KANSAS 



KANSAS, with an area of 81,318 square 

 miles has a surface which is a slightly in- 

 fc clined plain, gradually sloping toward the 

 Ik ^Ii ssour i river. The eastern portion of 

 the state is made up of rolling prairie, 

 undulating country, with a rich soil, 

 and well timbered. The western portion is more level, 

 with a scanty growth of timber and a less number of 

 streams. 



The furred game of this state is limited. Deer are 

 to be found, but they are not abundant; antelope are 

 scarce ; occasional specimens of the lynx family are 

 found ; opossum, raccoon, and squirrel are numerous. 

 Rabbit, both the jack- and the cottontail, are very 

 abundant, amounting to a pest in some portions of the 

 state. 



Feathered game is abundant, and is reported to be 

 on the increase on account of the stringent game laws. 

 The grouse family is fairly well represented ; quail 

 are fairly plentiful; geese, duck, plover, snipe, and 

 crane are found in great numbers. 



Quail shooting is generally good near Topeka, but it 

 is frequently necessary to obtain permission to shoot 

 from the landowners. Opossum and raccoon are also 

 found in good numbers near this place. 



Western Kansas is a good place to hunt jack-rabbit. 

 Sportsmen annually kill them by thousands, the kill- 



