From August 12 of the current year, the summer-autumn hunting season opens for waterfowl (excluding geese) and marsh game, woodcock, wood pigeon, rock dove, quail, and pheasant.
From August 12 of the current year, the summer-autumn hunting season opens for waterfowl (excluding geese) and marsh game, woodcock, wood pigeon, rock dove, quail, and pheasant.
Hunting is permitted during daylight hours by means of firearm (from ambush, stalking, approaching by small boats without engines or with engines switched off) and non-firearm (using hunting birds) methods. During firearm hunting, the use of smoothbore hunting weapons and cartridges loaded with shot, and the use of hunting dogs, excluding hounds and sighthounds, are permitted.
The summer-autumn hunting season for game birds will last until December 10, 2023.
The summer-autumn hunting season is distinguished by its greatest popularity and mass attendance on its opening days in wetland hunting grounds by hunters. In this regard, it is advisable for hunters to pay attention to certain requirements of the Hunting Rules.
Well in advance of departing for the hunt, hunters should carefully check the availability of relevant documents and their validity periods. We remind you that when conducting firearm hunting for non-quota game species, a hunter must have with them a state certificate for the right to hunt, a permit from the internal affairs bodies for the storage and carrying of hunting weapons, a receipt or card-check (in paper or electronic form) confirming the payment of the state fee for the right to hunt, and a hunting permit. The state fee for the right to hunt is paid before the start of the hunt and confirms the right to hunt for twelve months from the date of payment.
It is advisable to check your cartridge belt, pouches, and clothing pockets for hunting cartridges prohibited for carrying and use during "feather" hunting (loaded with buckshot or bullets, cartridges for rifled hunting weapons). Before hunting waterfowl, such cartridges must be left at home.
Considering numerous citizen inquiries, we remind you that combined hunting weapons are considered both smoothbore and rifled. Carrying and using such weapons when hunting waterfowl is prohibited, regardless of whether the hunter has cartridges for the rifled barrel of such weapon.
Hunters are permitted to arrive at the intended hunting location in advance, before the permitted hunting time. In this case, hunting weapons must be in a case and unloaded before the permitted hunting time, and the hunter must have the aforementioned documents with them, including a hunting permit.
Hunters must clearly know in which hunting management zones, gamekeeper districts, or hunting estates they are permitted to hunt, including knowing their boundaries and the regulations (hunting conditions) within them. For this purpose, it is advisable to have an up-to-date map of the hunting estate, a copy of which can be downloaded from the website of RGOO "BOOR" or from the specialised information system of the Ministry of Forestry. Information on permitted hunting areas is indicated in the hunting permit.
Hunting is prohibited in quiet hunting management zones (zone index – B). In zones for game management, primarily for small game (B) and zones for training hunting dogs (G), hunting is generally carried out without restrictions.
In hunting management zones for game management, primarily for hoofed game animals (zone A), hunting "for birds" is either prohibited or carried out in the presence of a hunting estate employee.
Carefully study all the information provided for review when purchasing an electronic hunting permit on the website ihunt.by.
When purchasing a hunting permit from an authorised official of the hunting ground user, be sure to clarify the boundaries of the hunting management zones and the hunting regulations within them, even if you regularly hunt in that hunting estate. In the event of hunting management reorganisation (once every ten years), the aforementioned boundaries and hunting regulations may change significantly. Carefully familiarise yourself with the hunting estate's order on the opening of the hunting season, including the permitted hunting periods and hunting days.
To avoid unpleasant situations, you should also clarify information on any prohibitions or restrictions on citizens' access to forests in the hunting area (information is available on the website of the Ministry of Forestry). If a ban on forest access is imposed in the intended hunting area (administrative district), hunting is permitted, but only in field and wetland areas.
lands, without entering forest fund areas (forest blocks).During the hunt, only hunting dogs registered with the "BOOR" RSPGO are allowed. The registration card of a hunting dog serves as confirmation of registration.
We also remind you that during "feather" hunting, only game bird species (according to Annex 1 to the Hunting Rules) specified in the hunting permit may be taken.
Furthermore, when lawfully present in hunting grounds for hunting purposes, hunters are also permitted to take wolves, jackals, foxes, raccoon dogs, grey crows, and magpies. In this case, only methods and hunting gear permitted for hunting the game animals specified in the hunting permit may be used.
Taking a wild animal during the hunt that is not classified as game or not specified in the hunting permit (with the exception of undesirable species) constitutes illegal hunting and entails administrative (Part 1 of Article 16.27 of the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Administrative Offences) or criminal (Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) liability, as well as the obligation for the violator of environmental legislation to compensate for damage caused to the environment.
To avoid accidents during hunting, it is imperative to strictly adhere to the safety requirements set out in Chapter 6 of the Hunting Rules. Violation of these rules entails administrative liability (Parts 5 and 6 of Article 16.27 of the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Administrative Offences) in the form of a fine of up to 15 base units, and in case of repeated violation within a year – from 10 to 30 base units or deprivation of hunting rights.