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themselves in provisions. Black ducks and Canada geese are found in large 

 numbers. 



Proceeding down the Neuse River, the sportsman can have the choice of 

 shooting in Pamlico and Cove Sounds, at Harbor Island, Hunting Quarters, and 

 various other points, twenty miles apart. There is no restriction as to fire hunt- 

 ing. There are no " points " held by private parties. The hunting and shooting 

 grounds ashore and on the water are free to any one who may choose to visit this 

 part of North Carolina. 



The fishing about New Berne is of great variety and excellence, including 

 trout, drum, bluefish and other varieties. 

 Curritucli County— 



The grounds of the " Currituck Shooting and Fishing Club " are forty miles 

 south of Norfolk, Virginia, and include Deal's Islands and adjacent marshes. 

 Steamers run regularly from Norfolk to Knott's Island, which is three miles dis- 

 tant from the CTub grounds. White swans, geese, ducks, etc., congregate here 

 in great numbers. 



The club property runs from the Virginia line southerly about three and a half 

 miles, and from the Atlantic Ocean (not including the sand hills) westerly about 

 one and a half miles, being separated from the main land by one or two marsh 

 islands, and distant about one-quarter of a mile. 



Those desiring- to shoot quail can be satisfied to their hearts' content, by going 

 on the main land. A couple of dollars paid to the owners of these lands, will 

 afford immunity to the upland gunner for an indefinite period. In addition to 

 the wild-fowl already mentioned, there are jack snipe and coons in great numbers 

 among the marshes, and some good upland shooting on the two hundred acres of 

 high grounds belonging to the club. The route is via Norfolk, rail or Old Do- 

 minion Line of Steamers. Sportsmen can go to the club-house where decoys, 

 boats, gunners, and board will be furnished at the rate of $2.50 per day. 



Poplar Branch is a headquarters for sportsmen. Ducks, widgeons, sprigtails, 

 black and mallards, geese, snipe, partridges and other varieties of game furnish 

 abundant sport, while coon hunting is to be had in the vicinity. The route is as 

 above to Norfolk, Va., thence via river steamer. Board can be obtained at Van 

 Sleyck's or D. W. Linsey's, $2 per day ; gunners ^3 ; boats, etc., at reasonable 

 rates. 



Knotfs Island and Currituck Sound. Between the headwaters of Currituck 

 Sound, otherwise known as the Back Bay, and the outside ocean beach is a des- 

 olate sand flat, known to residents and to sportsmen as " The Sand." This 

 almost desert e.ttends north and south a dozen or more miles in length, ranging 

 in width ffom half a mile to two or three, and its inner edge, from Chesapeake 

 Bay along the sounds and creeks that indent the coast to Currituck inlet, is the 

 great resort and feeding ground of various species of ducks, comprising canvas- 

 back, black duck, widgeon, sprig-tail, teal, red-head, broad bill, etc., also geese 

 and swans in profusion. Route as above via Norfolk steamers. Time from 

 New V^ork, thirty hours ; fare for round trip $24. Cost per day for man, decoys, 

 skiffs and marshes $5. Season lasts till Feb. 15th. Board at J. White's $1.50. 



Davidson Count!/ — 



Tho7nasville. Wild turkeys and other game in the vicinity. Reached via 

 Richmond and Danville Railroad. The surface of the county is diversified by hills 



and valleys. 



Grnnville County— 



Kittrell. Quail in abundance. Reached in thirty hours from New York via 

 Baltimore ; steamer to Portsmouth ; Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad to Weldon : 

 Raleigh and Gaston Railroad to Kittrell. Good hotel accommodations at Colonel 

 Davis s house. Horses and wagons furnished at the hotel. The surface of the 

 county is undulating and hilly. 



Guilford County— 



Cree?isborough. Good quail shooting with a variety of game in the surround- 

 ing country. Reached i-ia the Piedmont Air Line Railroad, one hundred and 

 eighty miles from Richmond. The surface of the county is undulating and in 

 many portions covered bj^ ciense forests. 



Halifax County — 



IVeldon is a good centre for the sportsman. Deer, wild turkeys and quail are 



