TENNESSEE 



ENNESSEE possesses an- 

 area of 42,500 square miles, which 

 includes 350 square miles of water. 

 The eastern portion of the state is 

 mountainous ; the middle portion 

 is largely a rolling country ; in 

 [jL-the western part of the state the 

 surface is nearly level. The cli- 

 mate is temperate. 



The furred game of this state are bear, deer, fox, lynx, 

 raccoon, opossum, rabbit, mink, squirrel, and muskrat. 

 Otter are occasionally killed. It is believed that there 

 are a few panther in the state. 



It is reported by good authorities that deer have in- 

 creased to some extent within the past two or three 

 years. Most, if not all, of the mountains in Tennessee 

 contain more or less deer ; some counties protect them. 

 In the unfrequented plateaus of the Cumberland Moun- 

 tains, deer, turkey, and squirrel are usually plentiful. 

 Fox are numerous throughout the state ; squirrel 

 vary in numbers in different seasons. 



The feathered game of Tennessee consists of wild tur- 

 key, quail or bob-white (partridge, as they are known 

 here), grouse, snipe, woodcock, Wilson's snipe, and 

 water-fowl. Quail or bob-white are most abundant in 

 the western and southeastern parts of the state ; wild 

 turkey, too, are found there in fair numbers. Quail 

 shooting is generally good near Lucy, in Shelby 



