Shooting Seasons - UK
Wild game can only be shot during certain times of the year and for many species there is a close season during which time it is illegal to shoot them. This is to ensure that the species continue to flourish and are not hunted to extinction. Below is a chart showing the shooting seasons.
|
| TYPE |
LOCATION |
SEASON START |
SEASON END |
| Coot |
UK |
1st Sept |
31st Jan |
| Curlew |
Northern Ireland |
1st Sept |
31st Jan |
| Duck & Goose |
Inland England, Scotland, Wales |
1st Sep |
31st Jan |
| Duck & Goose |
Foreshore England, Scotland, Wales |
1st Sep |
20th Feb |
| Duck & Goose |
Inland/Foreshore Northern Ireland |
1st Sep |
31st Jan |
| Golden Plover |
UK |
1st Sep |
31st Jan |
| Grouse |
England, Scotland, Wales |
12th Aug |
10th Dec |
| Grouse |
Northern Ireland |
12th Aug |
30th Nov |
| Jack Snipe |
Northern Ireland only |
1st Sep |
31st Jan |
| Moorhen |
UK |
1st Sep |
31st Jan |
| PARTRIDGE |
UK |
1st Sep |
1st Feb |
| PHEASANT |
England, Scotland and Wales |
1st Oct |
1st Feb |
| Pheasant |
Northern Ireland, cocks only |
1st Oct |
31st Jan |
| Ptarmigan |
(only found in Scotland) |
12th Aug |
10th Dec |
| Quail |
UK |
All year |
| Rabbit |
UK |
All year |
| Snipe - common |
England, Scotland, Wales |
12th Aug |
31st Jan |
| Snipe - common |
Northern Ireland |
1st Sep |
31st Jan |
| Woodcock |
England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
1st Oct |
31st Jan |
| Woodcock |
Scotland |
1st Sep |
31st Jan |
| |
| Fallow, Red and Roe are species of deer |
| Fallow bucks |
UK |
1st Aug |
30th Apr |
| Fallow does |
England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
1st Nov |
28th Feb |
| Fallow does |
Scotland |
21st Oct |
15th Feb |
| Red deer hinds |
England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
1st Nov |
28th Feb |
| Red deer hinds |
Scotland |
21st Oct |
15th Feb |
| Red deer stags |
England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
1st Aug |
30th Apr |
| Red deer stags |
Scotland |
1st Jul |
20th Oct |
| Roe bucks |
England, Wales |
1st Apr |
31st Oct |
| Roe bucks |
Scotland |
1st Apr |
20th Oct |
| Roe does |
England, Wales |
1st Nov |
28th Feb |
| Roe does |
Scotland |
21st Oct |
31st Mar |
