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ARKANSAS. 



t. L. A. & T.) Mud slough 6 m. east of station is the favorite 

 ground, where duck are abundant; deer and turkey are also found; Nov. and Dec 

 best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides 75c. p. d., some of whom have dogs. 

 country wooded and swampy, dry and wet; owners do not object; good shooting* 



Pigffott (St. L. A, & T ) St. Francis bottom 2 m. is the best ground for deer and 

 turkey; some bear and wolf are found, also duck; Oct. to Jan. best; livery $1 p. d.; 

 guides have hounds and charge $2 p. d.; hotel reasonable; country wet and dry; 

 owners, as a rule, do not object; shooting good. 



Pine Bluff (St. L. A. & T ) Thirty m. northwest good shooting at Grand Prairie 



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for pinnated grouse (prairie hen) and 



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 uail; in the early spring Wilson snipe are 



easonae raes u campng ou s es; no proessona gues, czens w 

 ompany parties; some grounds are posted but permission is generally granted. 



Piney (L. R. & Ft. S.) -The best grounds are 30 m. north at head of Bayou creek; 

 turkey, deer, bear, beaver, duck and "squirrel without end "; winter months best; 

 livery $2 p. d.; camping necessary; country diversified, wooded and mountainous 

 with fine springs of water; owners do not object; quail shooting is unusually good. 



Bayenden (K. C. Ft. S. & G.) From 1 to 10 m. good duck shooting on the river 

 in spring and fall; deer and turkey are also plentiful; best season Oct. 15 to Feb. 1; 

 livery $2,50 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; country Government land, wooded, hilly and 

 dry; good shooting. 



Be3 field (Mo. Pac.) Harris lake and river bottoms 3 to 5 m. distant give 

 excellent shooting; deer, turkey, bear, squirrel, coon, opossum and quail; deer, 

 turkey an J squirrel most abundant; Feb. and March the best months; livery $2.50 

 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides $1 to $1.50 p. d.; country wooded, hilly and swampy; 

 owners do not object; shooting very good. 



Riverside (B. & B-; Up and down the river banks may be found turkey, bear, 

 quail, deer; the lastmosi abundant: Oct. and Nov. best months; livery $1 to $2 p. 

 d.; boarding houses :>{ to >:3.."n p. w. ; guides, who have no dogs, $1.50 p. d.; coun- 

 try varied; owners do not object: shooting "very fine." 



Bob Boy (St L. A. &T.) Good shooting grounds within % m. from station; 

 deer, turkey and all kinds of small game; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; livery moder 

 ate; boarding housea only; local sportsmen will volunteer as guides; hounds and 

 bird dogs can be hud, country wooded, dry and wet: owners do not object; the 



shooting iw excellent. 



Sedgfewick (K. C. Ft. S. ,v G.) The cache bottoms l / z m. distant give most 

 excellent shooting for deer, turkey and duck; quail are also numerous; Nov., Dec. 

 and Jan. are the best months; livery charges moderate; also those at hotels and for 

 guides: hounds can be had; country wooded, no hills or rocks, wet in Jan. but 

 not enough to hurt the hunting: owners do not object; game in abundance and 

 Shooting good. 



Spadra (L. H. & Ft. S.) The shooting points are Spadra creek and in woods near 

 station; turkey, geese, squirrel, rabbit, fox, quail and duck: the latter most abun- 

 dant; Jan., Feb. and March best months: hotels $4 to $4.50 p. w.; guides have a 

 few hounds and bird dogs; country varied; owners do not object; the shooting is 

 reported as "some good and some bad." 



Stng-gart (St. L. A. & T.) Big island and Grand prairie are the best grounds; 

 deer, quail, prairie chicken, duck, rabbit, turkey, gee.se aiid snipe; the four first 

 named most abundant; Sept. 1 to April 1 best: livery $2.50 to $3 p. d.; hotel $3.50 

 p. w. ; no professional guides: country mostly open and dry; owners, as a rule, do 

 not object, from Sept. to Nov. 15 good shooting for chicken, after that good for deer 

 and duck. 



Surrounded Hill(L. R. h M.) Duck, deer, bear, a few turkey and squirrel are 

 found in the Cache and White river bottoms and plantations; squirrel, deer and 

 bear are reported as most numerous; Oct. and Nov. best months; the charges for 



