Moose hunting

Updated: 23 March 2023

Next update: Not yet determined

The number of moose shot in the hunting year
The number of moose shot in the hunting year
2022-2023
27 487
Moose felled. Preliminary figures
Moose felled. Preliminary figures
NumberShareChange in per cent
2022-20232022-20232021-2022 - 2022-20232018-2019 - 2022-2023
Total27 487100.0-6.1-10.4
Males
Calf4 90717.9-0.9-2.4
Yearlings4 24715.5-13.3-17.9
Older6 34623.1-4.9-9.7
Females
Calf4 75717.3-1.6-1.7
Yearlings2 82210.3-14.1-23.2
Older4 40816.0-4.9-10.4
Explanation of symbols

Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Moose hunting, by county. Preliminary figures
    Moose hunting, by county. Preliminary figures
    2022-2023
    Felling licences, mooseFelled mooseMalesFemalesHarvest percentage
    The whole country39 07827 48715 50011 98770
    Viken5 0583 2291 8291 40064
    Oslo13445242134
    Innlandet10 2727 6624 3453 31775
    Vestfold og Telemark2 8661 8961 00489266
    Agder2 2861 35471464059
    Rogaland16743291426
    Vestland23669363329
    Møre og Romsdal358159986144
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage8 9226 2773 6162 66170
    Nordland - Nordlánnda5 3924 2882 4231 86580
    Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku3 3872 4651 3821 08373
    Explanation of symbols
  • Moose felled, by county, age and sex. Preliminary figures
    Moose felled, by county, age and sex. Preliminary figures
    2022-2023
    TotalCalfYearlingsOlder
    MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
    The whole country27 4874 9074 7574 2472 8226 3464 408
    Viken3 229543525590332696543
    Oslo45101242107
    Innlandet7 6621 4061 3821 1336701 8061 265
    Vestfold og Telemark1 896323318232219449355
    Agder1 354147174223188344278
    Rogaland439853153
    Vestland696121661415
    Møre og Romsdal159312322114527
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage6 2771 3891 2929235601 304809
    Nordland - Nordlánnda4 2886555897095381 059738
    Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku2 465388422390293604368
    Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

The statistics give an overview of Norwegian moose hunting. The figures show the number of moose shot and the number of permissions given, by age and sex. The statistics also comprise figures on estimated carcass weight.

Hunting ground

The basic territorial unit sanctioned for hunting cervids and allotted felling licences.

Qualifying area

The area forming the basis for hunting licences allotted by the municipalities. For moose and red deer, the area includes mainly woodland and bogs.

Cervids

Cervids includes moose (Alces alces), red deer (Cervus elaphus), wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus).

Issued licences

The number of licences allotted to a hunting ground by a municipalitiy.

Cervids felled

The number of cervids felled in regular hunting.

Selective shooting

Licences issued with an obligation for a certain distribution of animals felled, by calf, 1½ year-old animals, adult males and adult females.

Per cent felled

Shot animals as a percentage of licences issued.

The hunting year

One hunting year lasts as from 1 April to 31 March the following year.

Name: Moose hunting
Topic: Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing

Not yet determined

Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics

County and municipality. For the hunting years 2007/08 and 2008/09 figures on municipality level are based on the hunting area where the municipality is responsible for the administration. This area may include area in adjacent municipalities. Previous years, figures on municipality level were based on hunting taking place within the municipality borders. Since the municipality figures for these two years are not comparable from one year to another, the statistics from the hunting year 2008/09 was published on county level. As from the hunting year 2009/10, the data are collected and published by municipality.

Annual.

Not relevant

Data sets are stored at Statistics Norway.

The purpose of the statistics is to show the extent of moose hunting in Norway. Statistics on felled animals date back to 1889. Until 1951, the reports were collected from the police and covered all moose killed, both those that were shot through legal hunting and those that died in other ways, to the extent this was reported. After 1952, the statistics only cover moose legally killed through ordinary hunting.

The most important users of these statistics are The Norwegian Environment Agency, the County Departments of Environmental Affairs, professional bodies, the media, research and educational institutions and the local wildlife authorities.

No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given inthe Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.

The difference between preliminary and final numbers is minimal.

The Statistics Act §§ 2-2

Not relevant

The statistics include all legal hunting of moose in Norway.

The responsible person for each hunting ground report the results of the hunt to the municipality. The municipality is responsibel for reporting aggregated data for the municipality.

Total census.

The municipal authorities send forms for reporting to the responsible persons in each hunting ground together with the licence. These responsible persons have a duty to report back to the municipality within 10 days after the end of the hunting period. The municipality then has a duty to send reports to Statistics Norway within 3 weeks.

Sum checks and checks of the number of animals felled compared with licences issued are undertaken. Where necessary, the municipal authorities are contacted to clarify cases of doubt.

The number of felled animals and number of hunting licences are summarised and distributed by country, county and municipality.

Not relevant

Not relevant

The statistics are comparable back to 1952 (see chapter 2.1.).

For the hunting years 2007/08 and 2008/09 figures on municipality level were based on the hunting area where the municipality was responsible for the administration. This area may include hunting area in adjacent municipalities. Previous years, figures on municipality level were based on the hunting area within the municipality border. This results in a break in time series for the statistics for these two years. Municipalities not managing any hunting area themselves will lack in the statistics. This change is due to more cooperation between municipalities because of expanding hunting grounds. In the hunting year 2007/08 more than 60 municipalities are affected by this change. As from the hunting year 2009/10, data will be collected and published at municipality level.

The report work is closely connected to the municipality's management of the stock of moose and the data quality is regarded as very good. Some big hunting grounds cross municipal borders. In some cases this makes it difficult to tell in which municipality some of the animals were felled. The distribution of these animals is determined by the local wildlife authorities. This does not affect the total number of moose shot.

The level of non-response is negligible. Reporting to Statistics Norway is compulsory for all municipalities. Statistics Norway and the county management remind municipalities that have not forwarded the reports within three weeks from the end of the hunting season. In that way all municipalities are covered.

Not relevant

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