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Another record year for red deer hunting
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2001-03-02T10:00:00.000Z
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Red deer hunting, 2000, preliminary figures

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Another record year for red deer hunting

Some 22 534 [corrected 8 March 2001] red deer were felled in the 2000 autumn hunting season. That is 471 [corrected 8 March 2001] more than in the previous year and the highest-ever yield of red deer hunting. Licenses were issued on 35 400 animals nationwide. Sixty-four per cent of those animals were shot.

Red deer hunting, number of animals permitted felled and number of animals felled, 1952-2000

The licence quota to fell 35 400 animals is the highest ever issued. The stock of red deer has increased appreciably since the mid-1970s. The current stock is so large as to pose problems in certain areas for forestry and agriculture as well as horticulture. Consequently, licenses have been issued on a large number of red deer, which is reflected in the relatively low fell/quota rate. Autumn 2000 saw a fell rate of 64 per cent for Norway as a whole. The fell percentage varied from 15 in Vest-Agder to 73 in Hordaland.

Red deer spreading south and east

Nationwide, the yield of red deer hunting has increased by 2 per cent annually the past three years. That is a lower increase than we had in the early 1990s. The number of red deer shot in autumn 2000 is more than twice the number shot in 1990. Also worth noting is that the number of red deer shot in the counties of Vestfold, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder is appreciably higher than it was 10 years ago (please see the figures below). This shows that the red deer is spreading to areas where it was hardly seen previously.

Red deer felled. Percentage felled by age and sex. 1990 and 2000

Sogn og Fjordane is traditionally the number one red deer county. Hunters shot 8 132 [corrected 8 March 2001] animals in that county last autumn. However, this is 249 [corrected 8 Marc 2001] animals less than in autumn 1999, and Sogn og Fjordane and Hedmark together are the only counties showing a decrease in yield. Møre og Romsdal is the number two red deer county, where 6 296 animals were felled last autumn, 277 more than in autumn 1999.

Of the animals felled, 56 per cent were males and 44 per cent females. This distribution has remained unchanged the past four years. The percentage of males was even higher previously. In 1990, 63 per cent of the animals felled were males. The age distribution last autumn was 22 per cent calves, 29 per cent animals 1 ½ years of age, 26 per cent older males and 23 per cent older females. Ten years ago the share of males was up at 32 per cent, while the other groups were somewhat lower than today. The share of calves was then down at 18 per cent.

Number of red deers felled by county.
1990 and 2000
      1990     2000 Per cent change
The whole country 9 911 22 530 127
       
02 Akershus 0 2 .
04 Hedmark 19 26 37
05 Oppland 107 170 59
06 Buskerud 28 111 296
07 Vestfold 2 22 1 000
08 Telemark 12 101 742
09 Aust-Agder 0 43 .
10 Vest-Agder 5 44 780
11 Rogaland 501 1 050 110
12 Hordaland 1 903 4 745 149
14 Sogn og Fjordane 3 512 8 128 131
15 Møre og Romsdal 2 887 6 296 118
16 Sør-Trøndelag 836 1 562 87
17 Nord-Trøndelag 99 230 132

The statistics are published annually.

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