Current Deer Hunting Seasons.

SPECIES
OPEN SEASON DATES
LOCATION
Red Deer Male 1 September to 31 December Throughout the State, exclusive of the County of Kerry
Red Deer Female and Antlerless Deer* 1 November to 28 February Throughout the State, exclusive of the County of Kerry
Sika Deer Male 1 September to 31 December Throughout the State
Sika Deer Female and Antlerless Deer* 1 November to 28 February Throughout the State
Fallow Deer Male 1 September to 31 December Throughout the State
Fallow Deer Female and Antlerless Deer* 1 November to 28 February Throughout the State
Muntjac 1 September to 31 August Throughout the State


* Antlerless deer will be construed as including any male deer without antlers, of less than one year, i.e. a calf