Getting to know hunting
Start as a supporter of Czech hunting: go to events, exhibitions, talks and social gatherings. You will get to know the traditions, values and community of hunters in the region.
How to become a hunter – a guide for beginners
ČMMJ membership
By joining the Czech-Moravian Hunting Union (ČMMJ) you get access to events and education and you represent Czech hunting – a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Membership strengthens your role in the community and opens the way to the next steps.
Getting a hunting licence and a firearms licence
- Submit an application to the District Hunting Association (OMS) as an applicant for the first hunting licence course.
- At the same time or afterwards, sign up for the course for first firearms licence applicants. (Trainees arrange this themselves - guide)
- Theory: 60 hours of lessons in seven subjects. Attending 45 hours is enough to pass. Lessons take place every other weekend, 8 hours a day (16 hours per weekend).
- Practice: 1 year with one of the hunting clubs, during which you take part in the life and events of the club as well as events set by the course leader within the district association. This means you go with an assigned hunter to feed game, build hunting facilities and hunt, and you take part in joint work days and hunts. It does not take much time – on average about one event a month and 2-3 shorter rounds of the hunting ground.
- Course price (theory, insurance, literature): CZK 10,000. You will receive payment instructions and the timetable by email.
- Firearms licence: several months of preparation as required by law.
After passing the "first hunting licence course applicant" exams, you can exercise hunting rights. But learning does not end – nature always keeps teaching.
Sign up for the course or write to us
Interested in the applicant course or need advice on how to proceed? Get in touch – we will gladly help you on your way to hunting.