Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Basel-Country
Basel-Country: 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-Country'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 | – | |
| Chamois | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Kid | – | |
| Roe deer | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Fawn | – | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes | – |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| European hare | Both sexes | – |
| Mallard | Both sexes | – |
| Great cormorant | Both sexes | – |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian collared dove | Both sexes | – |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
| European badger | Both sexes | – |
| Stone marten | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian jay | Both sexes | – |
| Carrion crow | Both sexes | – |
| Rook | Both sexes | – |
| Hooded crow | Both sexes | – |
| Common raven | Both sexes | – |
Where Basel-Country 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
- Chamois (Buck): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Chamois (Doe): – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Chamois (Kid): – · 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
- Wild boar: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- European hare: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Mallard: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Great cormorant: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Common wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Eurasian collared dove: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Red fox: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- European badger: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Stone marten: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Eurasian magpie: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Eurasian jay: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Carrion crow: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Rook: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Hooded crow: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Common raven: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
Openings and closings by month
January
- Closes
- European badger ·
- Mallard ·
- Red deer (Stag, Hind, Calf) ·
February
- Closes
May
- Opens
- Roe deer (Buck) ·
June
- 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) ·
- Rook ·
September
- Opens
- Great cormorant ·
- Mallard ·
- Roe deer (Fawn) ·
- Stone marten ·
- Wild boar ·
- Roe deer (Doe) ·
October
- Opens
December
- Closes
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- European hare ·
- Roe deer (Buck, Doe, Fawn) ·
- Source
- Kanton Basel-Landschaft
- Legal basis
- Bundesgesetz über die Jagd und den Schutz wildlebender Säugetiere und Vögel (JSG, SR 922.0)
- Published
Basel-Country'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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