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the rushing torrents of New Hampshire, 
Maine, Northern New York, &c., and 
to these and all who love the woods an 
invitation is extended to visit this Land 
of Northern Michigan, and on the word 
of one who has traversed the whole sec- 
tion, after wandering through this Grand 
Traverse Region, enjoying its superb 
hunting and fishing, feasting the eye and 
imagination upon the enchanting scenes 
presented to the gaze, and drinking in 
health at every inspiration, your blood 
will course more swiftly through the 
veins than ever before, and the memory 
of the happy days thus spent enable you 
to find more delight in the sunny air and 
assist you making Old Time himself but 
the treasurer of your joys. 
DOWN IN JERSEY. 
The principal shooting in New Jersey 
is on the sea-board, and in Camden, 
Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cape May, 
Cumberland, and Ocean counties. There 
is an non-resident act in force in the State 
and no person is allowed to shoot or fish 
within its boundaries without complying 
with the by-laws of thé West Jersey Game 
Protective Society, or those of some oth- 
er similar association. It is regretted 
that a large portion of the best game 
district of the State was ravished by 
extensive forest fires during the past 
Spring, and much valuable game de- 
stroyed. 
Beach Haven is on the Atlantic coast, six 
miles from Tuckerton, and is located on Long 
Beach, a smooth, sandy promontory, with the 
ocean on one side and Little Wee Harbor—ex- 
tending a distance of twenty-four miles—oi 
the other, giving it unsurpassed facilities for 
gunning and fishing. All the different varie- 
ties of snipe, curlew, geese, ducks, and brant, 
and other wild fowl are found in fair numbers, 
and some seasons they are absolutely abun- 
dant. Rabbits are found on the island, and 
quail on the main land. The inlet is a splen- 
did sheet of water, and offers extra attractions 
to those who delight in hauling in the gamey 
bluefish, the noble striped bass, the magnifi- 
cent Spanish mackerel, the pugilistic sheeps- 
head, and the plucky weakfish—all game and 
full of fight— not to mention those of lesser 
note, such as blackfish, porgies, flounders, &c. 
At Atlantic City, there is good duck and snipe 
shooting ; at Shrewsbury, fine quail-shooting ; 
at Red Bank, excellent snipe-shooting, with 
some woodcock and quail; at Ocean Beach, 
snipe are abundant ; at Forked River, geese, 
brant, wild ducks, and bay birds abound, and 
wood2ock, quail, English snipe, and rabbits are 
also quite plenty; at Hanover, Tom’s River, 
aud Waretown all the different varieties of 
wild fowl and snipe, rabbits, woodcock, quail, 
and pigeons, are found. In season, Barnegat. 
Bay is one of the best shooting grounds on 
the coast, being filled with ducks, geese, and 
brant. ‘There are iznumerable good points 
where they can be stgoled, and selection can 
be made from a dozen experienced gunners, 
who are provided with sneak-boats, decoys, &e. 
Bargenat Inlet is celebrated as the greatest 
fishing ground this side of Chesapeake Bay 
for bluefish, weakfish, sheepshead, Spanish 
mackerel, striped bass, sea bass, and all the 
other salt water varieties of fish. Barnegat is 
also a good quail district. At either of these 
points excellent salt-water fishing can be had, 
the sport being about the same as at Beach 
Haven. The points here mentioned are accessi- 
ble via New Jersey Southern and Pennsylva- 
nia railroads. At most of the places alluded 
to, are hotels expressly for the accommodation 
of.sportsmen, where boats, baymen, decoys, 
and every requisite can be had. The'charges 
at the hotels are moderate, and the tables ex- 
cellent. 
At Cape May and Seaville all the different 
varieties of wild fowl and snipe, and some few 
woodcock, are found, and excellent fishing for 
bluefish, sheepshead, and all the other salt- 
water varieties, can be had; at Tuckahoe are 
quail, woodcock, ruffed grouse, snipe, rabbits, 
and squirrels, and the swamps and thick timber 
land are reported as containing a few deer. 
The adjacent marshes afford good rail shoot. 
ing. The Cohansey Creek Meadows, a short 
distance from Cohausey, is an excellent snipe 
ground. Around Malaga are quail and ruffed 
