Hunting days by commune: how to find out
There is no single calendar. The prefecture sets days for certain species, then each hunting association or ACCA chooses its days, commune by commune.
Who sets the hunting days?
Hunting days are decided at two levels.
- The department. The department. The prefectoral decree on opening and closing may impose days, almost always for a specific species or hunting method. Examples from the 2026-2027 decrees: in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, big game is hunted every day except Friday; in Aude, driven hunts for wild boar only take place on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
- The territory. The territory. Within this framework, each hunting association or ACCA sets its own days in its internal rules. Two neighbouring communes may therefore hunt on different days. In Haute-Savoie, the decree even delegates the setting of days to each territory's rules for almost all species.
To find out the hunting days in a commune, you must therefore consult both: the department's decree, then the hunting association or ACCA that hunts in the commune.
Your commune's days, in three steps
- Step 1. Check the days set by your department's decree. Choose your department on the map below. Its page quotes, in the 'Permitted hunting days' section, the wording from the decree that sets days.
- Step 2. Contact the commune's hunting association or ACCA. Only they know their hunting days and driven hunt dates. If you don't know who chairs it, the town hall will tell you.
- Step 3. On site, look for signs. An ongoing driven hunt is usually indicated by 'hunting in progress' signs on roads and paths leading to the hunting area.
Hunting open today Closed today No data yet
Departments where the decree sets days
Of the 95 departments we track, the 2026-2027 decree of 40 of them sets hunting days for at least one species. In the others, no days are imposed by the prefecture, but each territory's rules may set some. Survey of 21 September 2026.
| Department | Species concerned |
|---|---|
| Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) | Wild boar, Roe deer, Red deer, Fallow deer, European mouflon, Chamois, Red fox, European hare, European rabbit, Partridge, Common pheasant, Common quail |
| Hautes-Alpes (05) | Chamois, European mouflon, Roe deer, Red deer, Fallow deer, Wild boar, European hare, European rabbit, Common pheasant, Woodcock, Badger, Stone marten, Pine marten, Carrion crow, Magpie, Starling, Jay, Red fox |
| Alpes-Maritimes (06) | Red deer, Roe deer, European mouflon, Chamois, European hare |
| Ardèche (07) | European hare |
| Ariège (09) | Red deer, Roe deer, Pyrenean chamois, Partridge, Wild boar |
| Aude (11) | Wild boar, Red deer, Partridge, European hare, European rabbit, Common pheasant |
| Charente-Maritime (17) | European hare, Partridge, Common pheasant, European rabbit, Common quail, Woodpigeon, Woodcock |
| Corrèze (19) | Roe deer, Fallow deer, Red deer, Chamois, Wild boar |
| Creuse (23) | Wild boar, Roe deer, Fallow deer, Red deer, Red fox |
| Dordogne (24) | Partridge, Common pheasant, European rabbit, European hare, European mouflon |
| Doubs (25) | European hare, Chamois |
| Drôme (26) | Wild boar, Roe deer |
| Corse-du-Sud (2A) | Wild boar, Partridge, European hare, Common pheasant, Common quail |
| Haute-Corse (2B) | Partridge, Common pheasant, European hare, Common quail |
| Gard (30) | Wild boar, Common quail |
| Haute-Garonne (31) | Partridge |
| Isère (38) | Wild boar, Woodcock |
| Landes (40) | European hare |
| Loire (42) | Common pheasant, European rabbit, Partridge |
| Haute-Loire (43) | Roe deer, Rook, Carrion crow, Magpie |
| Loiret (45) | European hare |
| Lot (46) | Partridge, Wild boar |
| Lot-et-Garonne (47) | Wild boar, European hare, European rabbit, Partridge, Common pheasant, Woodcock, Duck |
| Lozère (48) | European hare, Partridge |
| Manche (50) | European hare, Partridge, Common pheasant |
| Mayenne (53) | European hare |
| Meuse (55) | Wild boar |
| Orne (61) | European hare, Partridge |
| Puy-de-Dôme (63) | European hare |
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) | Common pheasant, Partridge, European rabbit, European hare, Woodcock |
| Pyrénées-Orientales (66) | Partridge, European hare, European rabbit, Common pheasant, Wild boar, Roe deer, Fallow deer, Red deer, European mouflon |
| Rhône (69) | Woodcock |
| Saône-et-Loire (71) | European hare |
| Savoie (73) | European hare, Common pheasant, Partridge |
| Haute-Savoie (74) | Roe deer, Red deer, Wild boar, European hare, Chamois, European mouflondays set by each territory |
| Somme (80) | Wild boar, Partridge |
| Tarn (81) | European hare |
| Tarn-et-Garonne (82) | Partridge, European hare |
| Vaucluse (84) | Partridge, Common pheasant, European hare, European rabbit |
| Territoire de Belfort (90) | Wild boar, European hare |
Do you chair a hunting association or ACCA?
Your hunters, landowners and sometimes walkers ask you the same things every week: which day, which drive, which stand. With Mes Chasses, you create the driven hunt, invite your hunters, and everyone gets the date, the meeting point and the stand map.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about hunting days
Start with your department's prefectoral decree, which sets the imposed days for certain species. Then ask the commune's hunting association or ACCA: they choose their hunting and driven hunt days within this framework. The town hall usually knows the chair of the hunting association and can put you in touch.
No non-hunting day applies to the whole of France: in many departments, the 2026-2027 decree imposes no days. Elsewhere, the prefecture sets them for certain species, and Friday then Tuesday are the most commonly excluded days. Hunting associations and ACCAs may add more in their rules.
Yes, almost everywhere. Notable exception: in Drôme, the decree prohibits hunting wild boar and roe deer on Sunday during summer periods (June, then July to mid-August).
It depends on the territory: the hunting association or ACCA sets its driven hunt days. Several decrees limit driven hunts to certain days, for example Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays in Aude, Ariège or Pyrénées-Orientales. In the field, an ongoing driven hunt is usually indicated by signs on roads and access paths.