2? SPORT IN NORWAY, 
formation has been so scanty; but there is nothing I 
would like better myself than to devote a summer or 
two to the Nordland rivers. 
Some little salmon fishing may, I am told, be got in 
the Lofoten islands. Thus, in Dverberg parish, in 
Ando, near the church, fair sport may at times be got. 
In Sortlands parish, in Hindo, there is a tolerably 
sized stream running by a property named Osyold 
Gaard. Also in Vest Vaagen there is a small river 
running by Borge parsonage, where the fishing is 
said to be good. I merely mention these rivers in 
case any traveller should find himself among these 
beautiful islands, where there is so much to admire in 
the grandness of the scenery. 
The shooting in this Amt is not considered very good. 
And to begin with bears. Nordland stands at the head 
of all the Amts in the country in this respect. The 
average number killed is 3474; but owing to the 
density of the forests it is almost impossible to find 
them. Elk deer are not found; and the same may 
be said of rem as in Finmarken, none that they are 
nearly all tame herds. 
The shooting on the islands is well spoken of. 
I have not been able to learn much about the shooting 
in Saltdal, and in the Ranen valley, but have been told 
that it is good. This, however, I cannot guarantee. 
A friend of mine who has shot for two seasons in the 
