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Hunting dates for European hare: closing and opening for the 2026-2027 season

Dates differ from one department to the next. Find yours on the map or in the table.

Map of European hare hunting in France: 94 departments covered by our official data. Click a department to see its dates.
Aube (10)Aude (11)Aveyron (12)Bouches-du-Rhône (13)Calvados (14)Cantal (15)Charente (16)Charente-Maritime (17)Cher (18)Corrèze (19)Côte-d'Or (21)Côtes-d’Armor (22)Creuse (23)Dordogne (24)Doubs (25)Drôme (26)Eure (27)Eure-et-Loir (28)Finistère (29)Gard (30)Haute-Garonne (31)Gers (32)Gironde (33)Hérault (34)Indre (36)Indre-et-Loire (37)Isère (38)Jura (39)Landes (40)Loir-et-Cher (41)Loire (42)Haute-Loire (43)Loire-Atlantique (44)Loiret (45)Lot (46)Lot-et-Garonne (47)Lozère (48)Maine-et-Loire (49)Manche (50)Marne (51)Haute-Marne (52)Mayenne (53)Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)Meuse (55)Morbihan (56)Moselle (57)Nièvre (58)Nord (59)Oise (60)Orne (61)Pas-de-Calais (62)Puy-de-Dôme (63)Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)Hautes-Pyrénées (65)Pyrénées-Orientales (66)Bas-Rhin (67)Haut-Rhin (68)Rhône (69)Haute-Saône (70)Saône-et-Loire (71)Sarthe (72)Savoie (73)Haute-Savoie (74)Seine-Maritime (76)Seine-et-Marne (77)Yvelines (78)Deux-Sèvres (79)Somme (80)Tarn (81)Tarn-et-Garonne (82)Var (83)Vaucluse (84)Vendée (85)Vienne (86)Haute-Vienne (87)Vosges (88)Yonne (89)Territoire de Belfort (90)Essonne (91)Hauts-de-Seine (92)Seine-Saint-Denis (93)Val-de-Marne (94)Val-d’Oise (95)Ain (01)Aisne (02)Allier (03)Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)Hautes-Alpes (05)Alpes-Maritimes (06)Ardèche (07)Ardennes (08)Ariège (09)Corse-du-Sud (2A)Haute-Corse (2B)
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For the 2026-2027 season, the opening and closing dates for European hare hunting are set department by department by prefectoral decree. Across the 94 departments documented so far, the earliest opening recorded is 6 September 2026 and the latest closing 31 March 2027. Periods sometimes differ by several weeks from one prefecture to another, so check the table below for your department.

Data updated on 21 September 2026, from the prefectoral decrees.

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Dates by department

DepartmentOpeningClosing
Ain (01)27 September 202631 December 2026
Aisne (02)20 September 20261 December 2026
Allier (03)20 September 202611 November 2026
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)13 September 202610 January 2027
Hautes-Alpes (05)13 September 202620 December 2026
Alpes-Maritimes (06)13 September 202610 January 2027
Ardèche (07)13 September 202613 December 2026
Ardennes (08)27 September 202630 November 2026
Ariège (09)13 September 202613 December 2026
Aube (10)4 October 20267 November 2026
Aude (11)13 September 202620 December 2026
Aveyron (12)27 September 202613 December 2026
Bouches-du-Rhône (13)13 September 202610 January 2027
Calvados (14)20 September 202629 November 2026
Cantal (15)13 September 202613 December 2026
Charente (16)11 October 202625 December 2026
Charente-Maritime (17)18 October 202620 December 2026
Cher (18)11 October 202613 December 2026
Corrèze (19)27 September 20261 January 2027
Côte-d'Or (21)4 October 202611 November 2026
Côtes-d’Armor (22)4 October 202622 November 2026
Creuse (23)20 September 202613 December 2026
Dordogne (24)4 October 202613 December 2026
Doubs (25)18 October 20266 December 2026
Drôme (26)13 September 202610 January 2027
Eure (27)27 September 202629 November 2026
Eure-et-Loir (28)27 September 20266 December 2026
Finistère (29)11 October 202613 December 2026
Corse-du-Sud (2A)6 September 202613 December 2026
Haute-Corse (2B)20 September 20266 December 2026
Gard (30)13 September 202615 December 2026
Haute-Garonne (31)13 September 202628 February 2027
Gers (32)11 October 202610 January 2027
Gironde (33)13 September 202631 March 2027
Hérault (34)13 September 202625 December 2026
Indre (36)27 September 202620 December 2026
Indre-et-Loire (37)4 October 20266 December 2026
Isère (38)4 October 202629 November 2026
Jura (39)13 September 202631 December 2026
Landes (40)13 September 202628 February 2027
Loir-et-Cher (41)11 October 202620 December 2026
Loire (42)13 September 202631 January 2027
Haute-Loire (43)27 September 20266 December 2026
Loire-Atlantique (44)11 October 202617 January 2027
Loiret (45)4 October 20266 December 2026
Lot (46)13 September 202631 March 2027
Lot-et-Garonne (47)13 September 202613 December 2026
Lozère (48)13 September 202627 December 2026
Maine-et-Loire (49)20 September 202631 December 2026
Manche (50)27 September 202611 October 2026
Marne (51)20 September 202623 November 2026
Haute-Marne (52)20 September 202622 November 2026
Mayenne (53)11 October 20261 November 2026
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)1 October 202631 December 2026
Meuse (55)17 October 202611 November 2026
Morbihan (56)18 October 20266 December 2026
Moselle (57)15 October 202631 December 2026
Nièvre (58)20 September 202622 November 2026
Nord (59)20 September 20266 December 2026
Oise (60)20 September 202631 December 2026
Orne (61)15 September 202631 March 2027
Pas-de-Calais (62)14 September 202631 March 2027
Puy-de-Dôme (63)27 September 202629 November 2026
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)4 October 202617 January 2027
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)4 October 202631 January 2027
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)13 September 202631 December 2026
Bas-Rhin (67)1 November 202631 December 2026
Haut-Rhin (68)15 October 202615 December 2026
Rhône (69)27 September 20268 November 2026
Haute-Saône (70)4 October 202631 March 2027
Saône-et-Loire (71)15 September 202631 March 2027
Sarthe (72)27 September 202614 December 2026
Savoie (73)13 September 202611 November 2026
Haute-Savoie (74)13 September 202617 January 2027
Seine-Maritime (76)4 October 202610 December 2026
Seine-et-Marne (77)20 September 20266 December 2026
Yvelines (78)20 September 202629 November 2026
Deux-Sèvres (79)27 September 202613 December 2026
Somme (80)20 September 202620 December 2026
Tarn (81)13 September 202628 February 2027
Tarn-et-Garonne (82)13 September 202631 January 2027
Var (83)13 September 202610 January 2027
Vaucluse (84)13 September 202610 January 2027
Vendée (85)11 October 20266 December 2026
Vienne (86)4 October 20266 December 2026
Haute-Vienne (87)18 October 20261 January 2027
Vosges (88)10 October 20261 November 2026
Yonne (89)20 September 202614 November 2026
Territoire de Belfort (90)11 October 202611 November 2026
Essonne (91)20 September 202629 November 2026
Hauts-de-Seine (92)20 September 202629 November 2026
Seine-Saint-Denis (93)20 September 202629 November 2026
Val-de-Marne (94)20 September 202629 November 2026
Val-d’Oise (95)20 September 202629 November 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about European hare hunting

The opening date is set by each prefecture, so it varies from one department to another. Across the 94 documented departments for 2026-2027, the earliest opening recorded is 6 September 2026. The table above gives the exact date, department by department.
The closing date depends on the department and on the decree in force. Across the 94 documented departments, it ranges from 11 October 2026 to 31 March 2027; half of the departments close by 13 December 2026 at the latest. It appears in the table above, next to the opening date.
No. Each prefecture sets its own dates by decree, and periods sometimes differ by several weeks from one department to another for the same species. That is why you should always check the decree that applies where you hunt.
Every row of the table links to the page of the department concerned, where we cite the prefectoral decree used as the source. That official document is what counts for the 2026-2027 season. In a few departments whose decree has not been signed yet, the dates come from the draft put out for public consultation and may still change: the department page says so.

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