Hunting in Finland.

Halldor K · Post by **Halldor K** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:14 pm

So is anyone else besides me Hunting or looking to do some hunting in Finland?

I brought my guns with me when i moved here so i am all set up for hunting, have the hunting test(bear and all) and have the hunting license...just don't know many places to go hunting at.
But am joining a hunting club here in Rovaniemi and hopefully that will give me more of a chance to go hunting and shooting as they have both outdoor and indoor shooting ranges.

Regards
Halldor K

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Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:56 pm

Well the licence is not enough. If you want to hunt bear, elk, deer etc you need a permit and you will only get that if you belong to a club or you own a helluva lot of land yourself (over 60 hectares I think). Down here it is possible to hunt roe deer without a permit and IIRC hares are also unrestricted, and some birds. Not sure what you have up there.

But joining a club is the way to go. OTOH, you won't find much game on an indoor shooting range

Halldor K · Post by **Halldor K** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:10 pm

Yeah i had gotten as much info, have been out a couple of times. Just duck hunting but was fun(while i lived in Joensuu),

But am trying to get info on what i can hunt up here and where, do know about villipohjola and government land, just not sure about the quota system and such.

Also wondering if i can set up traps and then again...where.

Do know that up here they have hares, fox and many birds(specially grouse and duck) so i am guessing there is some hunting that i could do without a dog trained for it and without having to call out a group of people(like for Moose hunting).

Do not have dogs so that limits Hares/rabbits it seems, hence the idea of doing some trapping.

True that, doubt i will find game on either indoor or outdoor ranges...but it pays to keep in practice and that is what the range is for.

Regards
Halldor K

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:57 pm

But didn't you get the "Knowledge" when you sat your hunting licence exam? Usually all the stuff about dates and restricted species and where and when and how is given on the course.

If you speak the lingo I think there are several websites and forums where you can ask questions.

Halldor K · Post by **Halldor K** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:11 am

Actually no, i don't speak Finnish. Hence the problem of finding out information.
Having an Icelandic hunting card(or any other northern country hunting card) gives me the right to obtain one automatically here as well.

So i did not have to take any exam over here, i just showed them my Icelandic license and got a Finnish one.

I know the species and dates and such, have the information from a website run by the Hunting Organization, but i just don't know the area i am in.

onkko · Post by **onkko** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:36 am

In what metsästysseura you belong? If they have webpage i can lookout info what they have in there about areas. Also exactly what permits you have.

Halldor K · Post by **Halldor K** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:51 am

Thanks Onkko but i am not sure if i understand the question correctly.

In what hunting do i belong? You mean club? as of yet i am not a member of any club, have applied for Rovaniemen Ampujat ja Metsäveikot ry but the board will not come together until the beginning of next month so i will get the verdict then. The hunting club has no land of its own or so i was told, they use public land(of which is an abundance in the area).

Their website is www.ramnetti.com

As for hunting i am just trying to get information about possible hunting in the area around Rovaniemi(and further for that matter as i would not mind driving a bit to get to some hunting) I have the general hunting card or Metsastyskortti and the big game shooting test certificate or Ampumakoetodistus.

Have not bought any specific permits yet as i am still trying to figure out and understand the points system i see on the Villipohjola website, but there is nothing in English on that site about the system or any of the hunting for that matter. So i am just trying to get as much info as i can about the hunting in general and anything that will help me keep on the legal side while hunting, as not knowing the law is not an excuse to break it!

Regards
Halldor K

brengun · Post by **brengun** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:33 am

Iknow you might consider me a spoiler ,but honestly answer me this. When you aim your gun do you ever have a moment of doubt?, do you ever think,"no, that beautiful creature is enjoying this world too, what awful thing is posessing me to even think of harming it?" love and peace.

Halldor K · Post by **Halldor K** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:41 am

No, never.

As for such discussions on Hunting, don't hijack my info seeking thread and start another one or something.

Regards
Halldor K

brengun · Post by **brengun** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:17 am

ok. thanks and sorry.

Tiwaz · Post by **Tiwaz** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:05 pm

Halldor K wrote:Thanks Onkko but i am not sure if i understand the question correctly.

In what hunting do i belong? You mean club? as of yet i am not a member of any club, have applied for Rovaniemen Ampujat ja Metsäveikot ry but the board will not come together until the beginning of next month so i will get the verdict then. The hunting club has no land of its own or so i was told, they use public land(of which is an abundance in the area).

Their website is http://www.ramnetti.com

As for hunting i am just trying to get information about possible hunting in the area around Rovaniemi(and further for that matter as i would not mind driving a bit to get to some hunting) I have the general hunting card or Metsastyskortti and the big game shooting test certificate or Ampumakoetodistus.

Have not bought any specific permits yet as i am still trying to figure out and understand the points system i see on the Villipohjola website, but there is nothing in English on that site about the system or any of the hunting for that matter. So i am just trying to get as much info as i can about the hunting in general and anything that will help me keep on the legal side while hunting, as not knowing the law is not an excuse to break it!

Regards
Halldor K

Since you already have been in contact with hunting club, you should approach them on the rules. They are bound to know them and if they are worthy to be member of they should be helpful enough to tell you the basic rules in that region.

Can't really help that much with points since I only hunt on lands owned by club members so...

Halldor K · Post by **Halldor K** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:18 pm

Yeah i figured i would get info from them, and they have been helpful in pointing out what they can.
The person i have been in contact mostly from the club does not hunt tho, he is into competition shooting only so he could not answer most of my questions.

But if i get accepted i will hopefully get all the info i need.

But that can take a few days/weeks since the board of the club just comes together once a month...was hoping to go do some hunting before that.

Hence the hope i could get some info on hunting on public or even private land.

Sitting at home most days with nothing to do and having all this wonderful wilderness all around me and not knowing where i can go to hunt in it is just frustrating me a bit hehe

Regards
Halldor K

Tiwaz · Post by **Tiwaz** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:44 pm

Halldor K wrote:Yeah i figured i would get info from them, and they have been helpful in pointing out what they can.
The person i have been in contact mostly from the club does not hunt tho, he is into competition shooting only so he could not answer most of my questions.

But if i get accepted i will hopefully get all the info i need.

But that can take a few days/weeks since the board of the club just comes together once a month...was hoping to go do some hunting before that.

Hence the hope i could get some info on hunting on public or even private land.

Sitting at home most days with nothing to do and having all this wonderful wilderness all around me and not knowing where i can go to hunt in it is just frustrating me a bit hehe

Regards
Halldor K

Well, even if contact person does not hunt he damn sure should know plenty of those who do.
Ask for contact information for someone who is into hunting. Specially someone who prefers small game since that is what you could hunt with current permits.

Halldor K · Post by **Halldor K** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:54 pm

Yeah well the person he gave me the contact info for does not speak English...and my GF knows nothing about hunting and has difficulty translating my questions and queries to him and does not know how to word it most of the time.

He for instance said that my only option for now is Fox hunting, anything else was out of the picture due to me not having a dog.

He was nice enough to invite me on the clubs moose hunt last weekend since he runs that for the club, and also is the shooting range supervisor(but incidentally some others from the club had gone out the days before the weekend and filled the quota, so that died before it started).

But that can not be correct since grouse, hare, ducks and more can be hunted without dogs...so either my GF screwed up the translation(wouldn't be a first!) or either one misunderstood the question/answer.

Regards
Halldor K

Tiwaz · Post by **Tiwaz** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:34 pm

Halldor K wrote:Yeah well the person he gave me the contact info for does not speak English...and my GF knows nothing about hunting and has difficulty translating my questions and queries to him and does not know how to word it most of the time.

Other contacts?

He for instance said that my only option for now is Fox hunting, anything else was out of the picture due to me not having a dog.

Well, might be that he considers your only option to be hunting fox because it is more commonly done waiting. Namely just sitting there and waiting for fox to come. Since I do not hunt like this I cannot remember if you could use some kind of bait there.

Rabbits in Finland are usually hunted using a hunting dog which sniffs out the annoying little buggers, chases them and barks to mark where the chase is going on. Owners usually know their dogs by the bark and know phase of hunt. If trail is hot, got scrambled or when they point the rabbit.

I would guess you could hunt rabbits by stalking, but it is far more problematic. Only reasonably certain rabbit feeding grounds tend to be fields, which are not government property, and near houses. Again not likely to be government property and thus off limits unless you get hunting permit from person who possesses hunting rights to that area.

But that can not be correct since grouse, hare, ducks and more can be hunted without dogs...so either my GF screwed up the translation(wouldn't be a first!) or either one misunderstood the question/answer.

As explained, hare hunting without dogs can be very iffy. Ducks and rest are possible yes, but it is highly recommended that you have dog to fetch birds. Many seasons are nearing their end anyway.

On grouse you are correct, but I am not familiar with their existence in your region, based on maps I found, it does not appear to be too common there. Not rare, but not common either.. I live great deal south from there and there are quite variation on what animals actually live up there.
Specially this late... I would suspect that ducks for one would have vacated your premises for warmer climates by now.
Besides about duck hunting, you ARE familiar with Finnish legislation on ammunition used for hunting water birds? No lead shots permitted.

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