Falconry examination; registration

Only those who hold a falconry hunting license in their own name are permitted to hunt.

The first issue of a falconry hunting license is dependent on the applicant having passed a falconry test in addition to the hunting test. In addition to the falconry test, a limited hunting test, i.e. without a shooting test, is sufficient.

The falconry examination takes place centrally at the beginning of each year at the Bavarian Forest Farming School in Kelheim. The falconry examination is an oral examination in which practical tasks relating to the keeping of birds of prey and the practice of falconry can also be set.

The Bavarian State Office for Weights and Measures is responsible for registering for the examination as the central hunting and falconry examination authority.

Further information can be found under "Further links".

Examination requirements
The requirements for taking the falconry examination in Bavaria are governed by the ordinance on the hunter and falconry examination (Jäger- und Falknerprüfungsordnung - JFPO).

According to this, applicants must

• be at least 15 years old,
• have demonstrably completed theoretical and practical training and
• have passed the hunter's examination or the restricted hunter's examination.

Registration for the falconry examination must be made at the central hunter and falconry examination authority at the Office for Food, Agriculture and Forestry in Landshut.

Registration for the falconry examination must be made no later than 4 weeks before the written examination date.

• Fee for the limited hunter examination: EUR 190
• Fee for the falconry examination: 185 EUR