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HUNTING

No matter how rich and exceptional the world of fish may be, we would do hunters wrong not to mention the presence of the pheasant, the fox, the European hare, the raccoon dog and the dear in the Danube Delta.

 

Hunting birds along the Danube and the nearby canals is spectacular, especially in small motor boats or in boats with oars.

Here were set up several hunting parks where very impressive trophies can be hunted, attracting lots of tourists from abroad, but especially Romanians.

 

Numerous flocks of wild gooses, Eurasian coots and other birds spend their winter here. A great variety of animals can be hunted here, such as: pheasants, gooses, wild boars, hares.

 

Since the hunting programs are conceived ON REQUEST ONLY, here’s what you can find in the Danube Delta .

 

Below you can find a detailed list of the hunting possibilities (from Romania’s law of the hunting potential) in the Danube Delta (marked with red):

 

BIRDS :

 

Current number	Species	General hunting season dates
1	The ruff (Philomacus pugnax)	1 IX - 30 IV
2	The common snipe (Gallinago Gallinago)	1 IX - 30 IV
3	The jack pnipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)	1 IX - 30 IV
4	The hooded crow (Corvus corone cornix)	All year long
5	The in crow (Corvus corone sardonius)	All year long
6	The hooded crow (Corvus corone corone)	All year long
7	The rook (Corvus frugilegus)	All year long
8	Crested lark (Galerida cristata)	1 VIII - 31 III
9	The capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)	1 IV- 15 V
10	The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)	15 VIII - 15 III
11	The European magpie (Pica pica)	All year long
12	The common eider (Somateria mollissima)	15 VIII - 15 III
13	The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)	15 X - 28 II
14	The common merganser (Mergus merganser)	1 IX - 30 IV
15	The red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)	1 IX - 30 IV
16	The Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)	All year long
17	The Eurasian common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)	15 VIII - 15 III
18	The taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis fabalis) (Field)	15 VIII – 1 IX
19	Tundra bean goose (Anser fabalis rossicus)	15 VIII - 28 II
20	The pink-footed goose (Anser fabalis brachyrhynchus)	15 VIII - 28 II
21	The brent goose (Branta bernicla)	15 VIII - 28 II
22	Eastern greylag goose (Anser anser Rubrirostris)	15 VIII - 28 II
23	The white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)	15 VIII - 28 II
24	The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)	1 VIII - 31 III
25	The Balkan starling (Sturnus vulgaris balcanicus)	1 VIII - 31 III
26	The Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)	1 VIII - 31 III
27	Hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)	15 IX - 15 XII
28	The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)	15 VIII - 15 III
29	The Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)	15 VIII - 15 III
30	The woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)	1 VIII - 31 III
31	The stock dove (Columba oenas)	1 VIII - 31 III
32	The peasants grey partridge (Perdix perdix)	15 X - 31 XII
33	The common quail (Coturnix coturnix)	15 VIII - 15 XI
34	The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)	15 VIII - 28 II
35	The common teal (Anas crecca)	15 VIII - 15 III
36	The gadwall (Anas strepera)	15 VIII - 15 III
37	The Eurasean wigeon (Anas penelope) (Primavara)	15 VIII - 15 III
38	The Northern pintail (Anas acuta) (Primavara)	15 VIII - 15 III
39	The garganey (Anas querquedula) (in spring)	15 VIII - 15 III
40	The porchard (Aythya ferina) (in spring)	15 VIII - 15 III
41	The tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) (in spring)	15 VIII - 15 III
42	The ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) (in spring)	15 VIII - 15 III
43	The greater scaup (Aythya marila) (in spring)	15 VIII - 15 III
44	The common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) (Primavara)	15 VIII - 15 III
45	The red-crested porchard (Netta rufina) (in spring)	15 VIII - 15 III
46	The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) (in spring)	15 VIII - 15 III
47	The Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) (in spring)	15 VIII - 15 III
48	The velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca) (in spring)	15 VIII - 15 III
49	The common scoter (Melanitta nigra) (in spring)	15 VIII - 15 III
50	The woodcock (Scolapax rusticola) (in the marsh and in the forests only)	1 IX - 30 IV
51	The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)	1 IX - 30 IV
52	The jackdaw (Corvus monedula)	1 VIII - 31 III
53	The mistle trush (Turdus viscivorus)	1 VIII - 31 III
54	The song trush (Turdus philomelos)	1 VIII - 31 III
55	The redwing (Turdus iliacus)	1 VIII - 31 III
56	The fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)	1 VIII - 31 III
57	The grey heron (Ardea cinerea)	1 VIII - 31 III
58	The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)	15 VIII - 15 III
59	The turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)	1 VIII - 31 III

 

MAMMALS :

Current number	Species	Hunting season
1	The muskrat (Ondatra zibethica)	1 X - 15 IV
2	The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)	15 IX - 15 XII
3	The European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) - male	1 VI - 15 IX.
3	The European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) - female	1 IX - 15 II
4	The red deer (Cervus elaphus)- malel	1 IX - 15 XII
4	The red deer (Cervus elaphus)- female	1 IX - 15 II
5	The fallow deer (Dama dama)- male	1 IX - 15 XII
5	The fallow deer (Dama dama)- female	1 IX - 15 II
6	The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)	15 IX - 31 III
7	The European polecat (Putorius putorius)	15 IX - 31 III
8	The marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna euxina)	15 IX - 31 III
9	The steppe polecat (Putorius eversmani)	15 IX - 31 III
10	The nearctic ermine (Mustela erminea)	15 IX - 31 III
11	The European hare (Lepus europaeus)	1 XI - 31 I
12	The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)	1 XI - 31 I
13	The pine marten (Martes martes)	15 IX - 31 III
14	The beech marten (Martes foina)	15 IX - 31 III
15	The marmot (marmota marmota)	15 IX - 31 X
16	The wild boar (Sus scrofa) (De la primul ger)	1 VIII - 15 II
17	The mouflon (Ovis aries musimon)	15 IX - 15 XII
18	The common weasel (Mustela nivalis)	15 IX - 31 III
19	The American mink (Mustela vison)	15 IX - 31 III
20	The coypu / nutria (Myocastor coypus)	1 X - 15 IV
21	The lynx (Lynx lynx)	15 IX - 31 III
22	The golden jackal (Canis aureus)	15 IX - 31 III
23	The Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)	15 IX - 31 III
24	The European badger (Meles meles)	15 VIII - 15 IV
25	The red fox (Vulpes vulpes)	15 IX - 31 III

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