158 Where to Hunt 



everywhere. Miller county is noted for this game : 

 little shooting is done by the farmers. Along the Big 

 and Little Gravois rivers the shooting is excellent, all 

 within a few miles of Bognell. 



Bonnott's Mills, a dozen miles east of Jefferson City, 

 is another place where good shooting can be had, east 

 of the Missouri for quail and rabbit, on the bars for 

 water-fowl, and in the hills to the west for turkey, 

 squirrel, and deer, especially the last named. 



Gasconade, on the beautiful river of that name, is 

 thirty-eight miles from Jefferson City ; it is also a 

 station of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. While the 

 Gasconade is chiefly noted for its fish, its bottom-lands 

 and uplands are much sought by sportsmen for quail 

 and deer as well as for small game. 



Vienna, on the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, is 

 a favorite starting-point for parties of sportsmen, many 

 of whom float down the Gasconade in small boats. 

 Few ever reach the Missouri empty-handed as regards 

 deer and turkey ; quail are also plentiful. 



To those who love canoe-cruising the Osage offers 

 great inducements. Taking the Missouri, Kansas & 

 Texas train at Sedalia, Mo., and leaving it at Warsaw, 

 in Benton county, one can launch the canoe for a cruise 

 down the Osage, the distance being perhaps 250 miles. 

 With rifle or gun one can enjoy such hunting and 

 delightful cruising as can be found in few places. Small 

 game can be found everywhere. The river for the 

 first 200 miles is swift and clear, but one will find 

 smooth running even in a dry season. 



In Butler county panther are occasionally found. 



