Brand new member from Norway

[sluggo6850]

Welcome!! Just out of curiosity, how hard is it to get a silencer? Long wait time?

 

[mdeerjunkie]

Welcome!

 

[El Jason]

Outstanding pictures! Education for the day, I had to go look up what the hell a Carpaccio bird was.

 

[Norwegian]

Welcome!! Just out of curiosity, how hard is it to get a silencer? Long wait time?

No wait at all, no aplication or register at all for a silencer over here. Simply buy one and thead it on the barrel. Guns on the other hand need both, and takes 2-8weeks to aprove. Depending on the current workload at the licencing office..

 

[SG25]

Welcome!

 

[sluggo6850]

Wow, that is about the opposite from here! I've heard it takes a year to get approved for a silencer, but if everything checks out you can walk out the door with your firearm.

 

[prhunter]

Welcome!

 

[MTelkHuntress]

Education for the day, I had to go look up what the hell a Carpaccio bird was

Oh good, glad I wasnt the only one! Learned something new today.

Welcome!

 

[1_pointer]

Welcome!! Love seeing hunting pics from the other side of the Atlantic! Thanks for sharing. The bird, especially the capercailie, and seal pic have my attention.

 

[rwc101]

You've been listening to my answers when people ask, "What's next on your bucket list after Mountain Caribou?" Capercaillie, for sure.

Sounds like a yes to me.

 

[Norwegian]

Welcome!! Love seeing hunting pics from the other side of the Atlantic! Thanks for sharing. The bird, especially the capercailie, and seal pic have my attention.

I guess sealhunting may be fround upon in most parts of the world, but has always been a thing over here. We take something like 300 seals every year countrywide, and considering our long coastline that isnt alot. As our fisheries are a big part of the economi, sealpopulations need to be managed as everything else. It is also great fun, extremly difficult and great food!


Signs of a good hit, headshots is the way to go and mostly seals are shot in the water. They sink 3 out of 10 times so knowing the waters and taking them in the shallows may be a good idea.

Skinning a seal is a chore for sure, but well worth the effort!
And just look at those steaks..

 

[1_pointer]

So very cool!! 'Twould love to go on a hunt for them. Thanks again for sharing.

 

[406Born]

Welcome from a proud Norwegian-American.

 

[Norwegian]

Welcome from a proud Norwegian-American.

Cool! You might understand norwegian also then?

 

[ashersdad]

Keep the pictures coming! Welcome aboard.

 

[Ben Long]

Skol! My dad and sister and I visited the Lofoton Islands in 2015 and we amazed! I would love to get back. Our family emigrated from near Roros in 1850. Norway is a great country that can teach the rest of us a lot. Welcome to Hunt Talk.

 

[Jc2020]

I guess sealhunting may be fround upon in most parts of the world, but has always been a thing over here. We take something like 300 seals every year countrywide, and considering our long coastline that isnt alot. As our fisheries are a big part of the economi, sealpopulations need to be managed as everything else. It is also great fun, extremly difficult and great food!View attachment 132996

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And just look at those steaks..

That’s awesome makes me want to shoot a seal

 

[LuketheDog]

What's the seal meat like to eat??

 

[Norwegian]

What's the seal meat like to eat??

Well.. it tastes like seal sorry, but i dont know how to describe it. It is nothing like venison, pretty coarse id say with big fibres. One thing to remember is to clean the meat fast and i always try to keep the blubber from the meat as best i can, the blubber taste like fish, wery much so.. old fish the meat has a mild taste to it actually and is really tender. after all, it is backstraps! Dont know if you know how a seal is to eat after this, but i tried

 

[LuketheDog]

Well.. it tastes like seal sorry, but i dont know how to describe it. It is nothing like venison, pretty coarse id say with big fibres. One thing to remember is to clean the meat fast and i always try to keep the blubber from the meat as best i can, the blubber taste like fish, wery much so.. old fish the meat has a mild taste to it actually and is really tender. after all, it is backstraps! Dont know if you know how a seal is to eat after this, but i tried

That's a pretty good description, thanks