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Statistics on
Wild reindeer hunting
The statistics give an overview of Norwegian wild reindeer hunting. The figures show the number of reindeer shot and the number of permissions given, by age, sex and reindeer areas. The statistics also comprise figures on estimated carcass weight.
Selected figures from the statistics
- Wild reindeer felled:Download table as ...Wild reindeer felled:
Number Share Change, per cent 2023 - 2024 2020 - 2024 2024 Total 3 269 100.0 -6.4 -30.8 Males Calf 536 16.4 -0.4 -6.1 Yearlings 156 4.8 -16.6 -55.0 Older 1 173 35.9 -8.9 -26.3 Females Calf 512 15.7 -1.9 -12.3 Yearlings 130 4.0 8.3 -49.2 Older 762 23.3 -9.2 -44.6 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Wild reindeer felled, by age, sex and wild reindeer area.Download table as ...Wild reindeer felled, by age, sex and wild reindeer area.
Total Calf Yearlings Older Harvest percentage Males Females Males Females Males Females 2000 7 631 975 890 740 332 2 071 2 623 36 2001 6 976 1 033 897 704 305 1 710 2 327 50 2002 6 617 1 029 857 638 252 1 737 2 104 58 2003 4 417 640 657 400 177 1 187 1 356 51 2004 3 895 627 513 344 158 1 071 1 182 55 2005 4 817 647 532 443 248 1 567 1 380 47 2006 5 091 648 604 473 219 1 536 1 611 46 2007 4 670 698 615 395 197 1 279 1 486 50 2008 5 155 769 669 503 235 1 233 1 746 55 2009 5 098 810 679 463 225 1 288 1 633 53 2010 5 447 809 727 549 264 1 314 1 784 52 2011 5 423 848 673 564 272 1 316 1 750 39 2012 5 451 785 701 596 299 1 348 1 722 33 2013 7 140 1 054 930 655 408 1 854 2 239 39 2014 7 944 1 106 1 030 730 405 1 834 2 839 38 2015 6 509 876 784 732 368 1 568 2 181 31 2016 6 129 877 830 552 283 1 414 2 173 24 2017 5 515 782 663 458 294 1 643 1 675 24 2018 4 156 612 532 315 223 1 350 1 124 39 2019 4 738 609 540 248 161 2 161 1 019 33 2020 4 726 571 584 347 256 1 592 1 376 35 2021 5 641 908 840 365 242 1 495 1 791 23 2022 5 095 838 796 286 251 1 366 1 558 23 2023 3 493 538 522 187 120 1 287 839 30 2024 3 269 536 512 156 130 1 173 762 34 Wild reindeer area Setesdal - Ryfylke 78 8 11 4 2 22 31 25 Skaulen - Etnefjella 8 1 2 1 0 2 2 31 Setesdal - Austhei 170 30 18 3 14 46 59 23 Hardangervidda 403 5 2 3 2 387 4 11 Blefjell 19 4 4 2 0 7 2 18 Nordfjella 40 3 2 3 0 27 5 50 Oksenhalvøya 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 50 Fjellheimen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . Brattefjell - Vindeggen 53 3 8 6 10 14 12 53 Raudafjell 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 33 Lærdal - Årdal 13 2 4 2 1 2 2 50 Vest - Jotunheimen 14 3 4 0 0 2 5 24 Reinheimen - Breheimen 740 143 105 36 33 215 208 67 Førdefjella 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 33 Sunnfjord 11 3 1 0 1 3 3 92 Svartebotnen 12 4 3 1 0 2 2 71 Snøhetta 188 30 26 8 5 57 62 38 Rondane 512 83 84 38 25 163 119 42 Sølnkletten 200 33 21 15 11 41 79 36 Forollhogna 356 96 119 22 8 62 49 68 Knutshø 189 45 48 6 3 45 42 50 Norefjell - Reinsjøfjell 249 40 50 4 15 67 73 91 Våmur - Roan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . Tolga østfjell 7 0 0 1 0 6 0 20 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Wild reindeer hunting. Licences issued, animals felled and per cent felledDownload table as ...Wild reindeer hunting. Licences issued, animals felled and per cent felled
Licences issued Animals felled Per cent felled 2000 16 183 7 631 47 2001 16 292 6 976 43 2002 18 396 6 617 36 2003 17 987 4 417 25 2004 12 753 3 895 31 2005 12 754 4 817 38 2006 15 862 5 091 32 2007 18 087 4 670 26 2008 19 769 5 155 26 2009 20 411 5 098 25 2010 21 933 5 447 25 2011 22 081 5 423 25 2012 21 287 5 451 26 2013 13 821 7 140 52 2014 11 367 7 944 70 2015 8 601 6 509 76 2016 7 102 6 129 86 2017 10 214 5 515 54 2018 10 986 4 156 38 2019 9 302 4 738 51 2020 13 437 4 726 35 2021 24 615 5 641 23 2022 21 738 5 095 23 2023 11 549 3 493 30 2024 9 553 3 269 34 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 24 October 2023.
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Hunting ground
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One basic territorial unit sanctioned for hunting cervids and allotted felling licences.
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Qualifying area
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Area forming the basis for hunting licences allotted by the municipalities. For moose and red deer, the area includes mainly woodland and bogs.
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Licences issued
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The number of animals that the municipality has given each hunting ground permission to shoot.
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Selective shooting
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Licences issued with an obligation for a certain distribution of animals felled, by calf, 1½-year-old animals, adult males and adult females.
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Per cent felled
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Shot animals as a percentage of licences issued.
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The hunting year
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One hunting year lasts as from 1 April as to 31 March the following year.
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The hunting period valid until March 31, 2028
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The regular hunting period for wild reindeer is August 20 to September 30.
Name: Wild reindeer hunting
Topic: Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics
Wild reindeer area.
The statistics are published annually, 10 weeks after the end of hunting.
Collected and revised data are stored securely by Statistics Norway in compliance with applicable legislation on data processing.
Statistics Norway can grant access to the source data (de-identified or anonymised microdata) on which the statistics are based, for researchers and public authorities for the purposes of preparing statistical results and analyses. Access can be granted upon application and subject to conditions. Refer to the details about this at Access to data from Statistics Norway.
The purpose of these statistics is to show the extent of wild reindeer hunting in Norway. Until 1951, the statistics covered all registered felling of wild reindeer, both those that were shot through legal hunting and those that were shot or died in other ways. After 1952, the statistics only cover wild reindeer 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 statistics before they are released at 8 a.m. on ssb.no after at least three months’ advance notice in the release calendar. This is one of the most important principles in Statistics Norway for ensuring the equal treatment of users.
Statistics on the number of felled moose and red deer, as well as registered non-harvest morality of cervids are published.
The statistics are developed, produced and disseminated pursuant to Act no. 32 of 21 June 2019 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway (the Statistics Act).
The statistics include all legal hunting of wild reindeer in Norway.
The Wild Reindeer Councils
Total census
Statistics Norway obtains data on felling quotas and the hunting data from the individual Wild Reindeer Councils.
Editing is defined here as checking, examining and amending data. Sum checks and checks of the number of animals felled against the number of licences issued are performed. In the event of a lack of clarity in the submitted data, the Wild Reindeer Council is contacted for additional information.
Number of animals felled and number of hunting licenses issued are summarised and distributed on wild reindeer council.
Employees of Statistics Norway have a duty of confidentiality.
Statistics Norway does not publish figures if there is a risk of the respondent’s contribution being identified. This means that, as a general rule, figures are not published if fewer than three units form the basis of a cell in a table or if the contribution of one or two respondents constitutes a very large part of the cell total.
Statistics Norway can make exceptions to the general rule if deemed necessary to meet the requirements of the EEA agreement, if the respondent is a public authority, if the respondent has consented to this, or when the information disclosed is openly accessible to the public.
More information can be found on Statistics Norway’s website under Methods in official statistics, in the ‘Confidentiality’ section.
The statistics are comparable back to 1952. Until 1951, the statistics covered all registered felling of wild reindeer, both those that were shot through legal hunting and those that were shot or died in other ways. After 1952, the statistics only cover wild reindeer legally killed through ordinary hunting.
The data capture is closely connected to the local wildlife management, and the data quality is regarded as very good. Some hunting grounds cross municipal borders. In some cases this makes it difficult to decide in which municipality some of the animals were felled. The distribution of these animals is determined by the Wild Reindeer Council and does not affect the total number of wild reindeer felled.
The level of non-response is negligible. Reporting to Statistics Norway is compulsory for all Wild Reindeer Councils. Statistics Norway reminds the councils that have not forwarded their reports within three weeks from the end of the hunting season. In that way, all councils are covered.