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ing as affording any sport, but during the spring 

 and fall migrations, we have curlews and plovers 

 of various kinds and snipe in some localities. 



Little shore birds and sand larks of several 

 species are common, clouds of them at times where 

 the sand bars are of any length, such as Portneuf , 

 Bersimis and Manicouagan shoals. Dozens are 

 killed in a single shot. Few or any of the natives 

 shoot snipe, considering them too small to 

 waste a shot on, and as it frequently happens that 

 not only one shot, but many, are fired to hit one, 

 they believe there is no money in that species of 

 game and leave them for the "city chaps." Very 

 considerate on their part! 



The best time for shore birds and waders is 

 from the opening of the season on Sept. 1st to the 

 15th of October. During that period, near the 

 entrance of any of our large rivers, on the sand 

 flats or mud banks of the deep bays, good sport 1 

 can be had. 



