Badger hunting season 2026/27
General hunting season for badger in the hunting year 2026/27: 1 August to 31 January. Below: the law text per animal, the counties with other dates, and the decisions the county boards have published.
General season, whole country
- All animals
1 August to 31 January
Protective hunting: see annex 4, items 2, 6, 9 and 13.
Protective hunting under annex 4
Protective hunting under annex 4 of the Hunting Ordinance may be carried out on your own initiative when the conditions of the item are met. It has no dates: the conditions must be met every time.
- All animals
all year
May be hunted when the animal enters a farmyard or garden and can cause damage or other nuisance there (item 2). May also be hunted in game enclosures and temporarily on an island, islet or skerry (item 6); young of the year may be hunted where farming or game management requires it (item 9); and at game-rearing facilities, poultry yards or similar within 200 m (item 13).
Frequently asked questions
- When does the badger season open in Sweden in 2026/2027?
- The general badger season opens on 1 August and runs 1 August to 31 January in the whole country.
- When does the badger season close?
- The general badger season closes on 31 January.
- Is the badger season the same in the whole of Sweden?
- Yes. In the hunting year 2026/27 the same general season for badger applies in the whole country.
The seasons for your own ground, in the app
Jaktli shows what may be hunted right now on the team's own ground, with the county's exceptions and the team's own rules, and marks the openings in the hunting calendar. 90 days free, no card required.
Hunting year 2026/27. Data according to SFS 2026:835, dataset 2026/27.4.
This table is guidance, not the law, and may contain errors or become outdated. It is always the hunter's own responsibility to verify current seasons and decisions with Naturvårdsverket and the county board before hunting. Jaktli accepts no legal responsibility for the content.