Annual game bag

Annual game bag in 2003-2008

	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Hares
Actic hare	194 300	200 200	188 600	200 000	209 900	193 300
European hare	62 900	63 300	73 200	68 800	65 900	86 500
Fur-bearing animals
Squirrel	3 600	3 300	4 400	7 300	10 200	6 400
Beavers	3 500	3 100	3 078	4 100	3 800	5 600
Muskrat	15 500	6 200	9 900	10 000	5 500	5 000
Red fox	65 000	61 500	63 000	64 100	50 500	63 200
Raccoon dog	129 100	116 000	98 300	120 600	135 700	153 700
Stoat	3 500	2 900	3 100	3 400	1 900	3 500
American mink	70 700	49 700	53 600	55 200	61 300	51 500
Polecat	400	500	500	400	500	1 100
Pine marten	15 100	14 900	16 600	15 100	20 800	17 500
Badger	8 600	7 800	10 800	10 200	9 000	11 300
Otter	26	11	20	17	12	8
Moose and other artiodactyla
Moose	84 452	68 357	74 021	75 587	62 557	57 097
White-tailed deer	22 591	21 483	21 900	22 191	22 623	25 624
Wild forest reindeer	75	87	119	141	134	89
Fallow deer	199	160	143	163	161	162
Roe deer	2 822	2 766	3 199	3 269	3 165	4 182
Mouflon	21	22	13	10	10	14
Wild boar *	..	..	..	..	..	75
Large carnivores and seals
Wolf	11	15	17	38	27	13
Brown bear	68	72	69	77	83	84
Lynx	44	65	87	74	103	179
Grey seal	233	291	312	157	218	..
Waterfowl
Greylag goose	7 200	4 800	4 100	5 000	7 000	3 200
Bean goose	8 900	4 800	6 400	11 200	6 300	5 600
Canadian goose	5 500	3 600	5 600	4 300	5 000	5 400
Teal	128 200	109 300	113 900	114 800	92 700	95 600
Garganey	17 000	18 500	14 800	15 900	16 800	16 300
Mallard	248 700	281 100	295 900	281 400	210 700	271 800
Wigeon	54 300	65 100	56 500	46 800	46 400	41 200
Pintail	8 900	12 200	7 900	5 300	7 800	3 500
Shoveler	5 200	7 900	6 500	6 100	4 200	5 000
Tufted duck	7 200	6 400	6 100	3 300	6 000	2 200
Pochard	2 000	1 600	800	600	700	1 300
Common eider	9 700	10 700	6 300	3 200	2 600	2 300
Long-tailed duck	10 200	9 100	8 000	12 900	7 700	7 800
Goldeneye	73 200	75 300	60 400	67 900	48 600	62 300
Merganser	8 600	9 200	3 700	6 900	4 600	4 200
Red-breasted merganser	1 600	1 900	1 400	400	2 100	1 000
Grouse
Hazel grouse	106 300	85 000	87 700	95 800	88 400	57 200
Willow grouse	106 800	98 900	103 100	89 400	52 900	30 600
Black grouse	148 700	140 200	162 700	216 000	176 000	114 100
Capercaillie	43 600	32 200	42 800	58 000	41 800	25 500
Other game birds
Partridge	1 600	600	1 100	2 300	1 000	2 500
Pheasant	20 400	15 900	29 800	25 400	29 500	75 900
Wood pigeon	176 100	167 700	179 200	212 200	153 800	157 100
Coot	3 400	2 200	1 200	900	600	1 900
Woodcock	6 000	3 200	2 200	4 600	3 700	6 500

* Change in research methods in 2008

Symbols used in the tables:

None                                                            -
Value less than half of the applied unit               0
Information not available or cannot be presented  ..

The method used to compile the statistics is described in details in the publication, in chapter 'Quality description'.

More information:

Eija Nylander
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute
Viikinkaari 4, P.O.Box 2
FI-00791 Helsinki, Finland
Phone +358 - (0)205 751 244
Fax +358 - (0)205 751 201
E-mail: firstname.lastname@rktl.fi

Aslak Ermala
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute
Viikinkaari 4, P.O.Box 2
FI-00791 Helsinki, Finland
Phone +358 - (0)205 751 270
Fax +358 - (0)205 751 201
E-mail: firstname.lastname@rktl.fi

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