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Small increase in felled moose
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2012-03-23T10:00:00.000Z
Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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elgjakt, Moose hunting, moose felled, felling ratio, felling quotaHunting , Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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Moose hunting, 2011/2012, preliminary figures

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Small increase in felled moose

A total of 36 600 moose were felled during the 2011/2012 hunting season; an increase of 200 animals from the previous year.

In total, a felling quota of 45 000 animals was issued, which is a decrease of 155 animals from the previous year. The felling ratio came to 81 per cent, the same as in the four previous years.

Number of moose felled per 10 km² qualifying hunting area. Municipality. 2011/2012*

Number of moose felled. 1952-2011/2012*

Most moose felled in Hedmark

Hedmark is the largest "moose county" in terms of the number of licences and animals felled. A total of 8 600 hunting licences were issued and 7 600 animals were felled, resulting in a felling ratio of 88. In the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Nordland, 5 100 and 3 600 moose were felled respectively.

Municipalities with highest number of felled moose. 2011/2012*
 
Municipality Number of felled moose
 
Trysil  923
Steinkjer  748
Stor-Elvdal  733
Åmot  613
Elverum  598
Ringerike  521
Stjørdal  504
Kongsvinger  486
Åsnes  439
Aurskog-Høland  431
Ringsaker  431
 

Number of moose hunters

Among the cervid species, moose hunting is the most common. A total of 60 300 hunters participated in the moose hunt during the hunting year of 2010/2011.

Felling ratio

The felling ratio shows how many animals are shot as a percentage of the number of licences issued.

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