https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Police in Sweden have released a video recorded by the electronic sights of the hunter who shot a 75-year-old jogger last November. https://www.thelocal.se/20190322/norwegian-hunter-faces-trial-for-shooting-75-year-old-jogger-in-southern-sweden Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:41:28 +0100 norwegian-hunter-faces-trial-for-shooting-75-year-old-jogger-in-southern-sweden If Swedes become less sensitive to what the Anglo-Saxons are doing (Atkins, 5:2) and take aim at their domestic potential, the wild boar diet could very well be the next thing on the menu for eco-conscious Swedes. https://www.thelocal.se/20131227/lean-tasty-and-too-many-time-to-eat-wild-boar Fri, 27 Dec 2013 15:03:00 +0100 lean-tasty-and-too-many-time-to-eat-wild-boar A family in southern Sweden is in mourning after their beloved pet cat, Sam, was shot dead by a vigilante hunter who was killing stray cats in the area. https://www.thelocal.se/20130405/47156 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:37:00 +0200 47156 A Swedish man in his twenties was planning a day in the woods to train his hunting dog, but was joined by some unexpected company, as a bear chased them up into a hunting tower where they were forced to remain through the night. https://www.thelocal.se/20120909/43112 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:56:00 +0200 43112 Hunters taking part in this season's bear hunt have failed to bring the targeted animal down at least 34 times. Some bears have remained unharmed, but blood trails show that others have been maimed. https://www.thelocal.se/20110911/36072 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:46:00 +0200 36072 A hunter who shot his friend dead while under the influence of alcohol in September last year has been charged with aggravated manslaughter. https://www.thelocal.se/20110809/35448 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:02:00 +0200 35448 Sweden's wolf hunt violates EU law, environment commissioner Janez Potocnik said on Monday, vowing to drag Sweden to court for allowing the hunt to continue this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20110117/31484 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:53:00 +0100 31484 Sweden's wolf hunt for the year began on Saturday, with nine wolves out of the allotted annual quota of 20 shot by 1pm, as protesters set off fireworks at a hunting area in Dalarna. https://www.thelocal.se/20110115/31448 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:54:00 +0100 31448 After threats from activists who posed for bloody images imitating dead hunters, Swedish police have been called in to protect hunters participating in the country's controversial wolf hunt, which begins this weekend. https://www.thelocal.se/20110114/31436 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:22:00 +0100 31436 Swedish authorities announced on Friday that hunters will be allowed to cull 20 wolves next year after the wolf hunt in the country resumed this year following a 46-year ban. https://www.thelocal.se/20101217/30926 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:07:00 +0100 30926 A 62-year-old hunter was shot dead on Tuesday afternoon near a hunting shelter in Norrtannflo outside of Sollefteå in northern Sweden, according to local police. https://www.thelocal.se/20100921/29166 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:05:00 +0200 29166