Elk: In the Làns of Norrbotten, Vàsterbotten, Vàsternorrland, and .Jàmtland,
and in the northern parts of Kopparberg Lan, 9/9—16/ 9; in Gâvleborg Lan and
in the remaining districts of Kopparberg Lan 10/io— 16/ 10, and in the other
parts of the kingdom 10/io—23/io.
Roe-deer : everywhere in Sweden ie/a— sl/ i 2.
Hare: in the Làns of Norrbotten, Vâsterbotten, Vàsternorrland and Jàmtland
V9— a8/a ; in Malmohus and Kristianstad Làns 16/ 9—31/ i 2 ; and in the remaining
parts of the country V9—15/ 2-
Capercailzie.
Prom a p a in tin g b y Batoro Liljefo b s .
Hazel-grcmse, ptarmigan, capercailzie, and black-game: in the above-mentioned
northern Läns 21/s— 28/ 2, and, in the other parts of the kingdom, hazel-grouse,
ptarmigan, capercailzie- or. mountain-cock, and black- or heath-cock 21/s—3 '*■
capercailzie- or wood-grouse hen and heath-hen !/s— 10.
Partridge: in the northerly Läns above-mentioned 1619— 15/io; in the Läns of
Malmöhus, Kristianstad,- Halland, Göteborg och Bohus, Blekinge, and Gottland
16/9—16/n , and in the other parts of the country 16/ 9—S1/ 10-
Woodcock: everywhere in the kingdom 18/e— sl/ i 2.
Wild duck or mallard (Anas Boschas), snipe, and a number of other small-
sized waders: in the above-mentioned northern Läns 11/s—31/ i 2; in the Läns of
Malmohus, Kristianstad, Halland and Blekinge 16/v—S1/ i 2, and in the other parts
of the country 1/s—sl/i2. -
Eider: on the west coast x/ n —B&j on the east, female and year-old birds
i/9 20/i; male birds all the year, excepting between 2Vi— V5- .
Poachard (Fuligula): in general 11/s—31/ i 2 and V i—20/*, although in some
places the period is longer for one or two varieties. m
A great number of species of birds useful to the farmers are protected during
the period V3— 15/ 9-
In spite of the above restrictions in the shooting-seasons and of other
regulations for the protection and preservation of game, the supply of
game useful for food is not so large as could be desired, excepting on a
number of large estates in the south of the country, where there are extensive
game-preserves. The causes of this are to be sought partly in
climatic influences, which frequently act injuriously on the development
of the year’s broods, partly in excessive shooting over properties which,
in consequence of the continual breaking up of large estates, etc., are
growing smaller and smaller, and, finally, in the excessive number of
wild beasts, etc., which pursue the useful game and destroy the young and
eggs. The number o f the larger animals, such as elk and roe-deer, seems to
be increasing, however, rather than decreasing -g| in some parts of the
country, at least — as a result of the protection afforded to them by the
law. This is shown in the case of the elk by the official figures giving
the number of these animals killed. If or example, there were shot
In 1895 a total of 1409 elk
» 1900 > ■ » ' » 2 414 >
» 1905 > » » 2 864 >
> 1910 > » » 2 961: »
One th in g that greatly contributes to this increase is, probably, the fact
that the larger beasts of prey, the bear, wolf, lynx, and glutton, in consequence
of the keenness with which they have been hunted, have now
been driven back to the forest and mountain, wilderness in the north-west
of the country, The following figures show the extent to which these
animals have diminished during the iast half century:
Killed during th e Bears Wolves Lvnx Glutton
qumqenmal period: * ■ - . „
1861—1865 .................... 532 556 679 546
I 1901—1905 .................... 62 146 49 465
1912 ................ 9 24 16 65
In order to prevent the extinction of the bear, this animal now enjoys
protection in the Crown parks in the northern part of the country, while
the bounty for killing lynx is no longer given. Bounties are nowadays
paid by the State for wolves (50 kronor) and gluttons (10 kronor).
Bounties of varying amounts are paid in most parts of the country by the
County Councils, by Agricultural Societies, by communes, or by associations
for the preservation of game, for the killing of wild animals of lesser
size, such as foxes, badgers, hawks, great owls, crows, etc. The following