The hunters' association in Västerbotten estimates that about 800 badgers are shot per year in the county, but they do not have exact figures.

There you can also not see any clear trend if there are more or fewer badgers, it goes a little up and down.

Those who contact the county administrative board have problems with badgers in the garden, among other things.

- They may have built nests under the houses and dig passages where they live, says Erik Lindberg who is a game manager at the county administrative board in Västerbotten.