FY2018 by prefecture. hunting season list

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Introduction

The Law Concerning the Protection, Management and Proper Hunting of Wildlife It is set as the period during which you can do hunting, that is, the hunting period.

However, according to Article 9 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Wildlife Protection and Management Law , from the perspective of protecting wildlife, the hunting period is shortened as follows, taking into consideration the breeding and migration times of birds.

Areas other than Hokkaido

Every year from November 15th to February 15th of the following year (October 15th to March 15th of the following year within hunting areas).
* Outside hunting areas within Aomori, Akita and Yamagata prefectures, yellow-backed duck (Anas falcata), wigeon (Anas penelope), mallard (Anas platyuncus), spot-billed duck (Anas zonoryunca), shoveler (Anas crupeata), pintail (Anas acta), teal (Anas kuleka), white-headed duck (Aytua felina), tufted duck (Aytua frigula), sward (Aytua marilla), black-tailed duck (Melanita americana) captured From November 1st to January 31st of the following year.

Area of ​​Hokkaido

Every year from October 1st to January 31st of the following year (September 15th to the end of February of the following year within hunting areas).

By prefecture. extended hunting season list

As mentioned above, the hunting period stipulated by law is from November 15th to February 15th of the following year except in Hokkaido, and from October 1st to January 31st of the following year in Hokkaido. The hunting season may be extended or shortened depending on the hunting birds and beasts and prefectures.
Please refer to the official announcements below.
*For details, please check with the prefecture where you registered as a hunter.

Hokkaido

All of Hokkaido (excluding the Nishikobu Village hunting area under the jurisdiction of the Okhotsk General Promotion Bureau and Shimukappu Village hunting area under the jurisdiction of the Kamikawa General Promotion Bureau)

From October 1st to January 31st of the following year

Seikobu Village Hunting Area/Shimukappu Village Hunting Area

From September 15th to April 15th of the following year The period varies depending on the region.
Please see here for the hunting period, hunting area and catch limit for Yezo deer hunting in 2018.
Also, please see here for areas where self-restraint is required for shooting Yezo deer in March 2019.

Tohoku region

Iwate Prefecture

The hunting season for sika deer and wild boar is from November 1st to the end of March.
In light of the fact that the number of human casualties and appearances in human settlements by Asian black bears is increasing, the bear hunting season, which was previously set from November 15th to February 15th of the following year, will be changed from this fiscal year to November 1st. extended from 12:00 to 15:00 of the following year.
★Source: Iwate Prefecture Hunting Club , Iwate Prefecture website

Akita

No extension.

Miyagi Prefecture

The hunting period for sika deer in some areas has been extended until the end of February, and for wild boar in some areas until March 31.
★Presentation source: Miyagi Prefecture website ( wild boar , sika deer )

Yamagata Prefecture

The wild boar hunting period is extended from November 15th to March 31st of the following year.
The hunting season for ducks is from November 1st to January 31st of the following year.
★Presentation source: Yamagata Prefecture website

Fukushima Prefecture

The hunting period for wild boars and Japanese deer has been extended until March 15th.
★ Source: Fukushima Prefecture website

Kanto region

Ibaraki Prefecture

Extended until March 31 only for wild boars. However, the period from March 16th to March 31st is limited to trap hunting only. Guns can only be used as a stop.
However, it is necessary to remove the tying trap when a black bear appears.
★ Source: Ibaraki Prefecture website

Tochigi Prefecture

Depending on the region , the hunting period for sika deer and wild boar may be extended from November 1st to the end of February or March 15th of the following year.
The hunting gear that can be used from November 1st to November 14th is limited to traps.
★Source: Tochigi Prefecture website

Chiba Prefecture

No extension.

Saitama

For wild boars and Japanese deer, the hunting season will be extended for one month from November 15th to March 15th only in the following towns and villages . However, the hunting method from February 16th to March 15th is limited to trap hunting.

boar

Moroyama Town, Ogose Town, Arashiyama Town, Ogawa Town, Tokigawa Town, Higashi Chichibu Village Chichibu City, Hanno City, Honjo City, Iruma City, Hidaka City, Yokoze Town, Minano Town, Nagatoro Town, Ogano Town, Misato Town, Kamikawa Town, Yorii Town

sika deer

Moroyama Town, Ogose Town, Ogawa Town, Tokigawa Town, Higashi Chichibu Village * Municipalities outside the jurisdiction of the Higashi Matsuyama Administration Office are as follows. Chichibu City, Hanno City, Honjo City, Iruma City, Hidaka City, Yokoze Town, Minano Town, Nagatoro Town, Ogano Town, Misato Town, Kamikawa Town, Yorii Town ★Publisher: Saitama Prefecture Homepage

Tokyo

For sika deer, Ome City, Hinohara Village, and Okutama Town have been extended until the end of February.
★ Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Environment website

Kanagawa Prefecture

Sika deer hunting outside hunting areas is until the end of February. As for wild boar hunting, the hunting period will be extended until the end of February, as with sika deer.
★Source: Kanagawa Prefecture website

Gunma Prefecture

Extended until the end of February only for sika deer and wild boars.
★Presentation source: Gunma Prefecture website

Hokuriku region

Niigata Prefecture

No extension.

Toyama Prefecture

The hunting period for wild boar and sika deer is extended from November 1st to March 31st of the following year.
★Presentation source: Toyama Prefecture website ( wild boar , sika deer )

Ishikawa Prefecture

For wild boar and Japanese deer, in addition to the normal hunting season, trap hunting will be extended until the end of February. In addition, box trapping and taming shoots have been brought forward to November 1st and extended to the end of March.
★Presentation source: Ishikawa Prefecture website ( wild boar , sika deer )

Fukui Prefecture

The hunting period for sika deer and wild boar has been extended from November 1st to March 15th. However, from November 1st to November 14th and from February 16th to March 15th, only trap hunting is allowed.
★Source: Fukui Prefecture website

Chubu region

Yamanashi Prefecture

The wild boar hunting period has been extended by one month from February 16th to March 15th.
★Published by: Yamanashi Prefecture website ( wild boar , sika deer )

Gifu Prefecture

The hunting period for sika deer and wild boar has been extended from November 1st to March 15th.
*From November 1st to November 14th, and from February 16th to March 15th, box trap hunting must have an exit for the Asian black bear to escape. Postscript on November 10, 2018: At the meeting of the prefectural hunting club on the 8th, Gifu Prefecture banned all hunting in areas spanning 20 municipalities such as Gifu City and Kakamigahara City for the purpose of preventing the spread of swine fever infection. I'm telling you.
The target period is from the 15th of this month when the hunting season begins until the end of the season on March 15th next year.
★ Source: Gifu Prefecture website

Nagano Prefecture

Only for sika deer and wild boar (trap hunting), extended until March 15 of the following year. ★Presentation source: Nagano Prefecture website

Shizuoka Prefecture

Limited to sika deer and wild boar (trapping*), extended from November 1st to March 15th of the following year.
★Presentation source: Shizuoka Prefecture website

Aichi prefecture

The hunting period for sika deer and wild boar will be extended to March 15 in the following areas.
Sika deer: Toyohashi City, Okazaki City, Toyokawa City, Toyota City, Gamagori City, Shinshiro City, Shitara Town, Toei Town, Toyone Village (9 municipalities) Wild Boar: Toyohashi City, Okazaki City, Seto City, Kasugai City, Toyokawa City, Toyota City, Gamagori City, Inuyama City, Shinshiro City, Tahara City, Kota Town, Shitara Town, Toei Town, Toyone Village (14 municipalities)
★Source: Aichi Prefecture website

Kinki

Mie Prefecture

For sika deer and wild boars only, extended from November 1st to March 15th of the following year.
★Source: Mie Prefecture website

Shiga Prefecture

For sika deer and wild boars only, extended from November 1st to March 15th of the following year.
★ Source: Shiga Prefecture website

Kyoto

Sika deer and wild boar hunting has been extended until March 15.
★Source: Kyoto Prefecture Homepage

Osaka Prefecture

Sika deer and wild boar hunting has been extended until March 15.
★Published by: Osaka Prefectural Hunting Club

Hyogo Prefecture

Sika deer and wild boar hunting has been extended until March 15. In addition, the ban on black bear hunting has been lifted from November 15th to December 14th throughout Honshu, Hyogo Prefecture.
★Presentation source: Hyogo Prefecture website ( wild boar , sika deer , Asian black bear )

Nara Prefecture

Sika deer and wild boar hunting has been extended until March 15.
★ Source: Nara Prefecture website

Wakayama Prefecture

Sika deer and wild boar hunting has been extended until March 15.
★ Source: Wakayama Prefecture website

Chugoku region

Tottori Prefecture

For sika deer and wild boars, the deadline is extended from November 1st to the end of February of the following year.
★Source: Tottori Prefecture website

Shimane Prefecture

In municipalities other than Oki County, sika deer and wild boars are eligible for the extension from November 1st to the end of February of the following year.
★ Source: Shimane Prefecture website

Okayama Prefecture

Sika deer and wild boar hunting has been extended until March 15. In addition, the ban on black bear hunting has been lifted from November 15th to December 14th throughout Honshu, Hyogo Prefecture.
★Presentation source: Okayama Prefecture website

Hiroshima

For wild boar and sika deer, the hunting period has been extended until the end of February. * The areas where the hunting period will be extended are the entire prefecture for wild boar and the area for sika deer except for the islands.
★Presentation source: Hiroshima Prefecture website

Yamaguchi Prefecture

For sika deer and wild boars only, extended from November 1st to March 31st of the following year.
★ Source: Yamaguchi Prefecture website

Shikoku region

Tokushima

Only for sika deer and wild boar, extended until March 31 of the following year.
★Source: Tokushima Prefecture website

Kagawa Prefecture

Sika deer and wild boar hunting has been extended until March 15.
★Source: Kagawa Prefecture website

Ehime Prefecture

Sika deer and wild boar hunting has been extended until March 15.
★Presentation source: Ehime Prefecture website ( wild boar , sika deer )

Kochi Prefecture

Hunting of sika deer and wild boar has been extended until March 31.
★Presentation source: Kochi Prefecture website

Kyushu/Okinawa region

Fukuoka Prefecture

For sika deer and wild boars only, extended from November 1st to March 15th of the following year. In addition, regarding the hunting period when catching with box traps, limited to "use of box traps for the purpose of catching wild boars" and "use of firearms to stab a boar caught in a trap", The hunting season is from October 15th to April 15th.
*Only in the case that a sika deer is secured in a boar box trap, as an exception, it will be treated in the same way as a wild boar.
★ Source: Fukuoka Prefecture website

Saga Prefecture

The wild boar hunting season is extended from November 1st to March 31st of the following year.
*From November 1st to November 14th and from March 16th to March 31st, only the "box trap" method is used, and firearms can only be used as traps.
★Source: Saga Prefecture website

Nagasaki Prefecture

Sika deer and wild boar hunting has been extended until March 15.
★Presentation source: Nagasaki Prefecture website

Kumamoto Prefecture

For sika deer and wild boars only, extended from November 1st to March 31st of the following year.
★Source: Kumamoto Prefecture website

Oita Prefecture

For sika deer and wild boars only, extended from November 1st to March 31st of the following year.
★Presentation source: Oita homepage

Miyazaki Prefecture

For sika deer and wild boars only, extended from November 1st to March 31st of the following year. However, for sika deer, the area subject to the extension is part of the six management units separated by major rivers in the prefecture.
★Presentation source: Miyazaki Prefecture website ( wild boar , sika deer )

Kagoshima

In some areas, the hunting season for wild boar, sika deer and yaku deer has been extended from November 1st to March 15th of the following year.
★Presentation source: Kagoshima Prefecture website

Okinawa Prefecture

No extension. *For details, please check with each prefecture.

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