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In Denmark, it’s possible to visit the country
as a foreigner and go hunting. You can hunt
on private land with permission of the land
owner or you can rent the hunting rights on a
specifi c piece of property, or buy an arranged
hunt on government land.
Before any hunting can take place, you have to
obtain a valid hunting licence.
Normal hunting practices are shooting (driven
game), wildfowling (waterbirds on fl ight),
stalking (rifl e), and bow (special test).
Banned forms include hounds, trapping
(exceptions for certain types of regulation) and
falconry, which was banned in 1967.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Foreigners that wish to hunt in Denmark require
a temporary Danish hunting licence no matter
the duration of their visit.
Th e costs are the same as for any Danish
hunter and the licence is valid for the duration of
one hunting season (1 April – 31 March).
If you wish to hunt again the following year,
you need to apply for a new licence.
In order to obtain a temporary Danish
hunting licence you need to send an application
to the Danish Nature Agency at least four weeks
before the date of your planned hunt.
Th e application needs to be accompanied by:
• A copy of a valid foreign hunting licence.
• Prove of payment for a foreign hunting licence.
• Birth date
• In the case of hunting with a rifl e:
documentation for permission to hunt with a
rifl e in the home country.
• In the case of bow hunting: documentation
for permission to hunt with a bow in the home
country.
• If possible, a c/o address in Denmark or the
temporary address for your stay in Denmark.
RIFLE SHOOTING
If you wish to shoot with a rifl e in Denmark,
you require specifi c approval on your temporary
licence. For this purpose, a copy of your national
fi rearms permit or European Firearms Pass must
accompany your application.
If you come from Norway you are obliged
to send in documentation that proves that you
passed the yearly shooting test.
BOW HUNTING
If you wish to go bow hunting in Denmark you
require specifi c approval on your temporary
licence. For this purpose, you must be able to
document that you have permission to hunt
with a bow in your home country.
In addition, proof of a passed and valid
bow-hunting exam must accompany your
application.
IMPORT AND EXPORT OF FIREARMS
Foreigners need to be in the possession of a
European Firearms Pass in order to be allowed in
and out of Denmark with their fi rearm.
Alternatively, they can declare their fi rearm at
customs upon arrival and departure.
If you are in the possession of a valid fi rearms
permit you do not need to stop at customs but
can just pass through. Only if you are stopped
and asked you need to be able show the required
documentation.
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DENMARK
Geographical location:
Located in Northern Europe,
Denmark consists of the
peninsula of Jutland and 443
named islands (1,419 islands
over 100 sq/m or 1,100 sq/ft ,
in total).
Of these, 74 are inhabited
(January 2015), with the largest
being Zealand, the North
Jutlandic Island, and Funen.
The island of Bornholm is
located east of the rest of
the country, in the Baltic Sea.
Many of the larger islands
are connected by bridges;
the Øresund Bridge connects
Zealand with Sweden; the
Great Belt Bridge connects
Funen with Zealand; and the
Litt le Belt Bridge connects
Jutland with Funen. Ferries or
small aircraft connect to the
smaller islands. The four cities
with populations over 100,000
are the capital Copenhagen on
Zealand; Aarhus and Aalborg
in Jutland; and Odense on
Funen.
The country occupies a
total area of 42,924 sq/km
(16,573 sq/mi). The area of
inland water is 700 km2 (270
sq/mi), variously stated as
from 500 – 700 km2 (193–270
sq/mi).
Lake Arresø northwest of
Copenhagen is the largest lake.
There are over 600,000
hectares of forest in
Denmark.
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