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must not land on the shores. And as an example of how much 

 more severe the restrictions imposed by the cantonal authorities 

 can be than the federal law, it is sufficient to mention that the 

 canton of Fribouro- allows the general shooting- of chamois during- 

 one week only ! According to the district, shooting may be forbidden 

 either wholly or partly. Thus, during the year 1899, the canton 

 of Neuchatel prohibited the chase of the roe altogether ; the canton 

 of Vaud forbade the shooting- of the red deer and marmot throughout 

 the canton, and that of the roe in certain localities ; the canton of 

 Berne closed the shooting of chamois and marmot from ist January 

 to 30th September. 



In short, there is no uniformity of game laws in the country. 

 Only the limit fixed by federal law (ist September to 15th December) 

 is kept all round, and before commencing operations the foreign 

 sportsman would be well advised to seek information. It is not 

 even possible to lay down exact dates of the close times in one 

 particular canton, for shooting may be allowed one year, limited in 

 its duration the next, or indeed prohibited altogether the third. 

 The cost of licences also varies according to the canton and in 

 proportion to the number of dogs employed. 



Only harriers are recognised as indigenous to the country, 



constituting Swiss breeds, for there are no really indigenous setters. 



The various breeds, which I shall now specify, are used 

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Doe-s throughout the country, but of course there are 



noticeable preferences and cases of local priority. 



Thus the Swiss harrier is particularly esteemed in the east, as in 



the Orisons, in various parts of which these dogs are bred ; the 



