Rustic Properties for sale in Basque Country

The Useful Agricultural Surface (UAA) of the Basque Country is 176,000 hectares, with 54% permanent pasture, 35% arable land and 10% woody crops. In its almost 26 thousand agricultural hectares, mainly common wheat, barley and vineyards are cultivated. With around 141,000 head, the exploitation of cattle is the predominant one, along with sheep and horses. Hunting activity in the Basque Country has a significant number of followers, with small game hunting standing out over big game. In addition, the special monitoring of this practice translates into economic benefit. The species of small game present in their lands are the woodcock, the pigeon and the thrush; while those of big game are wild boar and roe deer, with stalking roe deer hunting as one of the best known.