Hunting ranches / hunting preserves for sale in The Rioja

In La Rioja, big game species allowed include wild boar, red deer, and roe deer. In a hunting ground in La Rioja, small game species such as rabbit, hare, and fox can also be hunted. Additionally, red-legged partridge, quail, pigeons (wood, stock, and rock), thrushes (song, common, redwing, and mistle), woodcock, pheasant, starling, magpie, and carrion crow are permitted. Among allowed waterfowl are mallard, gadwall, Eurasian wigeon, common teal, common pochard, northern shoveler, greylag goose, common coot, black-headed gull, and common snipe.

A hunting ground in La Rioja can be publicly owned, where the game exploitation is managed by a public entity, or privately owned. Within public ownership, there are Regional Game Reserves, social hunting grounds, and municipal hunting grounds. Private ownership includes private hunting grounds, commercial grounds, and sporting grounds.

A public hunting ground in La Rioja is managed by a state, regional, or municipal entity. Its main purpose is social—to make hunting accessible to everyone on equal terms. Any hunter who obtains a permit through a public draw and meets legal requirements can hunt there. A private hunting ground is managed by an individual or legal entity that owns or leases the land. Its purpose can be recreational, sporting, or commercial. Hunting in such a ground is only permitted for those authorized by the owner.

A private hunting ground in La Rioja with a single owner must have at least 250 hectares for small game. If it is a big game ground, the minimum required area increases to 500 hectares. Grounds with multiple owners and sporting grounds must have at least 500 hectares for small game and 1,000 hectares for big game. The minimum required surface excludes any public utility forests included in the ground.

The most important hunting ground in La Rioja is the Regional Game Reserve of Cameros-Demanda. This reserve is located in the southern part of the autonomous community and covers an area of 107,916 hectares. It includes municipalities such as Canales de la Sierra, Villanueva de Cameros, Munilla, Mansilla, and Pinillos, among others. It is very popular among hunting enthusiasts due to the abundance of species such as roe deer, red deer, wild boar, red-legged partridge, rabbits, and hares.