Game & Wildfowl

Start of season

End of season

Pheasant

England, Scotland, Wales

1 October

1 February

Pheasant

N. Ireland, cocks only

1 October

31 January

Partridge

1 September

1 February

Grouse

England, Scotland, Wales

12 August

10 December

Grouse

N. Ireland

12 August

30 November

Common Snipe 

England, Scotland, Wales

12 August

31 January

Common Snipe

N. Ireland

1 September

31 January

Jack Snipe

N. Ireland only

1 September

31 January

Woodcock

England, Wales, N. Ireland

1 October

31 January

Woodcock

Scotland

1 September

31 January

Duck & Goose

Inland - England, Scotland, Wales

1 September

31 January

Duck & Goose

Foreshore - England, Scotland, Wales

1 September

20 February

Duck & Goose

Inland/Foreshore - N. Ireland

1 September

31 January

Coot

1 September

31 January

Moorhen

1 September

31 January

Golden Plover

1 September

31 January

Curlew

N. Ireland only

1 September

31 January

Hare Shooting

England, Scotland, Wales

1 August

29 February

Hare Shooting

N. Ireland

12 August

31 January

Deer

Red deer stags

England, Wales, N. Ireland

1 August

30 April

Red deer stags

Scotland

1 July

20 October

Red deer hinds

England, Wales

1 November

31 March

Red deer hinds

N. Ireland

1 November

28 February

Red deer hinds

Scotland

21 October

15 February

Fallow bucks

England, Wales, N. Ireland, Scotland

1 August

30 April

Fallow does

England, Wales

1 November

31 March

Fallow does

N. Ireland

1 November

28 February

Fallow does

Scotland

21 October

15 February

Sika stags

England, Wales, N. Ireland

1 August

30 April

Sika stags

Scotland

1 July

20 October

Sika hinds

England, Wales

1 November

31 March

Sika hinds

N. Ireland

1 November

28 February

Sika hinds

Scotland

21 October

15 February

Roe bucks

England, Wales

1 April 

31 October

Roe bucks

Scotland

1 April 

20 October

Roe does

England, Wales

1 November

31 March

Roe does

Scotland

21 October

31 March

Red/Sika hybrid stags

England, Wales, N. Ireland

1 August

30 April

Red/Sika hybrid stags

Scotland

1 July

20 October

Red/Sika hybrid hinds

England, Wales

1 November

31 March

Red/Sika hybrid hinds

N. Ireland

1 November

28 February

Red/Sika hybrid hinds

Scotland

21 October

15 February

Chinese water deer bucks

England only

1 November

31 March

Chinese water deer does

England only

1 November

31 March

Muntjac
(not currently found in N Ireland)

There is no statutory closed season for this species. It is recommended that when culling female muntjac, immature or heavily pregnant does are selected to avoid leaving dependent young.