cock) ·
- Closes
- Black grouse ·
- Fallow deer (Doe) ·
- Hazel grouse ·
- Ptarmigan ·
- Western capercaillie ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian wigeon ·
- Grey partridge ·
- Mallard ·
December
- Closes
- Source
- Naturvårdsverket (Swedish EPA) / Svenska Jägareförbundet
- Legal basis
- Jaktförordning (1987:905), Svensk författningssamling
- Published
Gävleborg's own regulations prevail: they can add closures, quotas or restrictions not shown here. Season information in the app is for guidance only. Always check current legislation and local rules before you hunt.
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