33 Hunting and fishing
Hunting
There
are good stocks of game in Norway.
Land in Norway
is either state-owned or private, and landowners have the sole right to hunt
and trap on their land. State-owned land is classified either as common land or
“other state-owned land”. All small-game and wild reindeer hunting on
state-owned common land is reserved for persons resident in Norway for at least one year.
However, anyone, including non-resident foreign nationals, may apply for
permits to hunt elk, red deer,
roe deer and beaver. Applications should be sent to the Directorate for State Forests
and Land, which can provide detailed information about the requirements for
hunting in Norway
and answer questions relating to arms and ammunition (including importing
firearms), hounds, etc.
The
Directorate for State
Forest and Land’s website
can be found at www.statsskog.no.
For
further information on firearms regulations, please see Chapter 26.
The
Directorate for Nature Management also offers useful information about hunting
and fishing on its website at http://www.dirnat.no.
(The English version can be found at http://english.dirnat.no).
Fishing
Sports
fishing is a popular activity in Norway. Fishing rights belong to
the landowner, and fishing therefore requires his or her permission. More
information about fishing in Norway
can be found on the websites of the Directorate for Nature Management and the
Directorate for State
Forest and Land. (The
links are above).
