GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 89 



Illinois Central and Northern Pacific Railroads. Hotel and private board $3 per 

 day ; boats $i per day. 



Fojid du Lac Deer, ruffed grouse, ducks ; brook trout, pickerel, wall-eyed 

 pike ; with other varieties of game and fish. Many lakes and several rivers, all 

 affording fine sport, are within ten miles. Reached via the Chicago and North- 

 western, and the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroads. Hotels $2 per day. 

 Guides $1.50 to $2 per day. 



Scott County— 



Shakopee. Pickerel and bass in Long Lake. Deer in the neighborhood. 

 Shakopee is on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, and the St. Paul and Siou.x 

 City Railroads. 



Todd County- 

 Long Prairie. Deer, ruffed and pinnated grouse shooting, and black bass and 

 pickerel fishing. This is a difficult country to still-hunt in, as the bushes are 

 thick, and the dry leaves lie thickly on the ground, and make a great rustling 

 when trod on. Moccasins and leggins are necessary to hunt in here, in the fall. 

 The bucks commence running about October 14th. The deer are found mostly in 

 oak timber, where they feed on acorns. They hide in the tamarack swamps 

 during the day, and feed and travel during the night. Take the St. Paul and 

 Pacific Railroad to Sauk Rapids, thence wagon. 



Slierburne County — 



Big Lake Station is fifty miles from St. Paul, on the St. Paul and Pacific Rail- 

 road. Black bass are caught in the lake, a variety of shooting in the neigh- 

 borhood. 



WnbnsJia County— 



IVaias/ia. Fine pickerel fishing in the Zumbro, three miles from here. For 

 route see Frontenac, above. 



Lake City, on the shore of Lake Pepin, is headquarters for the fishing and 

 hunting of this vicinity. The lake and its tributary streams abound in a variety 

 of game fish, including black and striped bass, pike, perch, pickerel, mascalonge, 

 sheepshead, herring, catfish, croppie, moon eye, eel, sturgeon and buffalo fish. 

 Mascalonge here are of large size, usually ranging from ten to forty pounds in 

 weight. They are best caught by rod and line from the shore, or by wading out 

 upon the bars. The black bass are caught in the same manner, or bv trolling. 

 The bass are many of them very large, some having been caught, weighing more 

 than seven pounds, few less than three pounds. All the fish here are taken near 

 the shore, or in the shallow water on the bars, except the wall-eyed pike. The 

 private pond known as Kyle's, or Pine Creek Pond, six miles from Lake Citv, 

 and directly opposite Frontenac, is a famous trout pond, where good fishing may 

 be enjoyed by paying a fee of thirty cents per pound for fish caught. The ground 

 is reached by steamer or small boats. Comfortable farm-house accommodation 

 can be secured here, and hotels will be found at Maiden Rock, Wis, a village 

 one and a half miles distant. There are several other streams affording fair trout 

 fishing. Plumb Creek and Rush River are well-known. The latter enters Lake 

 Pepin eight miles above Lake City, and may be reached by boat or team. 

 Plumb Creek, the same distance, is reached by team. The gentleman sportsman 

 will find entertainment at any of the farmhouses in the vicinity of these waters. 

 In the neighborhood of Lake City, a variety of sport for the gunner will always be 

 found. Pinnated grouse are here in great abundance ; ducks and geese are 

 abundant; a few snipe and woodcock, and many wild pigeons furnish excellent 

 shooting. Of larger game there are deer and bears abundant within ten and fif- 

 teen miles. Lake City has excellent accommodations, and in the vicinity are 

 many good camping grounds. Boats, teams, fishing tackle, decoys, and all neces- 

 sary outfit may here be found. For route, see Frontenac, above. 



Heed's Landing. Excellent salmon fishing in the Chippewa River, opposite 

 the town, in Wisconsin. Route as above. 



Wadena County — 



H-'adena, on the Northern Pacific Railroad, forty-five miles beyond Brainerd, 

 is an excellent centre from which to reach the finest shooting grounds the State 

 affords. There is a hotel, and teams can be readily procured. See Parker's 

 Prairie. From Wadena a pleasant trip may be made by taking hired conveyance 

 to Parker's Prairie Millerville, and thence return via Otter Tail and Deer Creek. 



