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and are all good points for deer, bears, pin- 
thers, ruffed grouse, quail, woodcock, rabbits, 
squirrels, &c. The country is generally wild, 
and in some places camping out is compul- 
sory—as for instance Coudersport, Shinnama-. 
honing, Ridgway, and Emporium, which are 
numbered among the best hunting districts in 
the State. Emporium is a fine location for 
deer. The country is very wild, the surface 
being broken by hills, ravines, streams and 
lieavy timber. Deer were unusually abun- 
starting points for woodcock, quail, ruffed 
grouse; rabbits, &c. Near Ralston are a good 
many bears and deer, for which latter sport 
go prepared to camp. Teams and guides may 
be had at the hotels (two) in the town, where 
good accommodations are obtainable. 
Good deer-hunting can be had at Lykens, 
Williamstown, Grotz, Peters, Berry, and Short 
Mountains, easily accessible from Harrisburg, 
and up the Juniata in the Black Log, Tusca- 
rora, and Bald Eagle mountains. 
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dant in that section last Winter. Renovo is 
situated in a valley formed by a separation of 
mountain ranges rising around it to a height 
of more than a thousand feet, through which 
the west branch of the Susquehanna River 
glides in a placid and pullucid current, and 
may be said to lie almost in the heart of the 
great pine forests of Northern Pennsylvania, 
abounding in game, where the sportsman will 
find ample use for the gun. The hotel at Re- 
novo is large and comfortable, affording ac- 
commodations unsurpassed in excellence. 
Ralston, Bodinesville, and Trout Run, on 
the Northern Central Railroad, are excellent 
At Hamburg, Bloomsburgh, and Pottsville, 
are good starting points for quail, woodcock, 
ruffed grouse, rabbits, squirrels, &c, Reached 
by Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. Com- 
fortable hotels at all the places mentioned. 
At Kane, in the Allegheny Mountains, and on 
the same road, are deer, bears, panthers, and 
rabbits, in addition to woodcock, ruffed grouse, 
and wild pigeons. For deer and bear go pre- 
pared to make the woods your home. In the 
vicinity of Pottsville are a few deer and some 
wild turkeys. 
Towands, Pen Haven, and Wilkesbare, on 
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, are good head- 
