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and pelican do not come as close to settlements as 

 geese ; they are fairly numerous, but are on the decrease. 



Duck, mallard, canvasback, redhead, pintail, widgeon, 

 spoonbill, blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, and 

 many others, are very numerous. They do not increase 

 any. The best shooting-grounds in wet seasons are 

 found all over Dakota wherever there is water. 



Curlew are quite plentiful ; common plover, very 

 numerous ; golden plover, not so plentiful ; snipe of 

 various kinds, including jack-, in large numbers. 



Owing to the climate of North Dakota, all feathered 

 game is migratory except pinnated grouse or prairie- 

 hen, and the sharp-tailed grouse, which winter here in 

 the timber. The pinnated grouse or prairie-hen, how- 

 ever, migrate in the fall to the corn-belt of southern 

 Minnesota and South Dakota. 



Excellent goose shooting is generally to be had at 

 Stump lake near Lakota, Devil's lake, Sweetwater, and 

 from there west to Turtle Mountains. At Dawson in 

 Kidder county there has been fine pinnated grouse 

 and duck shooting for some time past. Large covers 

 of grouse are generally found near this town. Grand 

 Forks in the same county is a good starting-place for 

 the sportsmen. Good prairie-hen shooting is generally 

 secured near by, and excellent snipe shooting. Medora 

 in Billings county is adjacent to good game country for 

 both furred and feathered game. In the neighborhood 

 of Devil's lake in Ramsey county there is good water- 

 fowl and other game shooting. Good wild fowl shooting 

 can be found at Dawson, Kidder county. Minnequaken, 

 Benson county, on the west shore of Devil's lake, is a 

 very popular place for visiting sportsmen. 



