Mountain hare hunting season 2026/27
General hunting season for mountain hare in the hunting year 2026/27: 1 September to 28 February. 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 September to 28 February
Until 29 Feb in a leap year.
Exceptions per county
Where a county has its own line in the Hunting Ordinance, it replaces the national dates. The dates below apply instead of the table above.
Södermanland County
- All animals
1 September to 15 February
Östergötland County
- All animals
1 September to 15 February
Jönköping County
- All animals
1 September to 15 February
Kronoberg County
- All animals
1 September to 15 February
Kalmar County
- All animals
1 September to 15 February
Gotland County
- All animals
1 September to 15 February
Skåne County
- All animals
1 September to 15 February
Halland County
- All animals
1 September to 15 February
Västra Götaland County
- All animals
1 September to 15 February
Frequently asked questions
- When does the mountain hare season open in Sweden in 2026/2027?
- The general mountain hare season opens on 1 September and runs 1 September to 28 February in the whole country, with exceptions in some counties.
- When does the mountain hare season close?
- The general mountain hare season closes on 28 February.
- Is the mountain hare season the same in the whole of Sweden?
- No. 9 counties have other dates than the rest of the country: Södermanland County, Östergötland County, Jönköping County, Kronoberg County, Kalmar County, Gotland County, Skåne County, Halland County and Västra Götaland County. The dates per county are in the table above.
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This table is guidance, not the law, and may contain errors or become outdated.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.