Hunting season without hunting

The hunting season opens in Azerbaijan on June 1. Ministry of Environment reported that the Baku Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the regional offices of the Ministry of Environment issue hunting licenses.

The cost of a one-time license for a variety of animals is as follows:

Hare - AZN 2.20  gepik;

Jackal – 3.96  gepik;

Raccoon and nutria – 1.65  gepik;

Wild boar – 16.50  gepik;

Mountain tour – 24.75 gepik.

Hunting is permitted in the hunting areas and related areas.

In particular, wild boar hunting is permitted in Lankaran, Astara, Lerik, Jalilabad, Zagatala, Imishli, Guba, Khachmaz, Netfchala, Yardimli, Sheki and Ismayilli regions. 

Hunting nutria is permitted in Zagatala, Sheki, Guba and Gakh.

Hunting the hare is permitted in Shabran, Kurdamir, Salyan, Neftchala, Jalilabad, Bilasuvar, Yevlakh, Lankaran, Zagatala, Agstafa, Gazakh, Zardab, Masalli, Guba, Khachmaz, Imishli, Sabirabad Saatly.

Hunting is prohibited in the Agdam, Khanlar, Goranboy, Dashkesan, Gedabay and Tartar regions, as well as on the islands of the Caspian Sea, the green zones, in protected areas and in the resort areas within a radius of one kilometer. 

The ban also applies to wild and sea birds because of probability of bird flu, according to the Ministry of Environment.

The facts of bird flu in Azerbaijan remain unchanged for many years. There are none in the neighboring territories. Therefore, the countries neighboring the Caspian countries have lifted a ban on the hunting of waterfowl. However, some officials in Azerbaijan stubbornly retain the ban. At the same time, there is illegal hunting and waterfowl poachers.  It is possible to buy any banned waterfowl in any market of the country. There are often species listed in the Red Book.

Thousands of hunters in Azerbaijan are engaged in waterfowl hunting.  However, they have been deprived of this opportunity for eight years.-03D04-