Hunting and Shooting Seasons

Fox Cub hunting August - November

Foxhunting November 1st - April (sometimes May)

Red deer (England only)

Autumn stags August 01st - end October 31st

Hinds November 1st - end February 28th

Spring stags February 28th - end April 30th

Roebuck April 2nd October 31st

Hare Hunting (harrier, beagle & basset packs) October - March (Note: in England & Wales it is illegal to kill hares on a Sunday or Christmas Day.)

Mink Hunting April - September

Shooting birds

Blackgame August 20th - December 10th

Capercaillie October 1st - January 31st

Grouse August 12th - December 10th

Partridge September 1st - February 1st

Pheasant October 1st - February 1st

Ptarmigan August 12th - December 10th

Common Snipe August 12th - January 31st

Woodcock (England & Wales) October 1st - January 31st

Woodcock (Scotland) September 1st - January 31st

Wild geese and duck

Below the High Water Mark of ordinary Spring Tides Sept 1st - Feb 20th

Elsewhere September 1st - January 31st

Golden Plover September 1st - January 31st