open season English

Meaning open season meaning

What does open season mean?

open season noun

— (hunting, sometimes, followed by on or for to designate the kind of animal hunted) A period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife.

— (figurative, often, followed by on or for) A situation in which someone is endangered, blamed, harassed, or opposed in a sustained manner by a number of others; a situation in which something is endangered or otherwise opposed.

— time period for hunting