Stoat
About stoat hunting
The stoat is a small, agile predator that is mostly hunted with traps. It is difficult to shoot due to its fast, unpredictable movements.
Trapping is the most common method. Kill traps are set along stone walls, in rocky terrain, and along known travel routes.
The stoat in its winter coat (ermine) has historically been highly sought after in the fur industry.
Hunting Season
21 Aug – 15 Mar
Weight
100–300 g
Distribution
The stoat is found throughout Norway, from the coast to the mountains. It is common in scree, cultivated landscape and forest.
Terrain
Scree, stone walls, cultivated landscape and forest. The stoat hunts mice and small rodents in narrow runs and crevices.
Identification
Brown back and white belly in summer. Pure white in winter with a black tail tip (ermine).
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