I don’t know the exact numbers, but I believe there’s around 25 archery clubs in Denmark and compared to how many there are for other sports it’s really not a lot.
Hunting with bow is a thing but the vast majority of hunters don’t use a bow. Obtaining a license to hunt with bow requires a lot of practice, unlike for shotgun or rifle where you quite easily achieve the necessary accuracy.
My neighbor ran an archery school and I’ve been there a few times and he made me as bow as a kid, but we live in a very forresty area, so I wouldn’t expect others to encounter it much
Other than that there was a guy who competed a the national level in my boarding school
So I’d say yes, compared to some other countries that aren’t as green, but perhaps not compared to Sweden and Norway
Not really.
Bow hunting in Denmark is not that big, only around 2400 licenses exists.
A hard shooting test and retesting every 5 years (if I recall correctly) weeds out a lot of people.
You test with the bow you want to hunt with. Eg. If you test with a compound you can’t go hunting with a longbow.
At the moment we do have a trial period where hunting all large game with a bow is allowed, red deer being the biggest.
Usually only up to roe deer is legal.
This makes Denmark one of the, if not the most, bowhunting friendly country in Europe.
It exists but it’s a very small minority of hunters. You see a bow or two in hunting stores but it’s not big for sure.
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Nope, not a big thing at all.
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I don’t know the exact numbers, but I believe there’s around 25 archery clubs in Denmark and compared to how many there are for other sports it’s really not a lot.
Hunting with bow is a thing but the vast majority of hunters don’t use a bow. Obtaining a license to hunt with bow requires a lot of practice, unlike for shotgun or rifle where you quite easily achieve the necessary accuracy.
My neighbor ran an archery school and I’ve been there a few times and he made me as bow as a kid, but we live in a very forresty area, so I wouldn’t expect others to encounter it much
Other than that there was a guy who competed a the national level in my boarding school
So I’d say yes, compared to some other countries that aren’t as green, but perhaps not compared to Sweden and Norway
Not really.
Bow hunting in Denmark is not that big, only around 2400 licenses exists.
A hard shooting test and retesting every 5 years (if I recall correctly) weeds out a lot of people.
You test with the bow you want to hunt with. Eg. If you test with a compound you can’t go hunting with a longbow.
At the moment we do have a trial period where hunting all large game with a bow is allowed, red deer being the biggest.
Usually only up to roe deer is legal.
This makes Denmark one of the, if not the most, bowhunting friendly country in Europe.
It exists but it’s a very small minority of hunters. You see a bow or two in hunting stores but it’s not big for sure.
Sports archery is more common i’d say.