hello from across the small pond - Estland.
I have been following the forum from time to time, using my very basic knowledge of skandinavisk.
could somebody explain how are the hunting rights arranged in Sweden for landowners. how big has to be the plot in order to use the right to hunt? is there a minimum territory required if one wants to hunt moose, f.e? can landowners sell the right to hunt to somebody and how is it arranged?
over here we are undergoing a reform with hunting laws, especially concerning the exercising of landowners´ rights to hunt. we have had pretty good-working hunters´organization since sixties(yes, even in Soviet time), now the turbulence has come with the return of the lands to the previous private owners (or their heirs) who want to use or sell their hunting rights. our laws say, one has to own 20 hectares of land (and pass all required exams and tests, indeed) in order to get a permit to hunt small game (fox, hare, beaver, birds etc). a hunting society has to have rights to use as minimum 5000 ha to hunt a big game (moose, wild pig, roe deer etc)
so, it would be interesting to read how´s the state if things in Sweden with that matter.
Q: a little info about swedish hunting laws
Moderatorer: Ulrik, Trond Åsly, taxen, Stefan.K, potatiskastare, PerN, mecke, Kari Lindström, Fritz Kraut
-
janno
- Inlägg: 7
- Blev medlem: 02 nov 2006, 09:52
- Ort: estland
-
MKJ
- Inlägg: 202
- Blev medlem: 30 okt 2006, 15:39
- Ort: Uppländska lågmarken
Re: Q: a little info about swedish hunting laws
Hello,
I will try to answer some of your questions.
As a landowner in Sweden you have strong rights to perform hunting on your own property, maybee even a bit to strong, but that is strictly my personal opinion.
You can pretty much shoot small game out on your own back yard if it causes not threat to the surrounding people. There is often no requirement to posess a certain amount of land, it's up to each individual to judge what is the correct amount of animals to shoot as well. The only animals that are limited are Moose and Reddeers (adults) that requires a special permit, but if you register you can even get a 3 day permission to shoot a moose free of choice, even if you only have 10 ha. Then we have the state owned animals like Lynx, "Järv" and Wolf, maybee also Bear still is considered to be state property. The hunt for this animals are strictly regulated by the authorities still. We envy your right to hunt wolfes btw.
But all other animals like fallow deer, wild boars, roedeers and smaller game are not regulated at all, except by the calender. Offcourse this freedom/responsibility now and then causes problems when people lure and shoot more animals than what their land can produce. The market is also free and therefore sets the prices for people that would like to rent. It's a moment 22 since the higher prices, the smaller pieces of land you can afford, and the more you would like to shoot to compensate your expensive rental agreement.
The rental prices varies a lot across Sweden, all from 0,3€ in the north to over 100€/ha in the south is the reality. But then offcourse there are several factors that play important roles, people and game density is however the two most important.
Best Regards MKJ
I will try to answer some of your questions.
As a landowner in Sweden you have strong rights to perform hunting on your own property, maybee even a bit to strong, but that is strictly my personal opinion.
You can pretty much shoot small game out on your own back yard if it causes not threat to the surrounding people. There is often no requirement to posess a certain amount of land, it's up to each individual to judge what is the correct amount of animals to shoot as well. The only animals that are limited are Moose and Reddeers (adults) that requires a special permit, but if you register you can even get a 3 day permission to shoot a moose free of choice, even if you only have 10 ha. Then we have the state owned animals like Lynx, "Järv" and Wolf, maybee also Bear still is considered to be state property. The hunt for this animals are strictly regulated by the authorities still. We envy your right to hunt wolfes btw.
But all other animals like fallow deer, wild boars, roedeers and smaller game are not regulated at all, except by the calender. Offcourse this freedom/responsibility now and then causes problems when people lure and shoot more animals than what their land can produce. The market is also free and therefore sets the prices for people that would like to rent. It's a moment 22 since the higher prices, the smaller pieces of land you can afford, and the more you would like to shoot to compensate your expensive rental agreement.
The rental prices varies a lot across Sweden, all from 0,3€ in the north to over 100€/ha in the south is the reality. But then offcourse there are several factors that play important roles, people and game density is however the two most important.
Best Regards MKJ
Ourbaniserad!
