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Game Season Calendar

Game, Wildfowl - Open Seasons

Species	England, Scotland & Wales	Northern Ireland (See Note 2)
Pheasant	Oct 1 - Feb 1	Oct 1 - Jan 31
Partridge	Sept 1 - Feb 1	Sept 1- Jan 31
Grouse	Aug 12 - Dec 10	Aug 12 - Nov 30
Ptarmigan (only found in Scotland)	Aug 12 - Dec 10	--
Blackgame (not currently found in NI)	Aug 20 - Dec 10	--
Common Snipe	Aug 12 - Jan 31	Sept 1 - Jan 31
Jack Snipe	Protected at all times	Sept 1 - Jan 31
Woodcock	Oct 1- Jan 31	Oct 1 - Jan 31
Woodcock - Scotland	Sept 1 - Jan 31	--
Duck & Goose - Inland	Sept 1 - Jan 31	Sept 1 - Jan 31
Duck & Goose below HWM of ordinary spring tides	Sept 1 - Feb 20	Sept 1 - Jan 31
Coot/Moorhen	Sept 1 - Jan 31	Protected at all times
Golden Plover	Sept 1 - Jan 31	Sept 1 - Jan 31
Curlew	Protected at all times	Sept 1 - Jan 31
Hare (cannot be sold Mar 1st to July 31st)	Mooreland & Unenclosed land Subject to closed season	Aug 12 - Jan 31

Deer - Open Seasons

Species		Sex	England, Wales and Northern Ireland	Scotland
Red		Stags	Aug 1 - April 30	July 1 - Oct 20
		Hinds	Nov 1 - Feb 28th/29th	Oct 21 - Feb 15
Fallow		Bucks	Aug 1 - April 30	Aug 1 - April 30
		Does	Nov 1 - Feb 28/29th	Oct 21 - Feb 15
Sika		Stags	Aug 1 - April 30th	July 1st - Oct 20th
		Hinds	Nov 1st - Feb 28th/29th	Oct 21st - Feb 15th
Roe (not currently found in NI)		Bucks	April 1st - Oct 31st	April 1st - Oct 20th
Roe (not currently found in NI)	Red / Sika Hybrids (NI only)		Does	Nov 1st - Feb 28th/29th
		Stags	Aug 1st - April 30th	July 1st - Oct 20th
Chinese Water Deer (only found in England)		Hinds	Nov 1st - Feb 28th/29th	Oct 21st - Feb 15th
Muntjac (not currently found in NI)			Nov 1st - Feb 28th/29th (Note: 3)	-

Game licences are still required by law. These should be acquired from your local post office. ("Game" means hares, pheasants, partridges, grouse, heath and moor game and black game. Rabbits are not included).
Please note BASC Northern Ireland can provide further detail on specific issues relating to Northern Ireland quarry & seasons.
Chinese Water Deer no season applies but due to difficulties in identifying immature males and females the above culling period is followed.
Muntjac no season applies to this species but recommendations are that does only to be culled if pregnant or immature to reduce leaving dependent young.

All information is provided in good faith and prices and specifications are accurate at time of production and may be liable to change.