Hunting methods in 2026-2027
Driven hunt, stalking and stand hunting, hunting below ground or hound hunting: each method has its own dates and departments, set by prefectoral decree. Pick a method to see where and when it is allowed.
Driven huntA driven hunt is a group hunt where beaters push the game towards hunters at their stands. It mostly concerns big game (wild boar, roe deer, red deer). The dates are set department by department by prefectoral decree.Stalking and stand huntingStalking and stand hunting is an individual, quiet form of hunting, often used for the summer shooting of big game before the general opening, with prefectoral authorisation. The periods vary from one department to the next.Hunting below groundHunting below ground, or digging out, flushes the game from its burrow with the help of dogs. It mainly targets the badger and the fox. Its periods are set explicitly by prefectoral decrees, department by department.Hound hunting (venery)Hound hunting, or venery, chases the game with a pack of hounds until it is caught. It concerns red deer, roe deer, hare, fox or wild boar depending on the hunt. Its dates are set by prefectoral decree, department by department.
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Fox, crow, stone marten and more: see the ESOD species (likely to cause damage)