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SHOOTING SEASONS

Species
| England, Scotland and Wales
| Northern Ireland
| Pheasant
| Oct 1 - Feb 1
| Oct 1 - Jan 31
| Partridge
| Sept 1 - Feb 1
| Sept 1- Jan 31
| Grouse
| Aug 12 - Dec 10
| Aug 12 - Nov 30
| Ptarmigan (only found in Scotland)
| Aug 12 - Dec 10
| --
| Blackgame (not found in NI)
| Aug 20 - Dec 10
| --
| Common Snipe
| Aug 12 - Jan 31
| Sept 1 - Jan 31
| Jack Snipe
| Protected at all times
| Sept 1 - Jan 31
| Woodcock
| Oct 1- Jan 31
| Oct 1 - Jan 31
| Woodcock - Scotland
| Sept 1 - Jan 31
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| Duck & Goose - inland
| Sept 1 - Jan 31
| Sept 1 - Jan 31
| Duck & Goose - below HWM of ordinary spring tides
| Sept 1 - Feb 20
| Sept 1 - Jan 31
| Coot/Moorhen
| Sept 1 - Jan 31
| Protected at all times
| Golden Plover
| Sept 1 - Jan 31
| Sept 1 - Jan 31
| Curlew
| Protected at all times
| A voluntary ban is in place from 1 Sept 2011, therefore status is protected.
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