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fair numbers. But the best place near Illinois in 

 which to hunt them is the northern part of Mis- 

 souri. Deer are numerous in parts of Kansas, 

 and about Omaha, Nebraska, there are many to 

 be found. 



This last-named city is a good point for sport- 

 ing tourists ; various descriptions of game abound, 

 and the shooting club includes many excellent 

 sportsmen and gentlemen among its members. 

 The best place in the city to obtain information 

 as to localities and to meet sportsmen is the store 

 of Mr. D. C. Sutphen, gunmaker and dealer. 

 And a very good place to stop at, as I found by 

 personal experience, is the Grand Central Hotel. 

 Wild turkeys, deer, pinnated grouse, wild geese, 

 ducks, etc., may be shot in the vicinity of Omaha. 



The first deer I ever killed was in Woodford 

 County, Illinois. I was out with an old hunter, 

 who set me to follow the track of the herd, 

 and took post himself at a runway, where he 

 thought he should be sure to get a good shot. 

 But it did not so fall out. I followed a herd of 

 five or six for about three miles, and on coming 

 to the top of a hill I saw a deer in the val- 

 ley below, standing on the edge of the slope, 

 with its side to me. He was about two hun- 



