Malta to open spring hunting for quail between 10 and 30 April
Government announces spring hunting season for quail from 10 to 30 April
5 April 2021, 3:16pm
by Laura Calleja
The opening of the spring hunting season for quail is between 10 and 30 April, the Gozo Ministry has announced.
Ornis, the hunting advisory body, recommended the dates, from two hours before sunrise until noon, including Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
The national quota for this season is 2,400 quails, and there will be no individual quota, the ministry said.
Hunters must abide by health authority regulaton.
The Government also insisted that quail should be the only hunted bird, insiting the hunting of other species remains illegal.