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  • Almost everything is hunted + there are many excellent + detailed hunting manuals. Moose are either stalked or run with dogs - a grey, mat [word crossed out] husky type is used. Other dogs are used for roe, Beagles for rabbit, terriers for badger etc [etcetera]. Duck + goose kill is small. Pheasants are liberated in large numbers mostly privately. Shooting is either both sexes or cocks only depending upon state of the population. Usually cocks only following a severe winter kill. There is virtually no fur trapping except for a very little in the far north. The most important fur animal is American mink gone feral. Uppsala Sept [September] 24 I have had a most interesting day seeing the historical parts of Uppsala. The magnificent cathedral started in 1200 +/- + finished in 1450 is particularly impressive. It was begun when there were only 5000 people in Stokhol [crossed out] Uppsala. In it are many very ornate tombs in small chapels but the ones that impressed me most was that of Gustav I + the small silver gilt coffin of Eric the 1st who was mured [murdered?] here in 1100. Linnaeus tomb is under the floor of the
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