264 Angling Travels in Norway. 



for killiug wild animals, etc., is as follows :— For a bear, 

 Kr.40 ; for wolf, Kr.20 ; for fox, Kr.4 ; for eagle, Kr.2 ; 

 but our friend would have the first two bounties reversed, 

 as he considers the wolf does far more damage than the 

 bear. Until the last year a pair of large eagles were in 

 the habit of nesting in the crags above Storjord, but 

 I believe they succumbed to a Lapp hunter. 



I saw some Lapps in Bodis^, who herd their deer and 

 exist within a few hours' walk of the northern part of 

 Saltdalen, but do not descend into the valley except to 

 purchase provisions and dispose of their meat. 



At the present time it is estimated that there are 

 between 1500 and 2000 Lapps in Nordland, but they are 

 rapidly decreasing in numbers, and a few years hence 

 will have died out altogether, or will have retreated to 

 Finmarken. 



They live in tents made of canvas, which in winter 

 they pitch upon the snow, and for flooring they use dried 

 branches of silver-birch gathered in summer. They crowd 

 into these tents with their dogs, and thus keep themselves 

 warm, while the aroma of the atmosphere quite defies 

 description. 



In summer they are dressed in garments made of 

 blanket or of cotton cloth, and in winter the reindeer 

 provides them with raiment. 



Their food consists of reindeer meat and cheese made 



