Gun Trade World - November 2023

USineSS
sPain
D O I N G B U S I N E S S w I T H . . .
A country steeped in European hunting tradition; Spain offers
the discerning businessperson the chance to expand its business.
Here, gun Trade World frameworks the significant characteristics
of the Spanish market, allowing you to better trade in the region.
Hunting is extremely
popular in Spain,
which has over
35m hectares
of hunting land, including
national parks, national
hunting reserves, national
preserves, and numerous
private game reserves.
The best hunting areas
are the Atlantic coast, the
Pyrenees, and parts of
Andalusia, where big game
includes mountain goat (cabra
hispánica), various species of
deer, ibex, roebuck, chamois,
stag, wild boar, wolf and bighorned
mountain sheep.
The hunting season for all
game is strictly defined and
there are large fines for anyone
caught hunting out of season.
The hunting season for small
game runs from mid-October
to early February and includes
grouse, quail, ring dove, turtle
dove, red-legged partridge,
pheasant, duck, geese, bustard,
waterfowl, pigeon, hare, and
rabbit.
There are several kinds of
hunting land, ranging from
free zones where only a
general licence is necessary,
to municipal-owned local
reserves, private reserves,
and national reserves, where
a special licence is required.
To hunt in a national reserve,
you need a hunting permit,
issued by the provincial or
regional office of the Ministry
of the Environment. Special
permission is also required
to hunt in a private reserve.
The best way to hunt in Spain
is to join a local club. When
hunting is prohibited, it’s
usually denoted by a square
sign divided diagonally into
black and white halves.
Hunters need a medical
certificate obtainable from
special clinics, a firearms
permit and third party
insurance. Guns must be
broken and bagged when
transported on public land and
they may not be used within
500m (1,600ft) of a house
or in any urban zone (often
ignored).
Non-resident hunters may
import their own firearms,
although they must obtain an
import certificate from their
local Spanish consulate abroad
(take your current firearms
certificate to the consulate
with a photocopy and your
passport). On arrival in Spain,
the import certificate and gun
must be taken to the local
police station, who will issue a
Spanish gun permit.
Hunting trips and package
46 www.guntradeworld.com