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beds attract the wild fowl in myriads. The timbered 

 portions also harbor game, both large and small. 



Pinnated grouse or prairie-hen are most abundant 

 in the northern and western parts of the state. At Rus- 

 sell, in Lyon county, good chicken shooting may gener- 

 ally be secured. 



Good duck shooting may be found at the pass 

 between Big Stone lake and Lake Traverse, on the line 

 between Dakota and Minnesota. Itasca county contains 

 an abundance of feathered game in the season. 



Moose (protected until January i, 1898) are found 

 in St. Louis, Aitkin, and Itasca counties ; deer are 

 plentiful in these counties, and there are some bear. A 

 great many deer are killed annually near Brainerd ; the 

 game is to be found at this point, but there are generally 

 many sportsmen afield. Gray and black squirrel are 

 usually plentiful in Anoka county. 



Sportsmen can get good shooting on Lake Shetek, 

 and good accommodations at the hotel near by. One 

 can get good moose shooting at Russell. There is good 

 white and brown rabbit shooting in winter at Monticello, 

 near Minneapolis; also on the island in Lake Minne- 

 tonka and near Hotel St. Louis. 



The quail or bob-white shooting of Minnesota is 

 limited. The best will probably be found in Scott, Le 

 Seuer, Sibley, and Nicollet counties. The best time to 

 hunt quail in this state is during the latter part of Octo- 

 ber, when the leaves are thinned out and the weeds 

 killed. The atmosphere at that time is cool and bracing. 



Good chicken shooting should be found at Fulda, in 

 Murray county. Good bags have been secured there in 

 recent seasons. . At Long lake, some twenty miles from 

 Fulda, there is excellent duck shooting. 



