The police will carry out intensified elk and deer hunting controls during 7-29 October 2023 in cooperation with other wilderness supervisory authorities responsible for hunting and fishing issues.
The police will carry out intensified elk and deer hunting controls during 7-29 October 2023 in cooperation with other wilderness supervisory authorities responsible for hunting and fishing issues.
According to statistics from the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), around 116,000 hunters participated in elk hunting in 2002 and 37,055 animals were taken.
The hunting of elk and deer is more strictly regulated than that of other game in particular because it requires the use of robust guns and powerful cartridges and bullets and so especial attention must also be given to safety aspects. The police will focus their control not just on the appropriateness of hunting methods but especially on the safety aspects such as the ability of hunters to handle their guns properly and compliance with safety regulations.
The police will carry out the control campaign as the hunting season gets under way and when it is already in full swing. Police departments together with other authorities are planning more specific dates for thematic controls of elk hunting regionally during 7-29 October.
The police departments will provide information about their own regional controls and outcomes according to their own schedules. The National Police Board will communicate the national outcomes of the control campaign after the season has ended.
