Hello Dave,
thank you. It is not too easy to write about everything in a topic, like hunting in Hungary. Is there any speciality, which You are interested in?
If You would like to be a hunter, You have to make a three step examination, on law, gun-handling and knowledges about the animals. After that You have to get some licences from the doctor, and from the police, in order to buy a gun. After that You have to buy the licence for hunting in Hungary. And if You have all of this, you can hunt as a member in a hunting association or as a guest somewhere. In Hungary hunting costs a couple of money :-))
Normally, in Hungary there is a list of animals, which You can hunt throughout the whole year or only in the periods, written in the law. Animals, like for example fox, wild-pig, or badger or magpie You can hunt all over the year. For the different deer cultivars, divided on sex and trophy, there is only a period, when You are allowed to shoot (for example between the first of September and 31 of October).
Bird hunting is not the same, like ages ago. The growing and caring of wild birds become more and more importance, but large amounts You can only shoot there, where You pay for it and where the birds are left free, exactly before their hunt. I cannot explain it better, sorry for it.
The historical abundance of the wild birds or rabbits in Hungary is already over, if You want to shoot a lot of them, You have to pay very very much. For example on places like these: shooting a rabbit costs 35€/piece, a pheasant 18€/piece. You can imagine, how much money you can give out, if you want to hunt at such places.
If You are a member in a hunting association, which have an area where they are allowed to hunt, You can shoot free birds or rabbits, but there are not so many.
OK, now I have to go working, if I can write more about something, please, let me know.
Zoltán
