Almost 60 hunters in Norway hunt elk every year, according to a government report. The new report shows that hunting is a lot of money for the Norwegian state.
On behalf of Statskog, Menon Economics researched the socio-economic importance of elk hunting in Norway. The report confirms that elk hunting is a great asset related to, among others, with tourism and equipment. In addition, the elk meat comes from 30 hunted elk per year.
Estimated at CZK 1,1 billion.
Hunting has a recreational value as well as an emotional community value. This is related to the natural experiences for elk hunters, often even greater than the value of their meat, it also has an impact on health, which means the most.
To sum up, moose hunting In Norway has a socio-economic value of NOK 1,1 billion.
Olaug Bollestad, Minister of Agriculture and Food, appreciates the Statskog initiative.
- Hunting is about healthy hunting meat, but also much more, recreation and public health. Taking profits by nature has always been important, and the numbers show it's at least as important today, says Bollestad.
Good regional policy
Hunting has in Norway has a long tradition, and the organization of hunting is an important source of income for many landowners. Focusing on hunting and hunting experiences is good regional policy.
In 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food took over responsibility for the part of the administration that concerns game resources, i.e. game species. The reason for this was, among other things opportunity to enhance development business based on sustainable use of resources in the field.
Statskog SF is subordinated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and is the country's largest hunting and fishing manager.
