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explored tlie valley of Orkedal to the source of the 

 river, for the express purpose of investigating the 

 shooting, and that he is of opinion that good general 

 sport may be had in it. " Several points," he adds, 

 " might be named as head-quarters. I think Kalstad 

 might be as good as any, which, though not so good 

 a station as Gumdal, is better situated for sport. At 

 Haarstad, a small but pretty comfortable station, we 

 were told' that at Neerskoven, seven miles distant, 

 there was excellent ryper-shooting, and a Sseter close 

 by. Lower down the valley hares were said to be 

 very plentiful, but we could not find any ; perhaps 

 because we had no "hare-hunde." Naeverdalen * 

 would, I have no doubt, be a very good point, and 

 the station is tolerably comfortable. The trout-fishing 

 ought to be particularly good there, and the river is 

 close to the station-house." 



The steamers to the north stop at Havn Hitteren. 

 I forget what the average of bears is for this Amt, but 

 in 1860 thirteen were killed; in 1859, nine; in 1858, 

 five ; in 1857, six; in 1856, fifteen. 



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This Amt is, I should say, held in higher estimation, 

 both by tourist and sportsman, than any in Norway. 

 Abounding in beautiful scenery of a varied nature. 



* Nacverdalen is, however, over the border, in Hedemarken Amt. 



