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ton county. Snipe shooting in the inland counties has 

 fallen off greatly during the past few years, though in 

 favorable seasons a brace or two are bagged occasion- 

 ally in the course of a day's shooting. Hamilton is the 

 county par excellence for deer. Duck shooting cannot 

 be depended upon on the inland waters, but good sport 

 is sometimes met with on Saratoga, Round, and Ball- 

 ston lakes, Fish creek, and the Hudson river in Sara- 

 toga county, Cossayuna lake in Washington county, and 

 Lake George in Warren county. Near Underwood in 

 Essex county is a good place for deer and ruffed grouse. 

 One of the state foresters says, "My experience for 

 the past ten years as forester has led me over a great 

 deal of the forest in these parts, and I can safely say 

 that I know of no portion of this county that affords 

 better shooting or fishing than the upland valley of the 

 Boquet river. It is easy of access from Port Henry on 

 the Delaware & Hudson Railroad." The country about 

 Mottville, in Onondaga county, is reported to be excel- 

 lent for foxes. Good partridge and woodcock shooting 

 has been found in recent years at Smithville Flats in 

 Jefferson county. There is good ruffed grouse shooting 

 at the head of Lake Keocka in Steuben county. Wood- 

 cock are not very plentiful. Rabbit and fox are abun- 

 dant. There is fine duck and snipe shooting. Tomp- 

 kins county has furnished excellent ruffed grouse shoot- 

 ing for a number of years, and still has an abundance 

 of these birds. Many ruffed grouse are killed each year 

 in Sullivan county; woodcock are found there in good 

 numbers. Long Island is naturally well adapted for 

 game, and a great deal is found there. The draught 

 annually by killing is great. If summers are wet, it 



