Tag: hunting
Nine wolves killed this year
Nine wolves have been shot or killed in accidents so far this year, the highest number since 2001. Most have been shot in Hedmark...
Hunter threatens case on wolf charge
Police dropped the charges on Tuesday against one of the 12 men arrested for illegal wolf hunting in Hedmark last week. Licensed hunter Odd...
Alleged wolf hunters kept in custody
Seven men remained in jail on Thursday morning, after Hedmark police arrested 12 people earlier in the week for illegal wolf hunting. Three of...
Grouse stocks cut in half
Environmental authorities are worried about a huge reduction in Norway's estimated number of the large bird known as rype (white grouse, or ptarmigan). They...
No hunting with bows and arrows
Norwegian authorities have turned down a request from a local research organization that wanted to hunt deer with bows and arrows. The organization, Norsk...
Wounded moose went on attack
Hunters who shot but didn't manage to kill a fully grown moose ox ended up setting off a dramatic chain of events over the...
High price for remote ‘hytte’
A fully renovated cabin on Norway's mountain plateau of Hardanger, with no road access and a location that's a half-hour hike from the nearest...
Hunting season draws thousands
With prospects bright for a better bird-hunting season this year, thousands of Norwegians were heading for the hills and forests this weekend. Thousands more...
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