Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Basel-City
Basel-City: the open seasons for every game species, class by class, and where they differ from the dates that hold everywhere in Switzerland. The HunTracker app carries the same dates, opens on the country you are in and shows what is open today.
Basel-City'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Red deer | Stag | – |
| Hind | – | |
| Calf | – | |
| Roe deer | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Fawn | – | |
| Chamois | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Kid | – | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes | – |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain hare | Both sexes | – |
| European rabbit | Both sexes | – |
| Rock ptarmigan | Both sexes | – |
| Common pheasant | Cock | – |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian collared dove | Both sexes | – |
| Mallard | Both sexes | – |
| Great cormorant | Both sexes | – |
| European hare | Both sexes | No open season |
| Black grouse | Cock | No open season |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes | No open season |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes | No open season |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes | No open season |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes | No open season |
| Gadwall | Both sexes | No open season |
| Northern pintail | Both sexes | No open season |
| Garganey | Both sexes | No open season |
| Northern shoveler | Both sexes | No open season |
| Common pochard | Both sexes | No open season |
| Tufted duck | Both sexes | No open season |
| Greater scaup | Both sexes | No open season |
| Common eider | Both sexes | No open season |
| Long-tailed duck | Both sexes | No open season |
| Common scoter | Both sexes | No open season |
| Velvet scoter | Both sexes | No open season |
| Common goldeneye | Both sexes | No open season |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Marmot | Both sexes | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
| European badger | Both sexes | – |
| Stone marten | Both sexes | – |
| Common raven | Both sexes | – |
| Hooded crow | Both sexes | – |
| Carrion crow | Both sexes | – |
| Rook | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian jay | Both sexes | – |
| European pine marten | Both sexes | No open season |
Where Basel-City differs from the rest of Switzerland
Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Switzerland:
- Red deer (Stag): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Red deer (Hind): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Red deer (Calf): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Roe deer (Buck): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Roe deer (Doe): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Roe deer (Fawn): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Chamois (Buck): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Chamois (Doe): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Chamois (Kid): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Wild boar: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Mountain hare: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- European rabbit: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Rock ptarmigan: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Common pheasant (Cock): – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Common wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Eurasian collared dove: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Mallard: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Great cormorant: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Black grouse (Cock): No open season · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Eurasian woodcock: No open season · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Marmot: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Red fox: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- European badger: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Stone marten: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Common raven: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Hooded crow: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Carrion crow: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Rook: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Eurasian magpie: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Eurasian jay: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
Openings and closings by month
January
- Closes
- European badger ·
- Common pheasant (Cock) ·
- Mallard ·
- Red deer (Stag, Hind, Calf) ·
- Roe deer (Buck, Doe, Fawn) ·
February
- Closes
May
- Opens
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
June
- Opens
July
- Opens
August
- Opens
- Carrion crow ·
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Common raven ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Eurasian jay ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- Hooded crow ·
- Red deer (Stag, Hind, Calf) ·
- Roe deer (Doe) ·
- Rook ·
September
- Opens
- Common pheasant (Cock) ·
- Great cormorant ·
- Mallard ·
- Marmot ·
- Roe deer (Fawn) ·
- Stone marten ·
October
- Opens
- Closes
- Marmot ·
November
- Closes
December
- Closes
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- European rabbit ·
- Mountain hare ·
- Source
- Kanton Basel-Stadt
- Legal basis
- Bundesgesetz über die Jagd und den Schutz wildlebender Säugetiere und Vögel (JSG, SR 922.0)
- Published
Basel-City'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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