In Belarus from October 1, the season of lynx hunting opens

From October 1, one of the most unusual hunting seasons opens in Belarus - lynx hunting. This sb.by reported in the Belarusian society of hunters and fishermen (BOAR).

- The lynx hunting season will last from October 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027. There is interest in this direction, and this is understandable: the lynx is a secretive forest predator, a meeting with which, even for a person who regularly visits the grounds, remains a rare event.

According to experts, hunting lynx in Belarus was banned for about 40 years and allowed by law only from 2025 due to the increase in the number of this animal in certain regions of the country. At the same time, the lynx, as well as the bear, has a binary conservation status in Belarus - it is both a hunting animal and a wild animal classified as a species included in the Red Book.

- In this regard, there is an important nuance: lynx mining is allowed on the basis of the lynx population management plan in the Republic of Belarus, approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and only in certain territories, the BOAR said.

Plans for the seizure of lynx individuals are established in the following regions: Vitebsk region - 4 hunting farms, Gomel region - 13 hunting farms, Grodno region - 1 hunting farm, Minsk region - 3 hunting farms.

Hunters are allowed to hunt both males and females of any age. Hunting is carried out by rifle method from an ambush or from an approach in the presence of the head of the hunt during the day. You can use both rifled and smoothbore weapons (with cartridges equipped with a bullet or a bullet), hunting dogs: breeds - by the decision of the user of hunting grounds. On October 1, the season of hunting for ungulates starts in Belarus