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CHAPTEE IY. 



The Reindeer in Norway. Where Found. Hunting the Eeindeer. 

 Good Sport. Reindeer Dogs. A Norwegian Sseter. Reindeer 

 Venison. Singular Accident to a Herd of Reindeer. The Esti- 

 mated Number of Reindeer in Norway. The Rutting Season. 

 The Horns. Origin of the Reindeer in Norway. Habits of the 

 Reindeer. Its Food. The Fawns. Modes of Capturing the Rein- 

 deer in Norway. The Red Deer and Chamois in Norway. 



THE reindeer (Cervus tarandus) is the most interesting 

 and useful wild animal in Norway. It is found on the 

 higher fjelds of the Dovre-fjeld, in the Jotun-fjeld, 

 Fille-fjeld, Hardanger-fjeld, and Suletind-fjeld; it is 

 also common in the Ssetersdal-fjeld, in the Christian- 

 sand Stift. The best resort for the English sportsman 

 when reindeer-hunting in Norway, is one or two sta- 

 tions in Gudbrandsdal and Osterdal. Good general 

 sport with the gun is also to be had in the same 

 localities. 



In the middle of August, 1863, two Norwegian 

 sportsmen visited the Dovre-fjeld in search of rein- 

 deer, and killed four animals in a single day. They 

 were out ten days altogether, and killed ten deer. 

 That was unusually good sport, such as is not often 

 to be had, and was obtained about three miles in the 



