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