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Villa Grove (D. & R- G.) Saguache park 40 m., Saguache lakes 35 m.; deer, 

 bear, geese and duck are all very abundant; Oct. and Nov. best;livery $2 p. d ; ho- 

 tels $2.50 p. d.; guides $2 p. d.; at the lakes the country is open and marshy, and 

 mountainous and very rough in the park; also a few antelope and any quantity of 

 jack rabbit are to be had in the vicinity of station; shooting is very good and own- 

 ers do not object. 



Windsor (U, P.) The principal grounds are within 1 to 10 m. of station; duck, 

 geese, snipe, swan and crane; the first two most numerous; Oct. and Nov. best; 

 livery $3 to $4 p d.; hotel $2 p. d. ; guides-charge a moderate rate; country is open 

 with numerous lakes and sloughs, upon which good shooting can be had; owners 

 do not object, This is a great resort for Denver sportsmen. 



CONNECTICUT. 



Abingtton (N. Y. & N. E.) Shooting grounds near station; quail, woodcock, 

 fHrtridge (grouse), squirrel, fox and raccoon; Sept. and Oct. best; no regular livery; 

 hotels reasonable; no regular guides; grounds diversified; trained dogs can be had; 

 shooting very fair; a few owners object, most of them do not. 



Andover (N. Y. & N. E.) Shooting grounds surrounding station; partri Ige 

 (ruffed grouse), quail, squirrel, woodcock, rabbit, etc.; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; 

 livery moderate; hotels $1 p.d.; guides $2 p. d, ; guides have trained dogs; grounds 

 mostly open, hilly and dry; shooting very good; most of the owners do not object. 



Bantam (Shepaug) Shooting grounds near station; partridge (grouse) wood- 

 cock, fox and quail; last most abundant; Oct and Nov. best; livery $a to $4 p. d.; 

 hotels $1 p. d.; guides $3 p. d.; grounds diversified; our correspondent writes: 

 "Shooting good, especially when the birds are drifting south"; some o \vners ob- 

 ject. 



Bloomfield (H. &. C. W.) Bloomfield Plains; gray squirrel, fox and quail; Oct. 

 and Nov. best; livery $1, $1.50 and $2 p. d.; no hotels; guides with dogs reason- 

 able; grounds sandy and dry, some parts rocky and hlily; shooting good and own- 

 ers do not object. 



Bolton (N. Y. & N. E.) Shooting grounds near station; gray squirrel, coon, fox 

 woodcock, quail, rabbit and partridge (grouse); first most abundant; Oct. and Nov. 

 best; livery reasonable ; hotels $1 p. d.; no professional guides or trained dogs; 

 grounds diversified; shooting good; some of the lands are posted. 



East Thompson (N. Y. & N. E.) Buck Hill woods, Douglas' woods from 1 to 2 

 m. from station; first best; partridge (grouse), rabbit and woodcock: first most 

 abundant; Oct. best; livery 25c. per mile; hotels reasonable; guides $2 p. d.; guides 

 have hounds; grounds wooded, rocky, hilly and dry; shooting reported "good at 

 times; some sportsmen do well, others do badly." 



East Windsor Hill (N. Y. & N. E.) Shooting grounds near station; squirrel, 

 quail and partridge (grouse); Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; livery $1.50 p.; hotels $2 p. 

 d.; no professional guides, grounds wooded; shooting good and owners do not ob- 

 ject. 



Porestyille (N. Y. & N. E.) Norton's woods 3 m., Burlington woods 8 m.; last 

 best; partridge (grouse), quail, woodcock and squirrel; first two most numerous; 

 Oct. best; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotels reasonable; guides $2 p. d.; guides have trained 

 dogs; grounds miscellaneous; shooting good and as a rule owners do not object, 

 some do. 



Hampton (N. Y. & N. E.) Shooting grounds 1% m. from station; partridge 

 (grouse), gray squirrel and quail; first two most numerous; Oct., Nov. and Dec. 

 best; livery $lp. d. ; hotels $7 p. w.; guides with trained dogs moderate; grounds- 

 wooded, hilly and dry; our correspondent writes: "Shooting is excellent; these 

 grounds are much visited by sportsmen from New York City and Hartford, Conn."; 

 owners do not object. 



Hawleyville (N. Y. & N. E.) Shooting grounds adjacent to station; partridge 

 (grouse), quail and squirrel; Oct. and Nov. best; livery $4 p. d.; hotels reasonable; 

 guides and trained dogs can be had; grounds wooded, rocky and hilly; shooting 

 good; some owners object but as a rule they do not. 



