Undesirable Neighborhoods for Bears, Wolves and Wild Boars

ALL these animals should avoid Gatschina, which is in Russia, about thirty miles from St. Petersburg; wild pigs, in particular, should keep clear of Spessart, in Bavaria. At Gatschina the Czar keeps several packs of fierce dogs — one of swift-footed Borzois which love to pursue wolves and will even eat 'em alive; another of stodgy Boushongs which especially enjoy catch-as-catch-can contests with bears. Every winter the Russian Emperor spends a short time at his Gatschina estate and affords his dogs ample opportunity to enjoy their special predilections. King Ludwig of Bavaria has a shooting box known by the poetic name of "Dianalust," which means "The Joy of Diana" — whose joy, as we all know, was the chase. Ludwig takes his "joy of Diana" by wholesale, as may be noted from the picture above; but all the "chasing" is done by beaters who drive the game toward the hunter, who picks his pig and pots him.