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Hunting – Opening hours<\/h2>\n[\/split_line_heading][nectar_animated_title heading_tag=”h3″ style=”color-strip-reveal” color=”Accent-Color” text=”Everything about when you can hunt where.”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”60″][split_line_heading animation_type=”default”]\n

Opening hours<\/h2>\n[\/split_line_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”90px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Flanders<\/h4>\n

Opening hours:<\/p>\n

Opening hours for regular hunting
\nArt. 3. Hunting of big game is open during the following periods:
\n1\u00b0 for wild boar: from 1 January to 14 July and from 1 August to 31 December;
\n2\u00b0 for roe deer and fawn : from 1 January to 31 March;
\n3\u00b0 for roebuck : from 1 May to 14 September;
\n4\u00b0 for red deer, fallow deer and mouflon: from 1 October to 31 December.
\nFor the year 2013, the periods referred to in points 1\u00b0 and 3\u00b0 of the first paragraph shall start
\nfrom the day on which this decree is published in the Belgian Official Gazette. [\u2026] (BVR 8
\nOctober 2015, art. 4)
\nArt. 4. \u00a7 1. Small game hunting is open during the following periods:<\/x>1\u00b0 for partridge : from 15 September to 14 November; (special conditions via the counting protocol WBE)<\/x>2\u00b0 for hare: from 15 October to 31 December;<\/x>3\u00b0 for pheasants: from 15 October to 31 December;<\/x>4\u00b0 for pheasant : from 15 October to 31 January.<\/x>\u00a7 2. The hunt referred to in paragraph 1, 1\u00b0, is […] (BVR 25 April 2014) is only open to recognised
\nwildlife management units. <\/p>\n

Art. 5. Waterfowl hunting is open during the following periods:
\n1\u00b0 for greylag goose : from 15 August to 30 September;
\n2\u00b0 for Canada goose : from 15 August to 31 March;
\n3\u00b0 for mallard: from 15 August to 31 January.
\nArt. 6. The hunt for other game is open during the following periods:
\n1\u00b0 for rabbit : from 15 August to 28 or 29 February;
\n2\u00b0 for wood pigeon: from 15 September to 28 or 29 February;
\n3\u00b0 for fox: from 15 October to 28 or 29 February;
\n4\u00b0 for feral cats: from 1 January to 31 December.
\nFor the year 2013, the period referred to in point 4\u00b0 of the first paragraph shall start from the day
\non which this decree is published in the Belgian Official Gazette. [\u2026] (BVR 8 October 2015, art.
\n5) <\/p>\n

Below is the overview and as a separate document the Opening Hours<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”41132″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”small_depth” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” margin_top=”30″ margin_bottom=”30″][vc_column_text]\n

Wallonia<\/h4>\n

In Wallonia there are still 5-yearly opening hours. These were recently re-established for the period 2016-2021. <\/p>\n

– A detailed overview of the Opening Hours per Game Species and Hunting Method<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”6794″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”small_depth” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” margin_top=”30″ margin_bottom=”30″][vc_column_text]\n

Hunting Game Evolution<\/h4>\n

An evolution of the Huntable Game from 1960 to the present.<\/p>\n

With some special observations:<\/p>\n