Bad day for moose everywhere in Norway: the hunting season starts today. It lasts for a  month, and is carefully monitored – about a third of the existing herd is killed every year. Here in Østfold this means some 6,000 hunters will kill an estimated 1,500 animals  during the next four weeks. That sounds like a lot to me. I’m as fond of game as your average Norwegian, buy I’m also very fond of moose, and would rather they were left in peace. Fair game or unnecessary cruelty to animals? What do you think? Feel free to share your views.