2o6 Where to Hunt 



ous in some sections, and are increasing. The best 

 shooting is along the line of the Northern Pacific Rail- 

 road, between Fargo and Windsor, and on the Great 

 Northern & Sioux Railroad. The birds are well fed and 

 strong, making fine shooting. 



Of duck, there are many mallard, widgeon, gadwal, 

 green-winged teal, blue-winged teal, sprigtail, and 

 spoonbill ; canvasback are not plentiful ; wood-duck 

 are rather scarce. 



Canada geese have been scarce for several years, but 

 it is believed they will be plentiful if wet seasons come. 

 Of the millions that once were found in North Dakota, 

 the number killed could not have affected them. 

 Hutchins's goose and the snow-goose are found in favor- 

 able seasons ; also some of the blue geese and white- 

 fronted geese. There are two varieties of crane that 

 are often killed, the sand-bill crane and the whooping 

 white crane. Swan are frequently shot. 



The variation in the seasons has much to do with the 

 abundance of pinnated grouse or prairie-hen, heavy 

 rainfalls during the spring months interfering with the 

 hatching of the eggs and diminishing the number of 

 birds. Duck shooting is also affected by a dry season. 

 A system of drainage has been introduced into North 

 Dakota which has spoiled some of the best duck grounds. 



Eldridge, Windsor, and Coteaux are good hunting 

 grounds for geese ; also Devil's lake, or any place where 

 wheat is raised and water is plentiful. 



Brant are decreasing in number : they are found in all 

 the localities mentioned for other geese. 



Sand-hill and white crane are fairly numerous on the 

 edge of the hills or on the edge of settlements. Swan 



