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been extracted from official sources (a copy of which, for 
the last fifteen years, is subjoined), will prove beyond a 
doubt. And the only reason, and I think it is the true 
one, that I can assign for so much disappointment 
having been experienced, is simply owing to the fact, 
that ‘‘ would-be bear-hunters” do not come out early 
enough to Norway, or devote enough time to it. 
That by far the greater number of bears are killed 
either in the winter, or early spring, I am fully 
convinced from the experiences of old hunters; and the 
_ way it is managed is as follows:—The peasants track 
them to their caves (hie) in the beginning of the 
winter, and either shoot them as they are lying asleep, 
looking for all the world like babies, with their fore-paw 
in their mouth; or if that be impracticable, get a 
comrade to stir Bruin up with a long pole, and shoot 
him as he attempts to bolt. But to be able to do this 
it is necessary to be expert in the use of the skie, or 
snow-shoe—an accomplishment not so readily learnt. 
For the spring shooting a different method is adopted. 
During the winter the Bonder put out the carcase of a 
horse or cow in the neighbourhood of a bear’s winter 
quarters, piling up heavy stones upon it. About the 
middle of April, when Bruin wakes up from his 
long sleep, the hunter frequently visits 1t; and as soon 
as ever he perceives that a bear has been attracted to it, 
he watches it carefully day and night, and seldom fails 
