Registered hunters, 2001/2002

Women account for 20 per cent of all persons who passed the hunting test. 55 per cent of all who passed the hunting test paid the hunting tax. Most tests were taken in Oslo and Akershus, where about 1 600 persons passed the test.

For the hunting year 2001/2002, 191 000 persons paid the hunting tax, of whom 2 800 lived abroad. Of the 187 800 persons living in Norway, 9 700 were women.

Every tenth person a hunter

Nord-Trøndelag still has the most hunters in proportion to the population. In this county every fifth male inhabitant over 16 years buys a hunting tax card. Rogaland has the fewest hunters in proportion to its population. In that county only 6 per cent paid the hunting tax for the 2001/2002 season. For Norway as a whole, 10 per cent of men paid the hunting tax. The fact that a person bought a hunting tax card does not necessarily indicate that he or she actually went hunting.

Three of four foreign hunters are Nordic

There were 2 800 foreign hunters who paid the hunting tax in Norway, including 550 Norwegians living abroad. 72 per cent of foreign hunters come from Nordic countries. Of the foreign hunters, 35 per cent were from Denmark, 19 per cent from Sweden and 15 per cent from Germany. Hunters from about 40 countries paid the hunting tax in Norway.

The statistics are published annually.

Tables:

• Table 1 Hunters buying hunting tax card. 1994/1995-2001/2002*
• Table 2 Hunters by age and sex. 2001/2002*
• Table 3 Hunters by county of residence. 2001/2002*
• Table 4 Hunters living abroad buying hunting tax card in Norway. 1998/1999-2001/2002*
• Table 5 Hunters in per cent of population over 16 years