18 HUNTING AND FISHING. 



being the principal species, and quail and turkey being 

 most numerous. The season extends over a period of 

 three months, from November to February; guides can 

 be secured at 50 cents per day, board at $1.00 and livery 

 $3.00 per day. There are few dogs in the vicinity, how- 

 ever, and sportsmen who shoot over dogs exclusively 

 will find it necessary to take their own. There are no 

 objections made to hunters. 



The hunting grounds in the neighborhood of Big 

 Bay, in Craighead County, cover a radius of about twenty 

 miles. There are some deer and an abundance of bear. 

 Turkey aud duck are plentiful, and the season runs from 

 September to May, while deer are shot as late as Febru- 

 ary, squirrel are also thick in that region, and hunters are 

 not molested in that territory. Heavy breech-loading 

 guns and Winchesters are suggested as the weapons to be 

 used, and gum boots and rubber coats are necessary to a 

 complete outfit. 



Oakdornick is the name of the hunting grounds that 

 are located at about a mile and a half from Hatchiecoon, 

 and is the headquarters of the southern sportsmen, the 

 Chickasaw Gunning and Trolling Club and the Osceola 

 Ducking Club of Memphis, both having club-houses and 

 leased grounds in that vicinity. The duck, turkey and 

 squirrel shooting is excellent during the entire season, 

 which runs from October 15 to February 1, and there is a 

 large lake near the Hatchiecoon, where the duck are very 

 plentiful; it also affords rare sport for the angler. All 

 that is necessary for the visiting sportsman is to get a per- 

 mit from the secretary of either club, aud the privilege is 

 freely accorded. 



At Big Creek, a mile or so out of Gilmore, there are 

 plenty of bear, deer, turkey, duck and squirrel, and the 

 fishing is the best in the Southwest. There being no 

 hotels of any consequence in the neighborhood and the 

 country unbroken and very sparsely settled, sportsmen 

 visiting there will find a camp outfit necessary. The sea- 

 son lasts from October 15 to February 1, and the best time 



