Contents
Game birds. 1
Wildfowl and Waders. 1
Ground Game. 2
Deer. 3
Wild Boar. 3
Game birds
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Species
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England, Wales and Scotland
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Northern Ireland
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Pheasant
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Oct 1 - Feb 1
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Oct 1 - Jan 31
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Grey Partridge
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Sep 1 - Feb 1
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Sep 1- Jan 31
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Red-legged Partridge
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Sep 1 - Feb 1
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Sep 1- Jan 31
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Red Grouse
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Aug 12 - Dec 10
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Aug 12 - Nov 30
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Black Grouse
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Aug 20 - Dec 10
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Ptarmigan
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Aug 12 - Dec 10
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Additional restrictions
England and Wales
No game may be killed on Sundays or Christmas Day
Game may not be shot between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.
Scotland
Game may not be shot between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.
Northern Ireland
All wild birds are protected on Sundays and Christmas Day.
Wild birds may not be shot between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.
Wildfowl, Geese and Waders
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Species
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England, Wales and Scotland
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Northern Ireland
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Duck & Goose
inland
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Sep 1 - Jan 31
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Sep 1 - Jan 31
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Duck & Goose
below High Water Mark
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Sep 1 - Feb 20
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Sep 1 - Jan 31
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Common Snipe
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Aug 12 - Jan 31
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Sep 1 - Jan 31
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Woodcock
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Oct 1 - Jan 31
Sep 1 - Jan 31 (Scotland)
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Oct 1 - Jan 31
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Golden Plover
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Sep 1 - Jan 31
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Sep 1 - Jan 31
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Coot & Moorhen
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Sep 1 - Jan 31
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Protected
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Additional restrictions
England and Wales
Sunday shooting of wildfowl is not permitted in the following counties or county boroughs: Anglesey, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Cornwall, Denbigh, Devon, Doncaster, Glamorgan, Great Yarmouth County Borough, Isle of Ely, Leeds County Borough, Merioneth, Norfolk, Pembroke, Somerset, North and West Ridings of Yorkshire.
Scotland
Wildfowl may not be shot on Sunday or Christmas Day
Northern Ireland
All wild birds are protected on Sundays and Christmas Day
Wild birds may not be shot between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.
Ground Game
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Species
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England, Wales & Scotland
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Northern Ireland
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Brown Hare (E&W)
Brown Hare (Scotland)
Mountain Hare (Scotland)
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
Oct 1 - Jan 31
Aug 1 - Feb 28/29
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Aug 12 - Jan 31
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Rabbit
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
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No close season
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Additional restrictions
England and Wales
In England and Wales ground game can only be killed with firearms on moorland or unenclosed land between 11 December and 31 March.
Northern Ireland
Irish Hare is fully protected under a Special Protection Order which has to be renewed regularly.
Ground game may not be shot between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.
Deer
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Species
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England, Wales
& Northern Ireland
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Scotland
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Males
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Females
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Males
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Females
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Red
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Aug 1st - April 30th
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Nov 1st - Mar 31
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July 1st - Oct 20th
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Oct 21st - Feb 15th
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Fallow
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Aug 1st - April 30th
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Nov 1st - Mar 31st
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Aug 1st - April 30th
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Oct 21st - Feb 15th
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Sika
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Aug 1st - April 30th
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Nov 1st - Mar 31st
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July 1st - Oct 20th
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Oct 21st - Feb 15th
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Roe
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April 1st - Oct 31st
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Nov 1st - Mar 31st
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April 1st - Oct 20th
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Oct 21st - March 31st
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Chinese Water Deer
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Nov 1st - Mar 31st
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Nov 1st - Mar 31st
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Muntjac
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No Close Season
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No Close Season
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Additional restrictions
England, Wales and Scotland
Deer may not be shot between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.
Northern Ireland
Deer may not be shot between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.
Wild Boar
No statutory close season, but culling should not include sows with dependant offspring
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