178 Where to Hunt 



highly prized woodcock migrate through this state in 

 goodly numbers. There are some choice covers in the 

 country about Lake Winnipiseogee ; also in the neigh- 

 borhood of Concord and Manchester are covers which 

 have yielded many birds for a number of years. They 

 are shot up to the month of December. 



There are some upland plover on the hills. This 

 dainty bird breeds there, but departs for its southern 

 migration early. There is some duck and goose shoot- 

 ing in the lakes and ponds, but this game is hunted but 

 little except in the southern part. The duck are chiefly 

 black and wood-duck. 



There are but few quail in the state ; they are con- 

 fined to the southern part. Near the coast there is 

 some snipe and shore-bird shooting, and along the 

 coast there is good duck shooting during the autumn, 

 winter, and spring months. This game consists mainly 

 of coot, sheldrake, and eider duck. 



The great habitat of the big game of New Hampshire 

 is the northern counties, Grafton, Carroll, and more 

 particularly Coos. The moose is found in the extreme 

 northern part of Coos county at the head waters of 

 the Connecticut river, and on the Diamond stream 

 flowing into the Magalloway. Both the moose and the 

 caribou roam across from one water to the other. They 

 are decreasing in numbers. Deer, on the contrary, are 

 increasing rapidly, and are plentiful in Coos county and 

 quite numerous in Carroll and Grafton counties. 



The best localities in northern New Hampshire for 

 hunting big game are in the neighborhood of the Con- 

 necticut lakes, Diamond pond, Hell Gate camp, and 

 Greenough and neighboring ponds. 



