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this Amt, that they are very short, and that they rise 
very suddenly afterrain. Moreover, the timber-floating 
which is constantly going on in them will be found 
such a serious annoyance as to render the fishing 
anything but profitable. And even when the water 
may be clear of such impediments, the fish are so 
extremely shy as to take a fly very unwillingly. 
The neighbourhood of Stavanger being totally devoid 
of wood, much shooting cannot be expected in this 
part. Hares are, however, tolerably plentiful. In 
the autumn immense flocks of snipes visit the neigh- 
bourmg marshes, when excellent sport may be had. 
Reindeer are found in the neighbourhood of Hole, 
south-east of Stavanger, and of Aardal and Suledal, and 
on the fjelds forming the eastern frontier. Red deer 
may be found in Skjold, on the borders of South 
Bergenhuus Amt in the extreme north, also in Hin- 
deraa, Vikeland, and Imsland parishes near Sand. In 
these districts ryper are generally plentiful, black game 
not abundant, but a good sprinkling of snipes, plovers, 
and hares may be found. Here also the white, black, 
and blue fox may be met with. All along the sea- 
coast good opportunities for wild-fowl shooting may be 
found. In the spring, shortly before breeding-time, 
thousands of eider-duck congregate in the fjords. 
Bears are not numerous, the average number killed 
amounting only to two a year. In the summer of 1862 
