Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated
Hunting seasons in Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel: 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.
Neuchâtel'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roe deer | Buck | – |
| Doe | – | |
| Fawn | – | |
| Chamois | Buck1 | – |
| Doe1 | – | |
| Kid1 | – | |
| Wild boar | Both sexes | – |
Small game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| European hare | Both sexes1 | – |
| Common wood pigeon | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian collared dove | Both sexes | – |
| Mallard | Both sexes2 | – |
| Eurasian teal | Both sexes2 | – |
| Eurasian wigeon | Both sexes2 | – |
| Gadwall | Both sexes2 | – |
| Northern pintail | Both sexes2 | – |
| Garganey | Both sexes2 | – |
| Northern shoveler | Both sexes2 | – |
| Common pochard | Both sexes2 | – |
| Tufted duck | Both sexes2 | – |
| Greater scaup | Both sexes2 | – |
| Common eider | Both sexes2 | – |
| Long-tailed duck | Both sexes2 | – |
| Common scoter | Both sexes2 | – |
| Velvet scoter | Both sexes2 | – |
| Common goldeneye | Both sexes2 | – |
| Eurasian coot | Both sexes2 | – |
| Great cormorant | Both sexes2 | – |
| Eurasian woodcock | Both sexes | – |
Predators and other game
| Species | Sex / age class | Open season |
|---|---|---|
| European pine marten | Both sexes | – |
| Stone marten | Both sexes | – |
| Carrion crow | Both sexes | – |
| Hooded crow | Both sexes | – |
| Rook | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian magpie | Both sexes | – |
| Eurasian jay | Both sexes | – |
| Red fox | Both sexes | – |
| European badger | Both sexes | – |
Where Neuchâtel differs from the rest of Switzerland
Compared with the dates that hold 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 wood pigeon: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Eurasian collared dove: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- Mallard: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Eurasian teal: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Eurasian wigeon: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Gadwall: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Northern pintail: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Garganey: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Northern shoveler: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Common pochard: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Tufted duck: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Greater scaup: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Common eider: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Long-tailed duck: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Common scoter: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Velvet scoter: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Common goldeneye: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Eurasian coot: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Great cormorant: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Eurasian woodcock: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- European pine marten: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Stone marten: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Carrion crow: – · not open everywhere in Switzerland
- Hooded 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
- Red fox: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
- European badger: – · everywhere in Switzerland: –
Openings and closings by month
January
- Closes
- European badger ·
- Red fox ·
- Common eider ·
- Common goldeneye ·
- Common pochard ·
- Common scoter ·
- Eurasian coot ·
- Eurasian teal ·
- Eurasian wigeon ·
- Gadwall ·
- Garganey ·
- Great cormorant ·
- Greater scaup ·
- Long-tailed duck ·
- Mallard ·
- Northern pintail ·
- Northern shoveler ·
- Tufted duck ·
- Velvet scoter ·
- Wild boar ·
August
- Opens
September
- Opens
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
- Closes
- Chamois (Buck, Doe, Kid) ·
October
- Opens
- Carrion crow ·
- Eurasian jay ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- European badger ·
- European pine marten ·
- Hooded crow ·
- Red fox ·
- Roe deer (Buck, Doe, Fawn) ·
- Rook ·
- Stone marten ·
- Eurasian woodcock ·
- European hare ·
- Closes
November
- Closes
- Carrion crow ·
- Common wood pigeon ·
- Eurasian collared dove ·
- Eurasian jay ·
- Eurasian magpie ·
- European pine marten ·
- Hooded crow ·
- Roe deer (Buck, Doe, Fawn) ·
- Rook ·
- Stone marten ·
December
- Opens
- Closes
Notes
- Only on the days or in the blocks set out in the cantonal order.
- Also open 1 Sep – 9 Nov.
- Source
- Canton de Neuchâtel
- Legal basis
- Bundesgesetz über die Jagd und den Schutz wildlebender Säugetiere und Vögel (JSG, SR 922.0)
- Published
Neuchâtel'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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