Driven partridge shooting in Spain features at the top of many peoples’ sporting bucket lists. A combination of the weather, the scenery, the culture and the delicious cuisine make for a very unique and memorable trip.
The season starts at the beginning of October and ends on 15th March, so if you’ve put your guns away on 1st February like most of hunters in all over Europe, think again.
The weight of native Tenerife rabbits ranges from 800 grams for young rabbits to 1,100 grams for adults. They vary between 50 centimetres (young rabbits) and 78 centimetres (adult rabbits) in length. The animals' size depends on the area they live in, with those in the north being larger than those in the south. A table of rabbits' weights and measurements by area is shown in an adjoined document.
There are several methods used in hunting: Canary Islands hounds – the most sustainable method –; dogs and ferrets; and with a gun, ferret and dog.