HUNTING GROUNDS OF FLORIDA. 



To those who do not desire to rough it, but wish to have an 

 occasional outing w^ith the gun and dog, Florida offers the rather 

 unusual combination of very good sport in the immediate vicinity 

 of comfortable hotels. 



From Jacksonville it is but a short distance to the mouth of the 

 St. John's River ; and in the vicinity of Pilot Town, and Mayport, 



A " POINT" ON QUAIL. 



and'about Fort George Islands, fair bird shooting may be had at the 

 right season. Plover and yellow-legs abound during the migrations, 

 andjn the old days Talbot Island was an especiall}' good place for 

 curlew. With good dogs and a guide who knows the country, fair 

 bags of quail and snipe may be made within easy driving distance 

 of either Jacksonville or St. Augustine. A few bears and deer still 

 linger in the swamps between Jacksonville and Pilot Town, but for 



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