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Legal situation for roving in Sweden

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I want to go on a trip to Sweden next summer. However, the plan was to do a little roving in the untouched nature. Note: I'll bring my own field target with me to not harm any nature.

Roving can be described in the most casual form as wandering across the countryside shooting at targets picked from random at various ranges and attitudes.

Due to the fact that the bow is a "sporting equipment" in my country, it's fully okay to go roving as long as you have field tips attached (what I have of course).

I wonder if that is the case in Sweden, too?

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Hunting with bow is not allowed in Sweden, but a bow does not require a license, and the Swedish law for the nature ("allemandsretten") is very liberal, so I guess it is ok shoot at targets, when not near any people.

The Swedish weapons guide (in Swedish, sorry)

https://polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/FAP/FAP551_3_RPSFS2009_13.pdf


Bows

A bow is not regarded as a weapon according to the Weapons Act. This is because it is not possible to store energy in a bow in the same manner as a crossbow.

From Tullverket

As the bow is not a weapon it's from a legal point of view pretty much the same as playing with a ball. It's just okay to go roving with field tips attached.

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