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Shooting in Norway

Norway has a population of 5 million people. The shooting sports and hunting have more participants than any other pastime except football. There are 440 000 holders of a firearms permit and there are approximately 1.2 million registered firearms in the country. Most of these guns are used for hunting or target shooting.

Hunting

In 2014 there were 464 000 persons registered as hunters, 195 000 of these purchased a hunting license at a cost of NOK 389. A 30 hour course must be attended and a written examination must be passed before a person can be registered as a hunter and allowed to hunt. Only persons who are on the register of hunters will be granted a permit for a hunting gun and only long firearms are allowed for hunting. Any shotgun, single shot rifle or repeating rifle is allowed for hunting but only certain semi-auto rifles may be used. Normally a hunter may possess up to six guns for hunting. Good reason has to be shown when applying for a permit for the seventh and subsequent guns.

The Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers , NJFF (Norges Jeger-og fiskerforbund)

NJFF was founded in 1871 and represents the interests of all hunters, not just their own members. It is not necessary to be a member of NJFF in order to hunt in Norway. The association has 120 000 members belonging to 570 clubs throughout the country. NJFF organises competitions for both rifle and shotgun that are designed to improve marksmanship when hunting. It is possible to obtain firearms permits for guns used in these competitions in addition to the six guns normally allowed for hunting.

Target shooting

There are a number of shooting organisations in Norway. Most represent international sports shooting organisations, though some also arrange competitions that are purely domestic.

Det frivillige Skyttervesen (DFS)

DFS was founded by parliament in 1893 to