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Game Seasons
The following list details game opening and closing dates for all wildfowl and deer in the UK.
| 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 |
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| 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. | ||