FLORIDA 



LORIDA is an interesting state to sports- 

 men. It has with its adjacent islands an 

 area of 59,268 square miles. A glance 

 at a map of the state will show a long line 

 of coast washed by the Atlantic ocean ; 

 a still longer line is on the Gulf of Mex- 

 ico, while its northern borders join Geor- 

 gia and Alabama. The northern portion 

 of Florida is level or undulating ; the western neck of 

 the peninsula is somewhat rugged, while the southern 

 portion of the state is made up of extensive marshlands, 

 in which are prairies, hummocks, and pine-barrens. 



The game of Florida is varied and abundant. For 

 furred game, the most highly prized are the deer. 

 They are somewhat smaller than specimens found in 

 the North ; they are found in most parts of the state 

 where it is not too thickly settled. There are many 

 bear; the cougar is rather plentiful, and the lynx 

 rufus is common; wolf are also found. There are 

 also raccoon, opossum, fox, squirrel, both gray and 

 fox-squirrel, which are abundant in the hummocks, the 

 latter species being the most abundant, rabbit, and 

 other small game which is little sought. 



The feathered game of Florida is also abundant. The 

 wild turkey, the largest and probably the most highly 

 prized feathered game-bird in America, is found in 

 abundance in unfrequented sections. Of the upland 

 game-birds perhaps none are hunted more than the 



