The Cabildo and the Island Hunting Council have agreed on the hunting seasons, conditions, methods, and limitations for this activity in Fuerteventura, which include a series of improvements for the current season. The Island Hunting Council agrees on the hunting seasons for this activity in Fuerteventura
Island Councillor Carlos Rodríguez explained, “It is important to take into account the contributions of the Island Federation and the hunting associations from throughout the Island. Despite being an advisory body, consensus has been reached in a cordial atmosphere where the contributions of these groups have been evaluated, resulting in a series of innovations that benefit hunting activities on the Island.”
As this has been a good year due to rainfall, the island councillor stated that the hunting periods have been extended, along with the number of dogs and ferrets allowed. Additionally, the hours for hunting partridge have been increased until midday (3:00 PM).
Furthermore, the Hunting Department has established new training fields, such as the one at the La Capellanía hunting area in the municipality of La Oliva, to allow for prior training of the dogs. The fields will remain open once the hunting season concludes.
All these innovations have been communicated to the Regional Hunting Council, which will publish the order regulating hunting practices in the Canary Islands. This order will be published in the Official Bulletin of the Canary Islands before the end of June. The information will also be available on the website cabildofuer.es.
For the first time, the hunting season will begin and end on the same dates across the province of Las Palmas, fulfilling a long-standing request from hunters.
Hunting Season
Hunting without a weapon and without capture for the moruna partridge and the rock dove is allowed on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, from 5 July to 17 September, with four pointing dogs. In addition, hunting with catches of rabbits using podenco dogs and ferrets can be undertaken on Sundays, from 16 August to 8 November, as well as on Thursday, 29 October.
In terms of hunting with a weapon for moruna partridge and rock dove using pointing dogs and shotgun or bow, this will be permitted on Sundays, from 20 September to 18 October, from dawn until 3:00 PM; on Sundays from 25 October to 8 November; and on Thursdays, 22 and 29 October for the whole day.
Prohibitions and Limitations
Regarding limitations, the use of two ferrets per hunting individual is allowed and a maximum of five dogs per hunter, except on non-capture hunting days, which allows for four pointing dogs. In bow hunting, one dog per hunter is permitted. Group hunting is not allowed.
Concerning the limitations on the number of catches, a maximum of three rabbits or three moruna partridges per hunter per day is permitted, with no limit set for rock doves and moruna squirrels.
Hunting is prohibited in certain areas such as the Islet of Lobos Natural Park, Corralejo Natural Park, the natural monuments of Tindaya and Ajuy, Jable de Jandía within the Jandía Natural Park, and the Scientific Interest Site Playa del Matorral (Morro Jable). It is also forbidden in General Use Areas of the Betancuria Rural Park, Madre del Agua Refuge, and Castillo de Lara; as well as in Restricted Use Areas, Traditional Use Areas, and General Use Areas of the Protected Landscape of Malpaís Grandes, Restricted Use Area of the Montaña Cardón Natural Monument, Lajares Refuge, Laguna de Tesjuate, and Cercado del Jarde (Antigua).
Hunting is prohibited in all training fields, and safety zones are established around feeding points (muladares) for protected species, as well as historical research areas near the Punta de Goma training field.
The Island Hunting Council agrees on the hunting seasons for this activity in Fuerteventura
