Jugendjagdschein - Jahresjagdschein erstmalig beantragen

If you wish to hunt as a juvenile, you must carry a youth hunting licence in your name and present it to the police officers and those entitled to hunt on request.

If you want to hunt in Germany, but you are not yet 18 years old, you can only be issued a youth hunting license in your name (minimum age 16 years). For the first issuance of a youth hunting license, you need proof of a hunter's examination passed in Germany.

With a youth hunting license, you may only hunt if accompanied by a custody holder with hunting experience or a supervised person with hunting experience commissioned in writing by your person(s) with custody.

• Identity card
• Certificate of the hunter's examination
• current photo
• Proof of statutory hunting liability insurance
• Consent of the person with custody

• at least 16 and not yet 18 years old
• personal reliability
• physical fitness
• Hunting liability insurance
• Passed hunter's examination
• Consent of the legal guardian

You can submit the application in writing or, if available, online.

If you submit the application in writing, fill it in and submit it by post or in person to the competent authority.

The application and the evidence to be provided will be checked for completeness and correctness.

If you meet all the requirements, you will be issued a youth hunting license.

The annual hunting licence shall be valid for a maximum of two consecutive hunting years. The hunting year starts on 01.04. and ends on 31.03.

With a youth hunting license, you are not allowed to participate in party hunts.

• Youth hunting licence issuance of annual hunting licence
• required for hunting in Germany
• first-time issuance requires passing the hunter's examination
• for persons under 18 years, minimum age 16 years
• Accompaniment by experienced hunting guardians or representatives required
• no participation in party hunting
• Annual hunting licence is valid for a maximum of two consecutive hunting years.
• Hunting year starts on 01.04. and ends on 31.03.
• is issued by the competent authority of residence

The responsibility lies with the lower hunting authority.

• Written form required: yes
• Informal application possible: no
• Personal appearance required: no
• Online services available: yes