THE ELK IN NORWAY. 15! 
of which is, as far as elk are concerned, to raise the 
penalty for shooting these animals at unlawful periods 
so considerably as to render it less easy for the poacher 
to escape with a mulct, which evidently did not meet 
the requirements of the case. 
Every true sportsman will, I think, feel interested in 
this matter, and will be glad to hear that these noble 
and majestic animals, the pride of Norway’s forests, as 
the reindeer are the ornament of her mountain wilds, 
will be better protected against the attacks of the 
poacher. 
It has often occurred to me whether it might not be 
possible to introduce these animals into the extensive 
deer forests in many parts of Scotland. If the climate 
would suit them—and there is not such a wonderful 
difference after all—there can be little doubt, I think, 
that they would thrive, especially when it is borne in 
mind that the absence of their great enemy, the wolf, 
would tell not a little in their favour. At all events, 
would it not be worth the trial? I do not apprehend 
it would be a matter of great difficulty to procure a few 
calves, and if once got, the passage from Norway is 
a trifling consideration. It has long been my wish to 
see both the elk, the reindeer, and the hjerpe (Tetrao 
bonasia) introduced into Scotland ; and, at the risk of 
being considered presumptuous, I cannot but think it 
might answer. With reindeer it would probably be 
