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portions of the state occupied by big game, while in 

 the eastern part of the state it is hunted with dogs. 



Comparatively few sportsmen know of the excellent 

 woodcock shooting in the state. Even the natives of 

 Maine do not, as a rule, know of the rich covers, many 

 of which have never been disturbed. From the data 

 collected from time to time it would seem that the 

 woodcock in their migrations follow largely a belt of 

 country near the coast-line. 



Many upland plover breed on the hills of Maine. 

 These birds migrate early, and comparatively few 

 sportsmen know of their excellence, and the rare sport 

 they miss in not hunting them. 



Snipe shooting is found in the meadows and marshes 

 along the coast. Undoubtedly these birds are found 

 in other portions, but are not hunted to any great 

 extent in the middle or northern portions of the state. 

 Many of the inland waters furnish fine black duck 

 shooting, and a few lakes are preserved and baited by 

 clubs solely for this purpose. 



The coast-line of Maine is over 300 miles in length, 

 and the numerous bays and inlets make wild fowl 

 shooting excellent all along the coast, but the water- 

 fowl are largely of the coarser varieties. This shooting 

 begins in early autumn with coot. Teal and black duck 

 shooting is chiefly in the inlets ; eider duck shooting 

 is followed in the winter, and sheldrake and whistler 

 shooting in early spring. 



Some fine shore-bird shooting is secured along the 

 coast and on the adjacent islands. This shooting 

 begins in July and lasts until November I . 



The best country for moose and caribou is in the 



