Hunting seasons in Romania for all big game, small game, waterfowl and upland game runs generally from mid autumn to late winter.
Bear hunting
Romania has the highest number and density of brown bears in Europe and is one of the only few countries to allow its hunting. According to CIC, the world record Eurasian brown bear trophy skin (687.79 CIC points) was shot in Romania in 1985, and for the skull trophy, Romania has 2nd place (69.30 points), while 1st place (70.0 CIC points) was shot in Kamchatka, Russia. Around 250 permits are issued yearly for two bear hunts: fall season (Sep. 15 - Dec. 31) and spring season (Mar. 15 - May 15).
Chamois hunting
ranks as one of the world's finest in Romania, in both specimens' quality and level of challenge. According to the CIC, Romania accounts for the top world record chamois trophy at 141.1 CIC points, shot in Fagaras in 1937, and unbeaten since, along with other seven of the world's top ten trophies.
Stag hunting
refers to three species cerb carpatin or Carpathian stag (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus), caprior or roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and cerb lopatar or fallow deer (Dama dama). The most prized remains the red stag (Cerbus elaphus hippelaphus) the largest of the subspecies whom will refer to hitherto. With good numbers, and of fine quality, Romania possessed many times the world record, last of which, between 1981 - 1985, with a trophy of 261.25 CIC, points, taken in Soveja, Vrancea County, in 1980.
Speacies and Hunting Seasons in Romania
| Game | Latin Name | Period (optimal) |
BIRDS hunting in Romania |
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| CAPERCAILLE | (Tetrao urogallus) | 20.04 - 10.05 |
| FIELDFARES | (Cesena - Turdus sp.) | 01.09 - 28.02 (01.10 - 28.02) |
| LARK | (Alauda arvensis) | 15.09 - 15.11 (15.10 - 15.11) |
| PARTRIDGE | (Perdix perdix) | 15.09 - 31.12 (15.10 - 15.11) |
| PHEASANT | (Phasianus Colchicus) | 01.10 - 28.02 |
| PIGEON |
(Streptopelia turtur L.) (Streptopelia decaocto F.) |
15.08 - 28.02 (15.08 - 15.10) |
| QUAIL | (Coturnix coturnix) | 15.08 - 31.12 (15.08 - 15.10) |
| STARLING | (Sturnus vulgaris) | 01.09 - 28.02 (01.09 - 15.10) |
| WILD DUCK | (Anas / Aythya familiae) | 01.09 - 28.02 |
| WILD GOOSE | (Anser familiae) | 01.09 - 28.02 (01.10 - 30.11) |
| WOODCOCK | (Scolopax Rusticola) | 01.09 - 28.02 (01.09 - 30.11) |
SMALL GAME hunting |
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| BADGER | (Meles meles L.) | 01.08 - 31.03 |
| HARE (RABBIT) | (Lepus Europaeus) | 01.11 - 31.01 |
| ERMINE | (Mustela e.) | 15.09 - 31.03 |
| FOX | (Vulpes vulpes L.) | all year long |
| JAKAL | (Canis a.) | 01.07 - 31.03 |
| MARMOT | (Marmota m.)) | 15.09 - 31.10 |
| MARTEN | (Martes sp.) | 15.09 - 31.03 |
| MUSKRAT | (Ondrata z.) | 01.09 - 15.04 |
| OTTER | (Lutra l.) | 15.09 - 31.03 |
| POLECAT | (Putorius sp.) | 15.09 - 31.03 |
| WEASEL | (Mustela n.) | 15.09 - 31.03 |
| WILD CAT | (Felis silvestris L.) | all year long |
BIG GAME hunting |
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| BROWN BEAR | (Ursus arctos) | special approval |
| CHAMOIS | (Rupicapra rupicapra) |
01.09 - 15.12 trophy: 15.10 - 15.12 |
| RED DEER (Carpathian Stag) | (Cervus elaphus L.) |
01.09 - 15.12 trophy: 10.09 - 15.11 |
| FELLOW DEER | (Dama dama L.) |
01.09 - 15.12 trophy: 10.10 - 01.12 |
| ROEHBUCK (ROE DEER) | (Capreolus capreolus L.) |
Roebuck: 15.05 - 15 10 Roe Deer: 01.09 - 15.02 |
| LYNX | (Lynx Lynx) | 15.09 - 31.03 / special approval |
| WILD BOAR | (Sus scrofa attila L.) | 01.08 - 15.02 (15.10 - 15.12) |
| WOLF | (Canis lupus L.) | 15.09 - 31.03/ special approval |