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ing at that time, during which thousands of duck are 

 killed. This county has excellent shooting grounds for 

 Wilson's snipe during the spring flights. Curlew and 

 plover are there during the summer, but not very plen- 

 tiful. Woodcock are fairly plentiful in the autumn on 

 the islands around the St. Clair flats, along the banks of 

 Black river and Mill creek in St. Clair county and Sani- 

 lac county, and on the Cass and Elk creeks in Sanilac, 

 Huron, and Tuscola counties. The supply of duck is 

 on the decrease, the spring shooting, which will prob- 

 ably soon be stopped by law, driving away as well as 

 killing nesting birds. 



Of native birds, quail are fairly plentiful, and the 

 supply keeps about the same. Grouse are increasing 

 in number, and are quite plentiful in St. Clair, Sanilac, 

 and Huron counties, and will be more plentiful, as a 

 recent legislature passed a law prohibiting their sale in 

 the markets, as well as the shipping of them out of the 

 state. Lapeer and Tuscola counties are both good 

 quail and grouse grounds. 



Wild turkey are very scarce. There are a few deer 

 in Sanilac and Tuscola counties, but the supply is 

 increasing a little, as deer shooting is prohibited in this 

 part of the state. A few black bear are to be had in 

 Sanilac, Huron, and Tuscola counties. Squirrel and 

 black and gray fox are scarce ; red fox are plentiful. 



Along the streams from Bay City to Mackinaw, and 

 along the Lake Huron shore, grouse are very abun- 

 dant; there are also some deer. In Otsego, Crawford, 

 loko, Alma, and Alpena counties deer and grouse are 

 abundant. The Carp river in Mackinaw county is 

 good for grouse and deer. Grouse and squirrel are 



