Hunting Methods

Overview of the most important hunting methods in Norway. From driven hunts in teams to quiet stalking alone in the forest.

Hide hunting

Hunting from a hide or blind, where you wait camouflaged for game to come within shooting range.

Driven hunt is a team hunt where drivers push game toward posted hunters. Most commonly used for moose and red deer in Norway.

Tracking wounded game is the duty and technique of tracking and dispatching injured wildlife after a shot.

Trapping with traps is a regulated form of hunting for predators and small predators in Norway.

Goose hunting from blinds with decoys and callers. Popular along the coast and on farmland.

Shooting with a shotgun at birds in flight. Requires quick reactions and good shooting technique.

Sea bird hunting and other hunting from boats along the coast and on lakes.

Loose dog hunting where the dog hunts freely and drives game toward the hunter. Used for moose, deer, and hare.

A pointing dog finds and indicates (points at) birds so the hunter can move in and shoot.

Quota-regulated culling of predators such as lynx, wolverine, wolf, and bear. Requires registration as a license hunter.

Calling uses sound to lure game to you. Most effective during the rut for deer and moose.

Hunting in the dark with lamps, thermal scopes, or night optics. Regulated in Norway.

Stand hunting means sitting still at a strategic point and waiting for game to come to you.

Stalking is a quiet, individual form of hunting where the hunter approaches game to within shooting range.

Wild reindeer hunting on the mountain plateaus demands fitness, fieldcraft, and patience.