172 IN THE LAND OF THE BORA. 



He is the only sportsman (if I may so call him) 

 who needs no dog, except indeed the stalker, 

 for the use of heaters here requires special 

 authorization. In my opinion, it would be better 

 to charge double or even treble for the shooting- 

 licence, and, as in other countries, leave the 

 number of his dogs to the sportsman's discretion. 

 Then, again, why should the licence expire with 

 the year ? It is true that most of the shooting 

 ends then, but this is surely a reason in favour 

 of allowing the man who has taken out his licence 

 to have the wildfowl and other spring shooting 

 included in his payment, for few people can be 

 sure about the next shooting season. The system 

 prevalent in most countries, of making a licence 

 available from July 1 to June 30, should be 

 adopted. 



To return, however, to my subject. Mostar 

 is, I think, for a town of its size, the " gamiest " 

 place I have ever visited. Putting on one 

 side migrants such as snipe, woodcock, and wild 

 geese, which come actually into the gardens 

 and fields on the right bank of the Narenta, 

 I have shot hares within a furlong, foxes 

 within a quarter of a mile, partridges of two 

 sorts within half a mile, bears within four 

 miles, and chamois within six miles, not only of 

 the municipal limits, but of the houses of the 

 little capital. But this is anticipating, and I 



