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Hunting seasons · 2026/2027 · Updated

Hunting seasons in Kars

Kars: the open seasons for every game species, class by class, and where they differ from the dates that hold everywhere in Turkey. With Pro, the HunTracker app sends a notification on the day the main seasons open or close.

Kars's own seasons: the national dates with the area's main deviations. The area's regulation in force prevails.

Big game

SpeciesSex / age classOpen season
Wild boarBoth sexes1 –

Small game

SpeciesSex / age classOpen season
Common quailBoth sexes –
Chukar partridgeBoth sexes –
Grey partridgeBoth sexes –
Eurasian cootBoth sexes –
Greater white-fronted gooseBoth sexes –
MallardBoth sexes –
GadwallBoth sexes –
Eurasian tealBoth sexes –
Tufted duckBoth sexes –
Northern shovelerBoth sexes –
GarganeyBoth sexes –
Common wood pigeonBoth sexes –
Common blackbirdBoth sexes –
Song thrushBoth sexes –
Great cormorantBoth sexes –
European hareBoth sexes –
Common pochardBoth sexes2No open season
Common snipeBoth sexes2No open season
Eurasian wigeonBoth sexes2No open season
Eurasian woodcockBoth sexes2No open season
Ferruginous duckBoth sexes2No open season
Northern pintailBoth sexes2No open season
Rock doveBoth sexes2No open season
Sand partridgeBoth sexes2No open season
European turtle doveBoth sexes2No open season

Predators and other game

SpeciesSex / age classOpen season
Eurasian jayBoth sexes –
Western jackdawBoth sexes –
RookBoth sexes –
Hooded crowBoth sexes –
Eurasian magpieBoth sexes –
Golden jackalBoth sexes1 –
Red foxBoth sexes2No open season

Where Kars differs from the rest of Turkey

Compared with the dates that hold everywhere in Turkey:

  • Common blackbird: – · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Song thrush: – · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • European hare: – · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Common pochard: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Common snipe: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Eurasian wigeon: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Eurasian woodcock: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Ferruginous duck: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Northern pintail: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Rock dove: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Sand partridge: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • European turtle dove: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –
  • Red fox: No open season · everywhere in Turkey: –

Openings and closings by month

January

Closes

March

Closes

August

Opens

October

Opens

November

Closes

Notes

  1. Damage-control hunting may also be allowed outside the season.
  2. Protected in this province in the 2026–2027 hunting year.
Source
T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, DKMP Genel Müdürlüğü
Legal basis
2026–2027 Av Dönemi Merkez Av Komisyonu (MAK) Kararı
Published

Kars'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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