Punjab’s Directorate General (DG) of Wildlife and Parks announced the start of this year’s partridge hunting season on Monday.
The two-month-long hunting season will reportedly commence from 1 December 2022 to 31 January 2023.
The notification explains that only hunters with a valid shooting license will be allowed to participate in the activity only on Sundays.
The Directorate has forbidden hunting in the following areas in addition to protected areas, private game preserves (without permission from the owner), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), and defense installations, as well as a buffer zone of two miles around the aforementioned areas, and the wildlife reserves in Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Layyah, Jhang, and Bhakkar.
Here are the Tehsils where hunting has been banned:
| Sr. No. | District | Tehsil |
| 1 | Rawalpindi | Murree, Kahuta and Kotli Sattian, Taxila, and Gujar Khan |
| 2 | Attock | Hasan Abdal, Hazro, and Fateh Jang |
| 3 | Jehlum | PD Khan and Jehlum |
| 4 | Chakwal/Talagang | Lawa, Chao Saidan, and Kalar Kahar |
| 5 | Mianwali | Esa Khel |
| 6 | Khushab | Naushera, Qaidabad and Nurpur Thal |
| 7 | Bhakkar | Darya Khan, Markera, and Kalurkot |
| 8 | Rahimyar Khan | All Tehsils |
| 9 | Bahawalpur | All Tehsils except Bahawalpur Tehsil |
| 10 | Bahawalnagar | All Tehsils except MinchanabadTehsil |
The notification adds that hunters will have to follow the bag limit in accordance with the Schedule-I of the Punjab Wildlife (Protection, Preservation Conservation Management) (Amendment) Act, 2007. The notification also prohibited the use of any military or police service weapon or vehicles, gun dogs without a valid possession license, or hunting while sitting or standing in a vehicle.
