wolves or bears in Norway or Sweden?

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Hi
At the end of this month I am going rough camping up through Sweden, then Finland and Norway, to Nordcape. I will then tour back down through Norway. Are their wolves or bears there? I understood not.
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We have bears too! :bounce1

Quote from this link: http://www.njff.no/portal/page/portal/njff/nyhet?element_id=125699968&displaypage=TRUE
''Ministry extends the period for licensed hunting of bears, in line with the new predator Settlement. The aim is to achieve a coordination with the Swedish hunting times, a longer hunting period before the moose hunt begins, and that in particular areas can be combined with deer hunting.''

The bears like a big cuddle too! :thumb

:) Liv.
 
...and we have wolverines and lynx too!


Quote from here: http://hedmark.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=213
''Hedmark is the only county with a permanent residence of the four large predators, wolves, bears, wolverines and lynx. Because of damage to domestic sheep, these species of conflict, and management must take into account conflicting interests. The four large predators have all been threatened extinction at some time in the 1900s. The species was therefore protected by law in 1970 - and 80-century. Parliament has decided that it should be ensured viable populations of the four large carnivore species in Norway. While the damage caused by large predators minimized.''

No wonder there are not that many people in Norway... :eek :D

:) Liv.
 
You can put up your tent almost everywhere:

Quote from here: http://www.miljostatus.no/Tema/Friluftsliv/Allemannsretten/#A

''In the outfield you can walk everywhere on foot and on skis and picnic wherever you want. Stay under the open sky or camping is allowed in the outfield, but not closer than 150 meters from the inhabited house or cabin. Should you be more than two days at the same place, the landowner giving permission. Without the landowner's consent, you still care when this happens far from the house and the mountains.''

Please do not feed wolves, bears, wolverines or lynx... :augie

:) Liv.
 
OK, joke aside.
Yes, we have all this animals.
No, I would not ba afraid. Put up your tent if you like!
I have never seen any of those animals in the forest, only in a zoo.
BUT! If you walk your dog those animals might see the dog as an enemy. A dog to protect you is NOT a good idea, you are much safer alone or with people.

The most dangerous wild mammal in Norway is the elk:
The elk have no natural enemies so some are not afraid for people, and they have no idea what a car or a motorbike is, and they are big!
If you see one - expect to see two or tree more.
If one elk are just standing there, on the road or near by, expect it to move forward - they seem not to have a reverse gear, so pass (drive/ride) behind it if you can.

If you are walking and see elk, do not go closer - stop and wait, perhaps turn and walk slowly from it. Do not run.

What I fear most in the nature? Hoggorm!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_berus

:) Liv.
 
Bear shot in Norway this week.

Here is a story in the news today:
http://h-a.no//Nyheter//Nyheter/tabid/72/Default.aspx?ModuleId=125514&articleView=true

It say that the bear killed sheep, went over to Sweden and then returned to Norway, this area: http://maps.google.no/maps?saddr=El...nwMdU_-sACmv8C1QcP1BRjGEZ13Vdzairw&mra=ls&z=9
First they hit him with 3 shot, but that didn't kill him.
When they got special trained dogs they shot him again, and then he died.
The bear was born in Sweden in 2005.


So yes, you might meet a bear in Norway.

:) Liv.
 
I saw a bear last year whilst Wild Camping just outside of Mosjoen.

It was 3 in the morning when I heard it rummaging around about 20 metres away, I got out of my tent and it ran like Fook

Which was exactly what I was just about to do :D

Only ever seen the one and it never gave me any cause for concern so I wouldnt worry about them unduly.

There were reports and photos in the local papers last year around Mosjoen showing bears eating Elk which I only read after my encounter :blast

I am there myself in 12 days so I will let you know if I see any, mind you Iam taking a Mate this time who I can outrun if things get a bit tense ;)
 
I have no experience of bears, but you should not be worried about wolves. It's an old myth put about by farmers, that they will attack you. The wolves were killed off because they were eating the farmers herds. I have had an adopted wolf for ten years until it died last year. They are basically big Alsations, but are far more scared of you.
Chances are you will never see one, but should the encounter happen, just stand still. They are very inquisitive and if one should come to you (very little chance) they will always have a sniff around. Let it, do not try to scare it away. They like nothing more than shoe laces or other loose threads, and may try to pull at one. Never try to stroke it from above, and always keep an arm in front of your face, even if it wants to lick you, those teeth are very sharp.
I think with bears, it is a matter of not allowing food smells to drift around the camp site.
I thought the major worry in Scandanavia was the Mosquitoes.
Have a good trip
 
Wish i'd seen a Bear or Wolf in the North of Norway/Sweden!:cool:

We did see white/blue Arctic Foxes and white Mountain Hares aswell as the ever present Reindeer and Elk and even Beavers in Sweden. I very narrowly missed an Arctic Fox north of Alta when it came careering off a snowfield and crossed the E6 about three feet infront of my GS.....!

I'm guessing that you'd be really lucky to see Wolves in the wild up there.

Some of the hunters/farmers we stayed with were saying that there is a recent change in the Norweigian Lynx's behaviour and they are more prone to attack the hunters dogs and they're now fitting the dogs with protective collars. When I asked them about the bears and if there were any they said yes and they were becoming more common in some areas.

On my first run up to the Nordkapp I met an Israeli cyclist who was 'crapping' himself about the bears.....I told him not to be stupid as there weren't any in that part of Norway.:blast

When I came back home one of the first things I saw on tv. was a documentary about Norweigian bears.......! Ignorance is bliss especially if you're an Israeli cyclist rough camping in the woods!:D

FP.:thumb
 
Farmboy said:
I saw a bear last year whilst Wild Camping just outside of Mosjoen.

It was 3 in the morning when I heard it rummaging around about 20 metres away, I got out of my tent and it ran like Fook

Which was exactly what I was just about to do :D

Only ever seen the one and it never gave me any cause for concern so I wouldnt worry about them unduly.

There were reports and photos in the local papers last year around Mosjoen showing bears eating Elk which I only read after my encounter :blast

I am there myself in 12 days so I will let you know if I see any, mind you Iam taking a Mate this time who I can outrun if things get a bit tense ;)
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You was lucky to see one! :clap
20 metres is close, so it could easily get ugly.

I like your story! :bounce1:bounce1

:) Liv.
 
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