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the northwestern border, game is very abundant and many sportsmen annually 

 visit this part of the State. ' 



Leesburg. Deer, partridges, quail, woodcock, and coons are found in large 

 numbers in all the surrounding country. Bass, fall-fish and perch are caught in 

 Goose Creek, and trout in Big Spring River. Reached via the Washington and 

 Ohio Railroad, thirty-si.x miles from Washington. All necessary tackle can be 

 procured in Leesburg at Baltimore prices. Boats can be hired from different per- 

 sons at points on the river from White's to Edward's Ferry, varying in price 

 from nothing to very little. Not long ago John Ault, near Red Rocks (the best 

 bass ground on the river) furnished boats, live bait, etc., on reasonable terms. 

 Board is reasonable in town or in the country. Bob White in the fall are abund- 

 ant, woodcock in season used to be plentiful. There are many gentlemen taking 

 interest in such pursuits, in the town and vicinity. 



Snickersville. Snicker's Gap, of the Blue Ridge, is a famous quail ground. 

 Woodcock abound there, and in the swamps are coons and opossums. Reached 

 via carriage drive from Leesburg and other points. 



CatCs Mill, Little Falls, Payne's Eddy, and Georgtown are favorite points on 

 the Potomac for black bass and white perch. The Riffles, opposite Cad's Mills, 

 is a choice spot for striped bass. 



Montgomery Coutity — 



Big Spring Depot, on the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, is a fine cen- 

 tre for the shooting among the mountains of the county. The Fort Lewis Moun- 

 tains are the haunts of many deer and bears, while in the immediate vicinity of 

 the town are found quail and hares. The fishing is varied and good baskets may 

 be made. 



Blackshiirg. Bull-bats, quail, partridges, pigeons, wild turkeys, reed-birds, 

 jack-snipe, wood-ducks, mallards, golden eyes, mergansers, deer, bears, and 

 black bass fishing. Route same as Mountain Lake, Giles County. 



Nansetnond County — 



The eastern portion of this county borders on the Great Dismal Swamp and 

 partakes of the physical characteristics of that wilderness. The central and west- 

 ern portions are level and covered with forests of cypress and pine in which deer, 

 turkeys, quail and other game are to be found. 



Suffolk, twenty miles from Norfolk, on the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, is 

 an excellent centre for quail and snipe shooting. Board can be obtained at pri- 

 vate Houses. 



Nelson County — 



Hardiuicksville is headquarters for excellent deer shooting. Reached via 

 Washington and Virginia Midland Railroad, and stage or hired conveyance. 



Norfolk County — 



Tke Dismal Smamp, one vast morass, with little islands of solid ground scat- 

 tered here and there, is the haunt of great numbers of bears, panthers, deer, 

 coons, otters, ducks, geese, swans, turkeys, partridges and other game. Cat and 

 other varieties of fish are found in its waters. The bears and panthers are sel- 

 dom shot, as they retire into the vastnesses of the densest and most impenetrable 

 jungles. The swamp is but little hunted and game there is unmolested save by 

 the lumbermen or shingle-men who depend largely upon the rifie for their sub- 

 sistence. The starting point for the interior of the swamp is Norfolk, where 

 guides, cooks, provisions, row and sail boats, or steam -tugs may be secured. 

 From Norfolk the route is up the Elizabeth River to Deep Creek, thence via 

 the Lake Drummond Canal fourteen miles to Balakock, or, better, to Prentiss 

 Duke's. 



Norfolk. Ducks and geese, plover, willets, curlew, snipe, quail and other 

 game. The fishing is good and embraces a variety of fresh and salt water species. 

 Reached from New York via the Old Dominion Line of steamers, and via rail 

 from all points in the interior. 



Great Bridge, eight miles from Norfolk, via steamer or hired conveyance, is a 

 good field for snipe and other shooting. 



Pittsylvania County — 



Mount .Airy. Deer, ruffed grouse, and quail. Reached by stage or hired 

 conveyance, one hundred and fifty miles south of Lynchburg. 



