If you see an injured animal on the road, or if you hit an animal while driving and you believe it to be injured you have a legal obligation to report it to the police. The police then report the incident to local hunters who go out to the site and ensure that the animal is not suffering unnecessarily.
The hunters are currently performing this task on a voluntary basis with their only gain being the potential carcass of the animal. The number of incidents has increased over the years along with the population of wild boar for example, and the Hunting Association estimate 14 000 days are spent, mostly at night.
The government is recommending that hunters be compensated for their troubles and awarded 1900 sek for predatory animals, 700 for moose and wild boar and 400 for other wild animals.
The proposal also includes stronger legislation that requires a driver to report any incident involving a wild animal and that the hunters would be free to enter private property to carry out this task.
SvD May 10 2009
Jägare får betalt för djurspårning