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Statistics about
Red deer hunting
The statistics give an overview of Norwegian red deer hunting. The figures show the number of red deer shot and the number of permissions given, by age and sex. The statistics also comprise figures on estimated carcass weight.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Red deer felled. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Red deer felled. Preliminary figures
Number Share Change in per cent 2024-2025 2024-2025 2023-2024 - 2024-2025 2020-2021 - 2024-2025 Total 54 216 100.0 3.3 8.3 Males Calf 9 349 17.2 5.9 24.4 Yearlings 8 544 15.8 3.8 2.1 Older 8 585 15.8 -0.2 -3.0 Females Calf 8 678 16.0 8.7 21.9 Yearlings 8 109 15.0 0.7 5.5 Older 10 951 20.2 1.4 4.3 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Red deer hunting, by county. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Red deer hunting, by county. Preliminary figures
2024-2025 Felling licences, red deer Felled red deer Males Females Harvest percentage The whole country 77 651 54 216 26 478 27 738 70 Østfold 187 73 41 32 39 Akershus 251 62 34 28 25 Oslo 0 0 0 0 . Buskerud 1 584 579 338 241 37 Innlandet 3 226 1 904 1 036 868 59 Vestfold 399 237 110 127 59 Telemark 2 884 1 024 554 470 36 Agder 3 430 1 818 955 863 53 Rogaland 5 874 4 190 2 018 2 172 71 Vestland 35 191 26 754 12 695 14 059 76 Møre og Romsdal 16 622 12 691 6 189 6 502 76 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 7 718 4 843 2 482 2 361 63 Nordland - Nordlánnda 285 41 26 15 14 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 0 0 0 0 . Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 0 0 0 0 . Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Red deer hunting. Animals felled by county,age and sex. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Red deer hunting. Animals felled by county,age and sex. Preliminary figures
2024-2025 Felled red deer Calf Yearlings Older Total Males Females Males Females Males Females The whole country 54 216 9 349 8 678 8 544 8 109 8 585 10 951 Østfold 73 16 12 11 9 14 11 Akershus 62 7 8 10 5 17 15 Oslo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buskerud 579 93 58 80 55 165 128 Innlandet 1 904 258 237 307 230 471 401 Vestfold 237 30 43 32 33 48 51 Telemark 1 024 153 150 143 81 258 239 Agder 1 818 233 274 293 238 429 351 Rogaland 4 190 853 792 620 632 545 748 Vestland 26 754 4 688 4 346 4 243 4 232 3 764 5 481 Møre og Romsdal 12 691 2 192 2 019 2 049 1 891 1 948 2 592 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 4 843 820 735 750 696 912 930 Nordland - Nordlánnda 41 6 4 6 7 14 4 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 25 October 2023.
Hunting ground
The basic territorial unit sanctioned for hunting cervids and allotted felling licences.
Qualifying area
The area forming the basis for hunting licences allotted by the municipalities. For moose and red deer, the area includes mainly woodland and bogs.
Cervids
Cervids includes moose (Alces alces), red deer (Cervus elaphus), wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus).
Issued licences
The number of licences allotted to a hunting ground by a municipalitiy.
Cervids felled
The number of cervids felled in regular hunting.
Selective shooting
Licences issued with an obligation for a certain distribution of animals felled, by calf, 1½ year-old animals, adult males and adult females.
Per cent felled
Shot animals as a percentage of licences issued.
The hunting year
One hunting year lasts as from 1 April as to 31 March the following year.
Hunting period valid until 31 March 2028
The regular hunting period for red deer hunting is 1 September to 23 December.