In a legal notice published today the dates for the 2011 spring hunting season will between April the 13th to the 30th, inclusive.
There will be a game limit (national bag) of 11,500 birds, which will be 9,000 turtle doves and 2,500 quails.
Hunters will require a special licences, which be available this coming Monday and Tuesday from Maltapost branches, during office hours.
The legal notice said that only those in possession of a valid carnet de chasse may apply, There will be a charge of €50.
The government has also said that the AFM assisted by game marshalls will do spot checks to mornitor the conditions, any poaching and total bags bags and no breach of the regulations will be tolerated. An SMS is required to be sent on each occasion a bird is shot. .