HUNTING, 2025

The number of hunters increased

In 2025, as compared to 2024, the total number of hunters increased by 10.2%. The number of members of associations increased by 9.7%, while the number of hunters-in-training, that is, future hunters, increased by 143.4%.

The kill of wild boars increased

In 2025, the kill of deer increased by 6.3%, with 7 328 heads killed, while the kill of roe deer amounted to 16 596 heads, which was a decrease of 3.5%. The kill of hares decreased by 3.6%, while the kill of common pheasants decreased by 1.6% compared to 2024.

In 2025 compared to 2024, the kill of wild boars increased by 49.5%, with 67 857 heads killed, while the kill of other birds decreased by 6.2%. The kill of water fowls decreased by 12.9%.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

Data for the Annual Report on Hunting in 2025 were taken over from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries – Directorate of Forestry, Hunting and Wood Industry and the Croatian Hunting Federation for the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (hunting year).

Since 2006, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries – Directorate of Forestry, Hunting and Wood Industry has taken charge of keeping the records on the management of hunting grounds and game. The management includes breeding, protection, hunting and usage of game and its parts.

Data on killed game are given on the basis of the central hunting register.

Coverage and comparability

Reporting units are legal entities and parts thereof as well as natural persons engaged in the activity of breeding, protection, hunting and usage of game and its parts. Reporting units were taken over from databases of the Croatian Forests, the Croatian Hunting Federation and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries – Directorate of Forestry, Hunting and Wood Industry.

Definitions

Hunters are persons who passed the testing for hunters and are engaged in basic missions concerning hunting: breeding, protection, hunting and using of game and its parts, provided that they respect hunting customs and ethics.

Hunting year is the period lasting from 1 April of the current year to 31 March of the following year.

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