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Statistics about
Moose hunting
The statistics give an overview of Norwegian moose hunting. The figures show the number of moose 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
- Moose felled. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Moose felled. Preliminary figures
Number Share Change in per cent 2024-2025 2024-2025 2023-2024 - 2024-2025 2020-2021 - 2024-2025 Total 26 384 100.0 1.5 -16.9 Males Calf 5 174 19.6 4.4 -5.6 Yearlings 3 924 14.9 -1.7 -24.5 Older 5 692 21.6 -0.2 -19.9 Females Calf 4 911 18.6 2.1 -7.8 Yearlings 2 595 9.8 -2.0 -27.0 Older 4 088 15.5 5.1 -20.0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Moose hunting, by county. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Moose hunting, by county. Preliminary figures
2024-2025 Felling licences, moose Felled moose Males Females Harvest percentage The whole country 36 929 26 384 14 790 11 594 71 Østfold 874 537 312 225 61 Akershus 1 251 919 523 396 73 Oslo 134 72 42 30 54 Buskerud 2 253 1 586 861 725 70 Innlandet 10 166 7 727 4 377 3 350 76 Vestfold 333 175 75 100 53 Telemark 2 414 1 496 844 652 62 Agder 2 206 1 171 628 543 53 Rogaland 172 26 13 13 15 Vestland 235 43 26 17 18 Møre og Romsdal 362 146 88 58 40 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 8 036 5 791 3 222 2 569 72 Nordland - Nordlánnda 5 323 4 144 2 285 1 859 78 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 2 321 1 898 1 101 797 82 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 849 653 393 260 77 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Moose felled, by county, age and sex. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Moose felled, by county, age and sex. Preliminary figures
2024-2025 Total Calf Yearlings Older Males Females Males Females Males Females The whole country 26 384 5 174 4 911 3 924 2 595 5 692 4 088 Østfold 537 122 102 106 52 84 71 Akershus 919 233 216 111 56 179 124 Oslo 72 17 18 4 1 21 11 Buskerud 1 586 277 291 253 155 331 279 Innlandet 7 727 1 541 1 404 1 072 667 1 764 1 279 Vestfold 175 33 57 9 7 33 36 Telemark 1 496 292 272 176 122 376 258 Agder 1 171 153 163 185 148 290 232 Rogaland 26 7 6 1 3 5 4 Vestland 43 9 5 8 3 9 9 Møre og Romsdal 146 23 16 22 24 43 18 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 5 791 1 270 1 291 928 586 1 024 692 Nordland - Nordlánnda 4 144 748 685 663 474 874 700 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 1 898 350 283 300 214 451 300 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 653 99 102 86 83 208 75 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 to 31 March the following year.
Hunting period valid until 31 March 2028
The regular hunting period for moose hunting is 25 September to 23 December.