Illustration of a woodcock in flight
Hunting in Estonia
Pärnu County · Estonia

Woodcock hunting

Late autumn in the forests of Pärnu County.

Hunting season
1 October – 15 November
Group size
3+ hunters¹
Minimum stay
3 hunting days
Hunting grounds
26,000 hectares
The experience

About the hunt

Woodcock arrives back to Estonia from wintering areas in early spring. Their favorite habitat during breeding and migration is in forest areas near water bodies. The best time to hunt is in late autumn.

Illustration of a woodcock in flight
Your trip

Prices & group details

€330per hunter / hunting day

€330 per hunter per day of hunting for groups of three or more hunters.

€410 per hunter per day of hunting for groups of two hunters.

Arrival night: €65 per hunter in a single room. This is not included in the package price; hunting and dinner are not included on the day of arrival.

¹ At least three hunters per group. If there are fewer hunters, transport to the forest will be with another group and the game warden will attend to both groups. Once in the forest, different hunting groups will form.

Minimum three hunting days. The hunting package price depends on the number of desired hunting days.

Out in the field

A typical hunting day

Two hunters with four dogs and woodcock after a hunt in the forest

On arrival

  • Registration
  • Distribution of hunting licences, followed by an information session
  • Dogs placed in pen/housing

Hunting days

  1. 06:30–07:30Breakfast + food to be taken to the forest
  2. 08:00Departure
  3. 08:30–09:00Hunt commences
  4. 17:00–18:00Hunt ends; return to the hotel
  5. 20:00Dinner
The practical details

Your hunting package

Price includes

  • Hunting days
  • Hunters
  • Transport to and from the hunting area
  • Hunting permit
  • Single room
  • Drinking water
  • Catering: breakfast, lunch and dinner, coffee and tea
  • Accommodation for hunting dogs in the insulated house in the hotel garden
  • Game bird processing facilities: refrigerators, deep-freeze, vacuum-packing, etc.
  • Facilities for drying hunting clothes

Price does not include

  • Airline tickets or transport to Estonia
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Insurance

Available for an additional fee

  • Tallinn–Pärnu–Tallinn transfer
  • Riga–Pärnu–Riga transfer
  • Veterinarian for dogs
  • Dinner on arrival day
Let’s plan your trip

Tell us about your hunt.

Share your preferred dates and group size with Robin Rattasepp to discuss your trip.

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