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bits were killed during the famous 
blizzard of a few years ago, and it 
was thought, for a time, that the 
little pests were almost exterminated, 
but they seem to be as plentiful as 
ever 
Snipe are occasionally seen, and 
there is some wild-duck shooting in the 
fall. It frequently happens that birds 
common to salt-water districts are 
Mr. Lewis Weed 
says that he has several times killed 
driven back inland. 
birds that he knew were not common 
to Sullivan county. He also gives it 
as his opinion that, all thing's consid- 
ered, the sportsman can find more en- 
joyment in Sullivan county than he 
can in any other county in the State. 
He says that he has been duck shooting 
as far 
bigby 
south as Alabama, on the Tom- 
and the Alabama rivers; he 
The American Angler 
where the 
quail were so plentiful that it was not 
has been in _ districts 
necessary to have a dog, but he likes 
the hunting in Sullivan county because 
the game is not so plentiful as to make 
hunting monotonous and take away 
the’ zest of the sport. After all, all 
the pleasure of hunting is in the pur- 
suit of the game. The hunter, in his 
opinion, should give the bird a chance 
for his life; let the dog start’ wp the 
bird, then, if he gets away, it is all right, 
and only shows that you are not a good 
huntsman. The trouble with many 
city sportsmen who come to Sullivan 
county, who do not succeed in 
quickly catching a big mess of fish or 
and 
bagging a lot of game, is that they 
lack the necessary skill and patience 
which should be leading characteristics 
of the true sportsman. 

Pleasant Lake, Sullivan County, N. Y. 
