Jon and Guy: Wow, what a great looking animal! Went through the links last night and it looks like there were as many red deer killed in Noray as moose. Which is a new development as it was mostly moose being taken. Anyway, the animals are quality, and it is more about the hunt and seeing new places and people that moves me. Have fished Lake Chelan...beautiful place. I could return there anytime.
From the maps, it looks like the red deer are closer to the coast. I will be flying into and visiting in Stavanger, so red deer looks closer.
I was told that July and August were the best months for sun and not as wet and cold. Is September still ok for some sightseeing, too? My wife, who also hunts, will be with me. We could come end of August and stay over, I suppose.
I am getting excited!
John, have you hunted in North America?
Joe
Hi Joe
Actually, I am from Canada but have lived in the US before coming to Sweden. Hunted and fished everywhere!
September is great to come! Won't be cold either -- likely sweater weather at the worst. It is coastal, so it may be rainy though.
Norway and Sweden are a long way north, and in June and well into July we have nearly 24 hours of daylight. Even in September you will find very long days and very nice weather -- and that would be my choice for hunting time! The birch will be changing colour towards the end of September, and you may have some really spectacular backdrops behind your pictures of the red deer you have shot!
I wish I could help more on the specifics of hunting in Norway, but I have not hunted there myself. I will try to find some more links for you though.
This is excellent deep sea fishing in Stavanger! Here is a link of other things that you and your better half may enjoy.
Things to do in Stavanger If you are not afraid of heights, you should visit Preikestol-en (the Pulpit Rock, roughly translated). Here are 2 views.
Note the man with a backpack in the first picture for scale! And yes, you can dangle your feet over the edge there -- in the lawsuit-crazy US, there would be guardrails! Hopefully, you can type in things like "Norway" "Stavanger" and "hunting" into a search engine like google and find more info. Like Sweden, most Norwegians understand English well, and thanks to MTV and Hollywood, the young ones speak it as well as you or I!
John