Signs that “Hunting is in progress” and “ATTENTION! Deer hunting in progress! Thanks!” met hikers in Bremanger last weekend. This causes several people in the area to react. This sign met hikers 500 meters away from a popular hiking destination in Bremanger. Photo: Private Also last year, there was a conflict between hikers and hunters after the landowners put up signs stating that they did not want hikers in the area. Firdaposten wrote it. Information adviser at the Norwegian Hunting and Fishing Association, Espen Farstad, does not want such signs in the forest and in the mountains. – I don’t understand why people should use that type of sign. It shouldn’t be necessary, he says. – An equal right to travel Farstad is also critical of the fact that many signs are shaped like a warning triangle. He thinks the sign sends the wrong signal. Espen Farstad, information manager at the Norwegian Hunting and Fishing Association believes that hunters must share the land with others who use it. Photo: Private – There is nothing to fear for people walking in the forest. You don’t get shot, and you don’t displace anyone by being a walker. If a hunting team would like to have an area for themselves, he believes that it is better to talk to each other than to put up signs. – We are adamant that everyone has an equal right to travel in the forest. Although there is generally little conflict between hunters and hikers, sometimes deer hunting in Western Norway creates friction. – The deer is a cloud and was an animal that quickly leaps from its guard, which is perhaps the background. Want better signage Vidar Halland was on a hike in Bremanger when he was told to turn around because of the deer hunt. – I think it would have been perfectly fine if they had put up a poster earlier. Then I would have respected that the hunters continued up there. Halland emphasizes that he does not think it is problematic to stay away from these areas when hunting. He could still wish that the message had come earlier. – It’s clear that it’s a bit boring when you’ve walked for two and a half hours, and there’s only 500 meters left to your goal. news has been in contact with others who have responded to the call not to use the tour area. Scares the deer John Olav Bratseth is hunting team leader in the area Halland went on a trip in. He believes that they informed about the hunt in advance with signs, verbal messages and on social media. He bases the sign on the fact that the hunters must break off the hunt if hikers come near, as the deer will be frightened. – I hope that everyone has respect for each other. We respect those who go on trips, but we must be able to hunt for four hours a year. Advisor for cabins and routes in DNT, Torgeir Nergaard Berg, believes there should be space for everyone who uses the forest and mountains. Torgeir Nergaard Berg believes that there is little conflict between hunters and others who use the forest. Photo: Truls A. Antonsen – We think that the mountain is big and the forest is big. Then it is possible to bypass a logging field where there is a post. Berg thinks it is positive that the hunters show that they are there through signs. – That a hunting team signs that a hunt is in progress is safe for us for walkers as well, so that we can place the route slightly outside.
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Hunting signs create conflict between hunters and hikers – news Vestland
