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duck, i aitridge, fox and rabbit; last three most abundant; Oct. best; livery $2 to 

 $3 p. d.; hotels $1 and $1.50 p. d.; guides $2 p. d.; guides have trained dogs: 

 grounds miscellaneous; shooting very fair: owners as a rule do not object, a few 

 do; our correspondent writes: "This section for hunting would be as good as any 

 in the State if they would stop snaring the birds. The average number of ruffled 

 grouse trapped here every season is between 2000 and 3000." 



Tariffvi.no (H. & 0. W.) Granby and East Gran by; last best; partridge (grouse), 

 quail and squirrel; first most abundant; first of the season best; livery $3 p. d.; 

 hotels $2 p. d.; guides $3 p. d.; guides have dogs; grounds mountainous; our cor- 

 respondent writes: "Shooting results depend upon hunter "; owners do not object. 



Thomas*on (Naugatuck) Shooting grounds within a radius of 5 m.: partridge 

 (ruffed grouse), coon, fox, quai 1 , woodcock, squirrel and rabbit; first three most 

 abundant: Oct. 15 to last of Nov. best; livery $2.50 to $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; 

 guides, with dogs, at reasonable rates; grounds wooded, hilly and dry; our cor- 

 respondent writes: "Shooting usually pretty good; owners as a rule object but 

 give permission to those who will not disturb fences. In some sections the best 

 tracts are posted and permission is hard to obtain." 



Washington (Shepaug) Woodland adjacent to station; gray squirrel, partridge 

 (grouse), fox, rabbit, quail, woodcock and coon: Oct. and Nov. best; livery $3 p. d.; 

 hotels moderate; guides and trained dogs can be had; shooting grounds diversi- 

 fied; shooting good; permission must be obtained from many owners. 



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Abercri mfoie (C. M. & St. P.) Red River 1 m. and prairie adjacent to station; 

 ducks, geese and prairie chickens: first two most abundant; Sept. best for prairie 

 chickens; Oct. for geese and ducks; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.; no guides; 

 country marshy and prairie land; shooting reported good; owners do not object. 



Aberdeen (C. M. & St. P.) Chedi lake 14 m.: Sand lake 22 m. from station; last 

 best; mallard and teal duck, prairie chicken, geese, brant, snipe and plover; first 

 three most abundant; from Aug. 15 to Sept. 30 best for chicken; Oct. for water 

 fowl; livery $4 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.; no guides; country prairie laud, both wet 

 and dry; shooting very good, and owners seldom object; our correspondent writes: 

 "Prairie chicken are found in the immediate vicinity of the station and excellent 

 duck shooting can be had at Sand lake in the spring and fall." 



Alexandria (C. M. & St. P.) Shooting grounds 1 m. from station; geese, jack- 

 rabbit, prairie chicken and duck; last two most abundant; after 15th of Aug. best 

 time; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.; bird dogs can be had; shooting grounds 

 open, level and dry; shooting good; ow r ners seldom object. 



Alpena (C. M. & St. P.) Shooting grounds surrounding station: plover, geese, 

 duck and prairie chicken; last two most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3 

 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides and dogs can be had; country level prairie, some 

 lakes: shooting good. At Wessington Hills, 17 m. west, some antelope can be had; 

 owners do not object. 



.Arlington (C. & N. W.) Shooting grounds adjacent to station; duck, geese and 

 prairie chicken; first most numerous; after June 15 best for chickens; livery $2.50 

 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; country diversified; shooting good and owners as a rule do 

 not object. 



Bath (C. M. & St. P.) James river and vicinity; duck, geese and brant; equally 

 numerous; Oct. 16 to Nov. 15 best; livery $5 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d., $4.50 p. w.; no 

 regular guides; grounds open and d y; shooting good; owners do not object; our 

 correspondent writes: ' ' Shooting for geese is good anywhere in this vicinity." 



Tathgrate (St. P. M. & M.) Big Slough 8 m. from station; prairie chicken, duck 

 and geese; first two most abundant; Aug. and Sept. best; livery $3 to $4 p. d.; 

 hotels $2 p. d.; guides $1.50 aQd expenses; guides have trained bird dogs; country 

 prairie land; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Belfield (N. P.) Bad Lands 5 m. from station; deer, antelope, rabbit and prai- 

 rie chicken; antelope most numerous ; Dec. best; hotels 6 p. w.; country hilly and 

 dry; shooting good and owners do not object. 



