Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Bern
Bern: 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.
Bern'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 | Stag1 | – |
| Hind1 | – | |
| Calf1 | – | |
| Roe deer | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Fawn | – | |
| Chamois | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Kid | – | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes | – |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| European hare | Both sexes | – |
| Common pheasant | Cock | – |
| Eurasian collared dove | Both sexes | – |
| Mountain hare | Both sexes | – |
| Mallard | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes | – |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes2 | – |
| Tufted duck | Both sexes | – |
| Common pochard | Both sexes | – |
| Great cormorant | Both sexes | – |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| Marmot | Both sexes | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
| European badger | Both sexes | – |
| European pine marten | Both sexes | – |
| Stone marten | Both sexes | – |
| Hooded crow | Both sexes | – |
| Carrion crow | Both sexes | – |
| Rook | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian jay | Both sexes | – |
| Common raven | Both sexes | – |
Where Bern 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
- European hare: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Common pheasant (Cock): – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Eurasian collared dove: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Mountain hare: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Mallard: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Eurasian coot: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Common wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Eurasian woodcock: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Tufted duck: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Common pochard: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Great cormorant: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Marmot: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Red fox: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- European badger: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- European pine marten: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Stone marten: – · 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
- Common raven: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
Openings and closings by month
January
- Closes
February
- Closes
August
- Opens
September
- Opens
- Carrion crow ·
- Common raven ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Eurasian jay ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- European badger ·
- European pine marten ·
- Great cormorant ·
- Hooded crow ·
- Mallard ·
- Red fox ·
- Rook ·
- Stone marten ·
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Marmot ·
- Closes
October
- Opens
- Common pheasant (Cock) ·
- Common pochard ·
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European hare ·
- Roe deer (Buck, Doe, Fawn) ·
- Tufted duck ·
- Red deer (Stag, Hind, Calf) ·
November
- Opens
- Closes
- Common pheasant (Cock) ·
- Common raven ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European hare ·
- Mountain hare ·
- Red deer (Stag, Hind, Calf) ·
- Roe deer (Buck, Doe, Fawn) ·
December
- Closes
Notes
- Also open 1 Sep – 20 Sep.
- Only on the days or in the blocks set out in the cantonal order.
- Source
- Kanton Bern
- Legal basis
- Bundesgesetz über die Jagd und den Schutz wildlebender Säugetiere und Vögel (JSG, SR 922.0)
- Published
Bern'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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