HUNTING AND FISHING GROUNDS AND PLEASURE RESORTS. 
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ward the head is an insignificant stream, 
merely a little brook, but abounding in 
trout; they will take the fly as fast as 
thrown in; in fact, they are so plenty, . 
that the sport becomes tame. Parties 
who desire splendid shooting can do no 
better than to give this locality a trial. 
They are advised to procure their teams 
at Elko anda full camping outfit and 
drive to Deeth Station, and from there 
go north following Mary’s River. After 
you get up it some ten or fifteen miles, 
you will be surprised to see so much 
game and of so many varieties. You 
cannot step up to a pool without ducks 
flying up. Hardly a hundred yards of 
ground is passed over without chicken 
are flushed. 
DIVERSIFIED GAME FIELDS. 
NEVER ENDING SPORTING REGION. 
Within the limits of the State of Vir- 
ginia can be found every variety and 
species of game. Beginning at New 
Year, the sportsman can shoot steadily 
all the year round. All the Winter the 
Potomac, Rappahannock, and the St. 
James rivers and their tributaries, fur- 
nish the wild fowl, the canvas back, 
mallard, teal, and the brant, the gamest 
bird in the world; also, wild geese and 
swans, and then is the time for fox hunt- 
ing. In the Spring, on the sea coast, 
bay birds and snipe can be killed by the 
thousand, besides splendid fishing for 
rock perch and chub. In Summer, cur- 
lew, willet, and woodcock are in un- 
counted numbers. By the middle of Au. 
gust deer are in season, affording splen- 
did sport; in September the marshes are 
filled with sora, ortolan, and reed-bird, 
and singie guns can count their day’s 
sport by dozens. At this time the an- 
gler is in his glory with trout and black 
bass, that rise readily to the fly in all 
the mountain streams, especially in the 
Shenandoah River. In October, par- 
triage shooting commences; also, phea- 
sants and squirrels, not to mention hares, 
which swarm in the old sedge fields. 
MOB JACK BAY AND SURROUNDINGS. 
Mob Jack Bay, between the York 
and Rappahannock rivers, with the Sev- 
ern, Ware, North, and East, with their 
numberless creeks and coves emptying 
into it, is a paradise for those who love 
the gun and the rod. Oysters are found 
at every man’s door; crabs in endless 
profusion, waterfowl of every variety, 
from the swan and brant to the Summer 
or woodduck; and as for fish, their name 
is legion, including pompano and bonito. 
Sheepshead and hog-fish are so common 
as hardly to deserve mention, to say 
nothing of greenfish, spot, and the bay 
mackerel. Gray foxes abound, and on 
York River, some few red foxes afford 
good sport. Wild turkeys are numerous, 
and quail plentiful. Deer are virtually 
extinct in this section. So it will be seen - 
that with rivers full of fish, swamps 
abounding in wild fowl and game birds, 
and ,woods where the flesh do most 
abound, that a sportsman can find his 
Arcadia in Virginia. 
Strangers meditating a visit to the 
Old Dominion to hunt and fish, are ad- 
vised to get a letter of introduction to 
some well known Virginian, who will in- 
troduce them around and save much trou- 
ble. For deer hunting, write to Capt. 
Wn. N. Blow, Littleton, Sussex county, 
Virginia. (See Nottoway Region, page 
72). Those desiring to hunt quail near 
Washington City, will find good board 
and plenty of birds in Culpepper county, 
along the Virginia Midland Road, about 
three hours’ ride from the National Cap- 
ital. Write to George Meyers, Jeffer- 
