12 Where to Hunt 



lions; snipe and woodcock are to be found in great 

 numbers at some seasons of the year. 



Choctaw county, which is in the neighborhood of 

 the Tombigbee river, is mentioned as one of the good 

 game counties of the state. There are to be found in 

 this county deer, bear, raccoon, opossum, and all the 

 feathered game before mentioned. This is a rather 

 rough county, of uneven surface and many hills. 



Lauderdale county in northern Alabama has been, 

 and is still, said to be the best hunting region in the 

 state. During the winter months the ponds and streams 

 are covered with wild duck, and geese, turkey, and 

 deer are found in the adjacent forests. The wild goose 

 shooting on the Tennessee river is said to be exception- 

 ally fine. 



Limestone county, adjoining Lauderdale county, also 

 contains an abundance of game of the same character, 

 and Colbert, Franklin, Marion, and Lamar counties are 

 also well spoken of for game. 



Pike county is largely made up of pine forests, which 

 contain bear, deer, wild turkey, squirrel, and other small 

 game. 



There is a great deal of game throughout the state of 

 Alabama, but the autumn and winter months offer the 

 most attractions for the sportsman. It is said that quail 

 or bob-white are abundant in every county of the state. 

 Migratory birds begin to arrive early, and unless one is 

 familiar with Southern waters it is difficult to believe 

 what is told of the immense number of wild fowl and 

 migratory game-birds to be found in this state. 



The mode of hunting de^r is generally with hounds; 

 bear are also hunted with dogs, and the shot-gun is the 



