Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Skåne
Skåne: 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.
Skåne'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 | – |
| Greylag goose | Both sexes | – |
| Canada goose | Both sexes | – |
| Common goldeneye | Both sexes | – |
| Tufted duck | Both sexes | – |
| Common scoter | Both sexes | – |
| Grey partridge | Both sexes | – |
| Common pheasant | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes | – |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Mountain hare | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes | – |
| Mallard | Both sexes | – |
| Greater white-fronted goose | Both sexes | – |
| Western capercaillie | Cock1 | – |
| Black grouse | Cock1 | – |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian beaver | Both sexes | – |
| European polecat | Both sexes | – |
| European pine marten | 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 |
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
| Rook | Both sexes | – |
Where Skåne differs from the rest of Sweden
Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Sweden:
- Greylag goose: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Canada goose: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Eurasian wigeon: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Eurasian teal: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Mallard: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Greater white-fronted goose: – · not open everywhere in Sweden
- Eurasian magpie: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Hooded crow: – · everywhere in Sweden: –
- Rook: – · not open everywhere in Sweden
Openings and closings by month
January
- Opens
- Black grouse (Cock) ·
- Western capercaillie (Cock) ·
- Closes
- Black grouse (Cock) ·
- Canada goose ·
- Common goldeneye ·
- Common pheasant ·
- Common scoter ·
- European badger ·
- Greater white-fronted goose ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Moose (Bull, Cow, Calf) ·
- Red deer ·
- Roe deer ·
- Rook ·
- Tufted duck ·
- Western capercaillie (Cock) ·
- Wild boar (Sow) ·
February
- Closes
March
- Closes
April
- Opens
- Wild boar (Sow) ·
- Closes
May
- Closes
July
- Opens
- Eurasian magpie ·
- Hooded crow ·
- Rook ·
August
- Opens
- European badger ·
- European herring gull ·
- Red fox ·
- Canada goose ·
- Greylag goose ·
- Mew gull ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Red deer (Calf) ·
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
- Common goldeneye ·
- Eurasian jay ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian wigeon ·
- Mallard ·
- Tufted duck ·
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 ·
- Greater white-fronted goose ·
- Roe deer ·
- Moose (Bull, Cow, Calf) ·
- Red deer ·
- Fallow deer (Doe) ·
November
- Closes
- Fallow deer (Doe) ·
- Grey partridge ·
December
- Closes
Notes
- Also open 1 Sep – 15 Sep.
- Source
- Naturvårdsverket (Swedish EPA) / Svenska Jägareförbundet
- Legal basis
- Jaktförordning (1987:905), Svensk författningssamling
- Published
Skåne'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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