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Norwegian rivers by storm, and, although, we may 

 not live to see it, the day will assuredly come when 

 the British shooter, disgusted with exorbitant 

 rents, scarcity of game, and expenses of preserving 

 at home, will have to look out for a fresh field, 

 and that field will be the great dividing fell-range 

 between Sweden and Norway. The red grouse 

 has, however, now been lately introduced into 

 Sweden, and if they only thrive, which I fancy 

 they will, the day perhaps will soon come when a 

 new field, and one very easy of access, will be 

 opened to the British shooter. 



But although the country around us swarmed 

 with game, I troubled myself very little about 

 it; I had other work in hand. My time was 

 fully occupied, and, moreover, ammunition was 

 scarce, and it was rarely we shot a bird which we 

 did not want for the collection. I never, there- 

 fore, tried how much game I could kill in any one 

 day ; but I am certain that in August I could have 

 easily bagged twenty brace of willow grouse on 

 any afternoon ; and ten or twelve brace of ptar- 

 migan, on the fells, would have been an easy day's 

 work. I have often killed six brace of willow 

 grouse, just to keep my hand in, without losing 

 sight of the village ; and, as the English sergeant 

 said in the Crimean rifle-pits, on one or two occa- 

 sions I have had " some very pretty shooting 



