Thread: Hunter from Norway

Originally Posted by Gibo

Hey Erik, whats that behind the moose?

Sssshhhhh Gibo its a wolf sneaking up on him.

Vorsteh we call them GSP

Originally Posted by Rushy

Sssshhhhh Gibo its a wolf sneaking up on him.

Bloody looks like it aye

Originally Posted by Gibo

Hey Erik, whats that behind the moose?

Hello Gibo.
Behind the Moose is a Norwegian Elkhound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The national dog of Norway

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Welcome, Erik...we would very much like you to share your hunting stories...and of course, fotos are expected

How much does a permit to shoot a moose cost? What breed is a vorsteh?

Hello Eeebees!
I see the breed question have already been answered.

Don't know how things are in NZ regarding prices for hunting, but in Norway it varies.
This is how things works for Big game (Moose and deer) Usually, you pay one basic fee, lets say 80 nz dollars. And on top of that you pay around 100 NOK per kilo (after slaughter)
If you dont plan on bringing the meat home to NZ, you have to sell it. And then a Norwegian veterinary have to approve the meat.( as a main rule, if you want to sell the meat to a store or restaurant )

If you own the forest ( like I do ) you don't pay anything, and you get the meat for free.

Small game is easier, then you just pay one fee for a week or the whole season.
Me and my father have rented a small game area for three years ( where the picture with the dogs)

But off course, hunting in another country is much easier if you know someone in that country.

Here is a youtube video, that shows how you hunt moose with a Norwegian elkhound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vggbR81BOHw

Velkomen Erik, looks like you took the moose with a Sako 75. What caliber?

Originally Posted by thenorwegian

Hello Eeebees!
I see the breed question have already been answered.

Don't know how things are in NZ regarding prices for hunting, but in Norway it varies.
This is how things works for Big game (Moose and deer) Usually, you pay one basic fee, lets say 80 nz dollars. And on top of that you pay around 100 NOK per kilo (after slaughter)
If you dont plan on bringing the meat home to NZ, you have to sell it. And then a Norwegian veterinary have to approve the meat.( as a main rule, if you want to sell the meat to a store or restaurant )

If you own the forest ( like I do ) you don't pay anything, and you get the meat for free.

Small game is easier, then you just pay one fee for a week or the whole season.
Me and my father have rented a small game area for three years ( where the picture with the dogs)

But off course, hunting in another country is much easier if you know someone in that country.

Is that sort of money to hunt public free range land or somebody's private property?

Here we hunt for free and shoot as much as we can carry on public land,private land ranges from knowing the owner to far more than the average kiwi could ever afford.

Originally Posted by thenorwegian

Here is a youtube video, that shows how you hunt moose with a Norwegian elkhound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vggbR81BOHw

Interesting the moose didn't look to be concerned by the dog barking at all, I would have expected it to attack the dog or take flight.

Welcome, nice to see the pointer as well (but I am biased)

Originally Posted by ishoot10s

Velkomen Erik, looks like you took the moose with a Sako 75. What caliber?

Hello!
It's a Sako 85. caliber 9,3*62
Think that one was with a Norma Oryx 285 grain bullet
Range about 220 meters

Don't know how popular that bullet is in other countries. But it's really popular in Norway, Sweden and Finland.



This one here, was taken with the same rifle. But another brand
Lapua Mega 285 grain.
The deer came running, hit the ground after 30 meters.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Interesting the moose didn't look to be concerned by the dog barking at all, I would have expected it to attack the dog or take flight.

I know! The dog will bark as long the moose is standing still. At least that is by the book.

So the trick is to sneak in to shooting range. that can be real close, sometimes 10-30 meters.
You walk while the dog is barking, so it dos not hear you . And of course you have to be aware of the wind direction.

I shot a moose at close range this October, about 10 meters I think, when the dog was barking. in Norway we call it " Los"
The thing is to stay calm in this situation. I'm sure you can imagine the adrenaline pumping when going "head to head" whit these big animals

They also hunt Bears the same way. Then you need a very strong psyched dog (and hunter )

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Is that sort of money to hunt public free range land or somebody's private property?

Here we hunt for free and shoot as much as we can carry on public land,private land ranges from knowing the owner to far more than the average kiwi could ever afford.

That kind of money can be both private and public land.
It's not very expensive to hunt in Norway ether. You can off course buy or rent expensive areas here also, if you want the whole area to your self.

You own a forest? Forum trip!!!!

Originally Posted by thenorwegian

Hello Gibo.
Behind the Moose is a Norwegian Elkhound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The national dog of Norway

Beautiful dogs - I had a Norwegian Elkhound/West Siberian Laika cross which was a fantastic dog.