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Auvergne (B. & B.) White 1*3 m. and Cache river (4 in.) bottoms yield good 

 ahootiug, the White river being the beat for deer, turkey, duck and bear: quail and 

 squirrel are also found, the latter most abundant: Oct. and Nov. beet; livery rea- 

 sonable; hotela $2 p. d. ; gentlemen guides, who have hounds, make no charge; 

 country wooded and level, during hunting season generally dry; owners do not 

 object; shooting good. 



Bear den (St. L. A. & T.) Freeo bottoms 2 m. north and two bayous 1 m. south 

 are the best grounds; the first best; deer, turkey, duck, quail and squirrel; the 

 latter most numerous, although ine shooting is good for all except for deer; best 

 season Nov. to Feb.; livery cheap; hotels $1 p. d.; guides $1 p. d.; hounds can be 

 had; country wooded, level and dry; owners do not object. 



"Big Bay (K. C. Ft. S. <fe G.) For 20 m. around some deer and bear, with abun- 

 dance of turkey and duck can be found; from Sept. to May for turkey and spring 

 and fall for duck; livery from 50c. to $2 p. d.; no regular hotels: occasionally a 

 pack of hounds can be hired; country wet, heavily timbered with dense under- 

 growth; most of it belongs to the Government; the ducking id excellent and turkey 

 shooting is good; numerous squirrels. 



Big" Cieek (K. C. Ft. S. & G.) One-half m. from station Big creek gives good 

 shooting for duck; squirrel and turkey in abundance, also an occasional deer and 

 bear; best season is from Oct. 15 to Feb. 1. camping accessary; guides from $1 to 

 $1.50 p. d.; country wooded with occasional plantations, and low, but only wet 

 fro u overflow of rivers; the best time to visit this section La in the fall, when duck 

 and turkey are abundant. 



Bti kner (St. L. A. & T.) The shooting localities are Badeau lake and surround- 

 ing country 5 m . south; deer, turkey and duck; all are abundant; also squirrel: 

 Sept., Oct., Nov.. Dec. and January lest; small charges for livery; hotels $1.50 p. 

 d.; guides, who have hounds, at reasonable rates; country open woods, no hills 

 and wet only after excessive rains; owners do not object; good shooting. 



Clarksville (L. R. <fe Ft. S.} The best ground for quail (a few turkeys) is a small 

 prairie HI. from station; duck and a few snipe are found in season along the 

 creeks, in swampy places and on small lagoons; squirrel and rabbit are also found 

 in adjacent country; Sept., Oct., Nov. and March are the best months; livery $3, 

 saddle horse $1 p. d.; hotels 2 p. d. ; country rocky and hilly except the prairie 

 above named; the shooting is indifferent near town, but very good within a radius 

 of 7 or 8 m. ; very few owners object. 



Cotton Plant (B. & B.) The best grounds are across Bayou DeView 2J 

 m. east, and across Cache river 8)3 m. west, the former being best for deer and tur- 

 key and the latter for bear, in addition to which duck, squirrel and quail are found 

 deer and turkey being.most abundant; Aug., Sept. and Oct. best for deer, and the 

 same months, including Feb. March and April, for turkey; livery reasonable- ho- 

 tels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; gentlemen guides, who have hounds and bird dogs, make no 

 charge for accompanying visiting sportsmen; country wooded and dry; owners 

 do not object; our correspondent writea that the shooting is "extra, best in the 

 State." 



DeValls Bluff (L. R. & M.) White river bottoms } m. and Grand Prairie 1 m. 

 distant are the best grounds: the bottoms for duck, deer, etc., and prairie for birds; 

 duck, dee-, turkey, bear, quail and prairie chicken are found, the duck being most 

 numerous; Dec. <uj<l Jan. best; livery moderate; hotels .f '2 p. d ; guides, who have 

 bird dogs and hounds, charge $1 to $2 p. d.; owuery do not object; shooting very 



Dumas (Mo, Pac.) Deer and turkey are very plentiful in this vicinity; quail, 

 bear and duck are also abundant; best season Oct. to Feb.; livery $1 p. d. for sad- 

 dle horses; hotels $1 p. d.; guides $1 p. d.; hounds can be had; country open, 

 wooded, wet from Dec. to Feb.; free hunting where grounds are not fenced in; very 

 good shooting. 



Fisher (St. L. A. & T.) Some years there is good shooting when it is uot too dry 

 and when " mast " is abundant; quail, t irkey, deer, bear, snipe, woodcock and 

 duck are found; the three first most numerous; Oct. and Nov. best; boarding 

 houses, but no livery or p ofessional guides; owners do not object; country partly 



}>rairie and wooded; ihick underbrush, mostly swampy during wet season, which 

 a^ts from Dec. to July. 



