To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of brown hares shot in England between February and October each year.
Asked by
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-BrownDate asked
13 Jun 2025
To
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Defra holds no official statistics on the number of brown hares shot in England between February and October each year. We are however aware of a number of estimates made by stakeholder groups which range markedly from the low tens of thousands to the low hundreds of thousands.
Answered on 17 Jun 2025