Each season, many hunters participate in the public hunting offering draws to access stalking and driven hunts in national game reserves and publicly owned hunting grounds. The autonomous communities offer these permits through public offering and award them by draw to guarantee an equitable distribution among all participants.
The objective of this guide is to offer a clear and practical explanation of how the public offering and hunting draws work, detailing the requirements, necessary documentation, and steps to correctly register for all official draws.
What is the public hunting offering and how do the draws work?
The public hunting offering is the mechanism through which the autonomous administration makes available to hunters a series of permits to carry out different hunting methods on public lands managed by each community. These permits correspond to:
• National or regional game reserves.
• Social hunting grounds or regional hunting grounds managed by the autonomous community.
• Common game hunting areas and other public spaces.
Each call specifies the available modalities, the number of permits per species and per zone, the approximate dates of use, and the applicable fees.
The awarding is done by public draw among all validly submitted applications. In most communities, there are differentiated quotas for local, regional, national, and foreign hunters.
Basic requirements to participate in the draws
Although each community establishes its own regulations, the most common requirements are:
• Compliance with the specific requirements of the call.
• Not be disqualified from hunting.
• Submit the application within the official deadline with complete documentation.
In some cases, the hunter is allowed to participate in several modalities, although the number of permits that can be enjoyed per season is limited to guarantee rotation and equal access.
How to participate in the draws: the club’s premium service
At La Diana Club de Caza, we offer an EXCLUSIVE comprehensive service so that members do not have to manage any procedures. The complete process includes:
1. Membership registration
Registration is done through the form available on the web or by phone. Only basic personal data is necessary.
Annual fees:
• €40 for driven hunt and battue draws.
• €65 for stalking draws.
• €70 to participate in all draws.
2. Registration in official draws
After registration, the club registers the member in the official draws of all autonomous communities, managing around 30 annual applications between stalking, driven hunts, and battues.
To maximize the chances of success, the hunter’s category (regional or national) is taken into account in each call.
The member does not need to be aware of forms, deadlines, or calls: everything is managed from the club.
3. Results and notifications
When a member is drawn in a draw, they will receive:
• A certified letter, or
• An email with all the information of the awarded hunt.
In addition, the results can be consulted on the club’s website as soon as they are available.
Practical operation of the awarded hunts
Being drawn does not oblige attendance: Attendance to these hunts is completely voluntary and without any cost or penalty for the hunter in case they cannot go or are not interested.
When a hunter is drawn in a draw, they will receive all the information of the hunt that has been awarded to them by letter or email. This information includes, among other things, the price, dates, the species to be hunted and its category (selective, representative, or trophy), the phone number of the guard who will accompany them, hunting reserve regulations, etc…
If the hunter decides to attend:
• Pays an entry fee to confirm attendance.
• Pays an additional fee only if the piece is killed.
• The final price depends on the autonomous community, the species, and the type of permit (selective, representative, or trophy).
• The cost is much lower than that of hunts on private farms.
Real probabilities of being drawn
The draws are random, but the club’s experience shows the following average over the last ten years:
A hunter obtains approximately two permits every three years, the calculation is made based on the number of hunters who participate in the draws and the permits drawn.
The club’s gallery includes hundreds of photographs of stalking awarded to members in previous seasons.
Exclusive internal draws for members
In addition to the official draws of the Ministries, the club buys each season a series of stalking of different species in national reserves or open hunting grounds.
• This information is sent by email to all members as soon as it is available.
• The awarding of these stalking is done by draw exclusively for club members.
This system adds additional opportunities to enjoy quality hunts without depending solely on official calls.
Advantages of participating through the club
• The member does not manage procedures or dates: everything is centralized.
• Applications are submitted in all autonomous communities.
• Options are optimized according to the hunter’s category.
• Direct communication when there is an award.
• Access to additional internal draws each season.
• Cost much lower than that of private hunts.
• More than 50 years of experience managing permits in national reserves.
Conclusion
Participating in the public offering draws is the most accessible way to hunt in the best public lands in Spain. The process can be complex if managed individually, but La Diana Club de Caza offers a comprehensive service that:
• Registers the member in all draws.
• Supervises calls, deadlines, and requirements.
• Communicates the results.
• Offers additional opportunities through internal draws.
This system allows the hunter to focus solely on enjoying the hunting activity, with the peace of mind that the technical and administrative management is fully covered.
