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Knoxville (L B. & Ft S.) From 1 to 4 m. distant the Arkansas river bottom.-, 

 ccimectirk creeks acd bayous and uplands give fine shooting for quail, duck geese, 

 squirrel avu rabbit, ct which the quail is most abundant; Dec. best month, livery 

 $2.50 p. d:; hotels *1.5C p d.; a few trained bird dogs can be had: country open 

 and wooded, wet ami dry, level and hilly; only a few owners object to shooting; 

 our report says- Quail shooting is very fine.'" 



I-inwood (Mo. Pac.) Clear lake 3 4 m , Clayton lake 1 * 2 m., and Woodside Plan- 

 tation are the shooting grounds; duck, quail, squirrel and snipe; the three first 

 most abundant; Nov. to Feb. the best season; no regular guides or livery; 50c. to 

 ^Ti p. d will hire parties to act as guides; no trained dogs; country open, wet and 

 dry, owners as a rule do not object; duck and quai 1 shooting good, also that for 

 English snipe, which arrive in Feb. and leave in April: a deer, with good dogs, can 

 generally be started. 



Louoke (L., R, & M.) Grand Prairie, Prairie Longue and other ground 1 , 

 from 1 to 20 m. distant give excellent sport; woodcock, snipe, quail, prairie chicken* 

 deer, turkey and squirrel, of which quail, squirrel and deer are most abundant; 

 Aug.. Sept., Oct. and Dec. are best; livery $2 to $4 p. d ; hotels $1 to $2.50 p. d., 

 guides, who have hounds and bird dogs, charge $1 p. d. ; country wet or dry, ac- 

 cording to season; the majority of owners do not object; the shooting is "very good," 

 our report saying "within ten minutes from the time you leave the city you fir*! 

 good quail shooting.'* 



Madison (L R. & M.) North, South and East bottoms from 1 to 2 m." distant 

 give fine sport; South bottoms are best for turkey, deer and bear; quail and squir- 

 rel are also found; Oct. and Nov. best months; livery reasonable; hotels $1.50 to 

 $2 p d ; guides at fair charges; no dogs; country wooded and. wet; good, shoot- 

 ing; owners do not object. 



Mammoth Spring's (K. C. Ft. S. & G.) Quail, deer, squirrel and turkey afford 

 good shooting from }^ to 10 m. from station; quail and turkey most numerous; 

 From Nov. to Feb. is the best season; livery $3 p. d. for double team; hotels $1 p. 

 d.; guides 50c. p. d.; country wheat and corn fields, very open, hilly, rocky and 

 dry ; very few owners object to ehooting, which is excellent. 



Marche (L. R. & Ft. S.) The best points are Gum pond and. Roseubamn lake for 

 duck, turkey and deer, the two latter being the most abundant; Nov., Dec. and Jan. 

 best months; hotels $1 p. d., $5 p. w.; guides, who have hounds, 75c. p, d.; coun- 

 try hilly owners object on enclosed lands; good shooting; the ducks commence 

 tc fly about Ncv 15. 



Mayflower (L. R. & Ft. S.) Palarm bottom 1 to 7 m. east for small game and 

 Brushy Island 1^ m - southeast for deer; turkey, geese, duck, squirrel and quail; 

 the three last most abundant; Dec. and Jan. best months; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotels 

 $1.50 p d. ; guides $2 p. d.; country diversified, dry from June to Dec. in the bot- 

 toms; owner* do not object; shooting good; our correspondent writes: ' There is 

 game on all sides of us; on the west theie is good hunting, especially for deer and 

 turkey." 



Morrilton (L. R. & Ft. S.) Deer, turkey, quail, squirrel and fox are found in vi- 

 cinity; quail and turkey most numerous; Oct. best month; livery, saddle horse, $1 

 p. d.; buggy $2.50 p. d.; hotels $1 to $2 p. d. ; dogs can be had, country wooded, 

 rocky, hilly, wet and dry; owners do not object; good shooting reported. 



Mountainburgf (St. L. A 8. F.} Three Rock 8 m. and White Rock 12 m., of which 

 the last is best, afford good shooting for deer, turkey and some bear; Nov. and Dec. 

 best montht; livery $1 p. d.; hotel $1 p. d.; hounds can be had; country moun- 

 tainous, open, wooded and dry; owners do not object; this section is reported to us 

 as "the finest shooting ground in the State." 



Ozark (L. R. & Ft. 8.) Grand Prairie 20 m. distant gives very superior shooting 

 for quail and prairie chicken; Oct. 1 to March 1 best months; livery $3 to $4; hotels 

 reasonable; country open, level and dry; permission must be had from landown- 

 ers; shooting reported very good- 



Palarm (L. R. & Ft. 8.) The shooting points are Palarm bottom > 3 to 6 m,. Flag 

 pond and Brush Inland 3 to 4 m.; the first best for field game and the two latter for 

 due*.; deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit, quail and duck; the latter and squirrel most 

 numerous: Oct. and Nov. beet mouths; country diversified, a few owners object; 

 good nhooting reported. 



