Zakarpattia opens hunting season for predator control
Kyiv • UNN
The 2025-2026 hunting season has begun in Zakarpattia with the aim of preventing an increase in the number of predatory animals and the spread of infectious diseases. Hunters must obtain a permit and hunting licenses, and hunting is allowed only within established limits.
In Zakarpattia, the 2025-2026 hunting season has opened. This is a necessary step to prevent the growth of predatory animal populations and the spread of infectious diseases in the region, UNN writes with reference to the Zakarpattia OVA.
To hunt freely, one must obtain the appropriate permit. Users of hunting grounds will report precise data and the number of individuals no later than one day in advance to specialists of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Zakarpattia Oblast, as well as to the Chop and Mukachevo border detachments, if it concerns staying in the border zone.
The corresponding decision was made today during a meeting of the Defense Council. According to this decision, each hunter will receive hunting permits, which will indicate their surname, first name, and patronymic, as well as the term and place of hunting.
I note that hunting is allowed exclusively within the limits of hunting animal use. The decision comes into force on the day of its adoption, i.e., July 15.
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