Each adventure sport has some aspects that characterize it and in the case of hunting it could not be any less. It is an activity that requires special skills and also a series of requirements such as obtaining a license.
As with other types of licenses, such as pesca, it follows rules established by the Autonomous Communities. These set the rates, duration, territories and other requirements, as well as different documentation to request them.
It is very important that you obtain this document if you want to hunt, because without it you risk a sanction from the authorities and, of course, the deprivation of hunting at that time. Hunting licenses can be of various types, the most common are the following:
- Without a firearm: using nets, dogs...
- With a firearm: ordinary (hunting in hand) or with a surcharge (partridge hunting, big game)
- Falconry
- Rehale
- Partridge with claim
As for the documentation that you will need to begin the licensing procedures, the National Identity Document is essential, as it could not be otherwise. Now we will make a selection of the requirements requested by the Autonomous Communities most requested by hunters:
- Extremadura. You need to justify by means of a certificate of seniority issued by the corresponding administration that you have been in possession of two hunting licenses in two years prior to 1997. Failing that, you will need a certificate that shows that you have passed a course or exam in communities such as the Basque Country. , Asturias, La Rioja, Andalusia or Navarra.
- Castilla - La Mancha. You must be at least 14 years old but, if you are a minor, the authorization of your parent or guardian is necessary. It is important to have valid hunter civil liability insurance.
- La Rioja. If you apply for the first time, you must take a theoretical-practical exam, held twice a year. If you are in possession of a license, a photocopy of it must be presented accompanied by your DNI.
- Basque Country. It is necessary to present the authorization to practice this sport, a photocopy of the DNI and the photocopy of the hunter's mandatory insurance.
- Castilla León. To request it for the first time, you must be authorized to do so and if you are already a hunter in this community, do not worry about the renewal time, as you will receive at home an instance filled out with your data so that you will only have to pay the corresponding fee. . You need to be in possession of mandatory hunter insurance.
- Navarre. To request a new license you must present a photocopy of your DNI, the certificate of having passed the corresponding exam to be able to process the license in another community. To renew it, you only need to have a photocopy of your DNI and the mandatory insurance.
- Madrid. In this community you will need to present the corresponding documentation (copy of ID and mandatory liability insurance).
Last year the communities of Catalonia, Andalusia, Castilla y León, Aragon, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community signed an agreement thanks to which hunters and fishermen were not required to obtain a different hunting or fishing license in each CC. .AA.
