Are you considering hiking, walking, biking, birdwatching etc off-road in the Portuguese countryside? If so please note the Hunting season runs from the 15th August through to the end of February and there are certain signs you need to be aware of.
You may be relieved to know hunting is only permitted on Thursdays, Sundays and National Holidays. For full information and exceptions please check here: AFN/Ministério de Agricultura
Research on the AFN/Ministério de Agricultura website also revealed there are currently eleven different hunting signs which indicate where or where not hunting is permitted. Armed with my camera I decided to track down and photograph as many of the signs as possible, but to date I have only found three signs which were clearly visible from the road or track. I have shared these below for reference and will add the others if and when I see them.
If you see any further signs on your travels please photograph and send them on and I will include here.
Diagrams of the various hunting signs in Portugal are available at http://www.afn.min-agricultura.pt/portal/caca/cacar/sinalizacao-venatoria
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It’s a wonder there are any birds left with all these Elmer fudds wandering round the countryside
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It seems to me that hunters now go out on Saturdays and Sundaysand any other day of the week! The hunting season is far too long, the good weather this year means that animals and birds are breeding earlier – time to at least shorten the season and stop hunting on days other than designated ones…
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I’ve been hearing one bang some mornings, today’s Saturday and wonder if Huntingdon allowed on other days or could it be a bird scarer, there are no corvids here whatsoever in the algarvian countryside around faro?
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Interesting and good thing that the signs are posted… It would tragic to imagine otherwise… 😦
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Hi EO, the scary thing is I never knew what they meant until recently! Think about the poor tourists!
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