- Go hunting in the mountains on weekends.
- Capture harmful birds and animals, such as wild boars and deers.
Weekend Gibier hunter
Work in downtown Hamamatsu or remotely on weekdays.
And go hunting in the mountains to become a weekend Gibier hunter on weekends.
You can go to the mountainous areas in which hunting is permitted in one or two hours by car, or you can build a mountain hut there for hunting seasons. Hunting with hunting guns is possible from November 15 to February 15 (or March 15 for Japanese deers), which is the hunting season in Hamamatsu.
Hunting license
You need to obtain a hunting license and hunter’s registration card for hunting. Permitted hunting equipment depends on the type of hunting license.
| Type of license | Permitted hunting equipment |
| Amiryo (net hunting) | Muso net, beam net, stick net, casting net |
| Wanaryo (trap hunting) | Kukuri trap, box trap, enclosure trap |
| First-class Juryo (first-class hunting) | Shotgun, rifle, air gun (including compressed gas type air gun) |
| Second-class Juryo (second-class hunting) | Air gun |
Game animals
Wild birds and animals (mammals) that can legally be hunted are called “game animals.” They include 28 kinds of birds, such as mallard duck, spot-billed duck, turtledove, bulbul, starling and pheasant and 20 kinds of animals, such as wild boar, Japanese deer, hare, fox, racoon dog and masked palm civet.
We will introduce a hunter association.
We will introduce a hunter association in Hamamatsu (Western Shizuoka Hunting Association) in order to enjoy safe hunting in comfort.
Hunting association is an organization consisting of the people who love hunting. Once you join it, you can get useful information and advice from experienced hunters who know the mountains well. There are 15 branches in Western Shizuoka Hunting Association. We will introduce a head of the branch appropriate for you.
