The Walloon Government adopted, on Thursday, June 5, the five-year decree setting the hunting periods for the 2025 to 2030 seasons.
While initial recommendations from theDNFand theDEMNAraised concerns about major upheavals, particularly general openings on October 15, pragmatism prevailed. The changes remain limited and mainly concern certain species and hunting methods.
📅 Les principales modifications à retenir :
Driven hunting for big game
prolongée jusqu’au 31/01, sauf pour le chevreuil et le grand cerf boisé
(fermeture au 31/12).
Chasse à l’approche/affût
du brocard
authorized from
April 15 to May 15and fromJune 15 to August 15.
Hunting for the
grey partridge
possible fromSeptember 20 to November 15, subject to a new
management planto be validated.
Chasse à la bécasse des bois
maintenue en durée mais décalée du 1er novembre au 15 janvier.
Hunting of the
mallard
Opening dates aligned with European recommendations:
from September 1 to January 15
Hunting of the
wood pigeon
Opening dates aligned with European recommendations:
from October 20 to February 29
Hunting of the
wood pigeon
ouverte du 1er octobre
au 31 janvier
⚠️ Attention suspension from
July 1 to July 15, 2025
The delay in the publication of the decree requires compliance with the law: no hunting allowed during this period, including for wild boar and fox.
Only targeted destruction may be requested.
📄 Où consulter l’arrêté et les analyses ?
The full text will be published soon on www.chasse.be, accompanied by a detailed analysis in a special issue ofHunting & Nature, published by theRoyal Saint-Hubert Club of Belgium.