Licence, annual authorisation, and an exam every two years
Hunting in Fribourg takes three things: passing the exam, holding the licence, and obtaining the annual authorisation to hunt.
The service states the condition of access in one sentence: to hunt in the canton of Fribourg you must hold a hunting licence, an annual authorisation to hunt, and comply with the service's directives. The three go together; the licence alone is not enough. Upstream, anyone wishing to hunt must pass the hunting examination. The tests are organised by the service every two years — a cycle that matters to anyone planning their entry into hunting, since a missed session comes round only two years later. The canton also issues a certificate of aptitude for those wanting to hunt in other cantons or abroad, and a guest hunting authorisation on request.