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try open with fine roads; owners do not object; our correspondent writes: "Shoot- 

 ing good; north and east are grand grounds for shooting, having the advantage of 

 being comparatively new." 



Michigan City (St. P., M. & M.) Lake Loretta, Stump lake, Lake Lor- 

 aine and Bitter lake near station; last two best; duck, geese, prairie chicken and 

 brant; first three most abundant; April, May, Sept. and Oct. best; livery $5 p. d.; 

 hotels $2 and $2.50 p. d.; guides $2 pd.; country open, hilly and some swamps; our 

 correspondent writes : ' ' The shooting is as good as one could ask for; it is good in all 

 directions Irom town, and the country is dotted with small lakes on which wild 

 fowl are abundant." 



Milnor (N. P.) Numerous lakes and sloughs adjacent; duck, geese and prairie 

 chicken; Sept. and Oct best; livery $5 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; no regular guides or 

 dogs; country open, wet and dry; shooting good and owners do not object. 



MintofSt. P. M. & M.) Salt lake 3 m. from station; duck, geese and deer; all 

 equally numerous: Sept. and Oct. best for duck and geese, Nov. and Dec. for deer; 

 livery $5 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides can be/iad; country open, wooded, low and 

 wet; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Mitchell (C. M. & St. P.) Open prairie around station; prairie chicken, duck 

 and geese; first most abundant; Aug". 15 to Sept. 15 best for chicken, Sept. 15 to Nov. 

 1 for duck and geese; livery $4 p. d ; hotels $1.50 and $2 p. d.; country prairie 

 with small lakes; shooting good; owners as a rule do not object. 



Mooreton (N. P.) Barry lakes 5 m. from station; duck and geese; hotels $1.50 

 p. d.; no regular guides; country open prairie; shooting good and owners do not 

 object. 



Heche (St. P. M. & M. ) Good shooting 2 m. from station, which improves the fur- 

 ther you go west; prairie chicken, grouse, duck, geese and snipe, an abundance of 

 all; Aug., Sept. and Oct. best; livery $4 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; no regular guides, 

 drivers act as such; country dry, open, level prairie, some mountains; shooting 

 very good; mir correspondent writes: " A good sportsman seldom fails to bag 50 to 

 60 chickens a day; visiting hunte is should bring pointer dogs with them, as the 

 grass is thic* and setters wear out soon. Game can be had anywhere by driving out 

 on the prairie a short distance from town." Owners as a rule do not object. 



New Rockford (N.P.) James river near station; duck, geese, prairie chicken and 

 antelope: first three most abundant; March, April, Aug. and Dec. best; ilvery rea- 

 sonable; hotels $1.50 p. d.; no regular guides or dogs; country prairie land, partlv 

 hilly; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Northville (C. & N- W.) Scatterwood lake, Bald mountain and valley of the 

 Snake river; prairie chicken, duck and geese; Sept. best; livery $5 p. d.; hotels 

 reasonable; guides $5 p. d.; country open, wet and dry; shooting good and own- 

 ers do not object. 



Ojata )St. P. M. & M.) Alkali flat and the Big slough; first best; sandhill crane, 

 prairie chicken, duck and geese; last three most abundant; April, Aug. and Sept. 

 best; no livery needed; hotels $1.50 p. d.; country open and dry; shooting good 

 and owners do not object; our correspondent writes that a good shot has no excuse 

 "for coming home without a game bag loaded." 



Oriska(N. P.) From 1 to 10 m. north and south; the latter direction best; 

 geese, duck and prairie chicken; duck most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best; livery 

 $4 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; no regular guides; country contains several small lakes 

 and ponds, but principally dry prairie; owners do not object; fairly good shooting. 



Faiker (C. & N. W.) Shooting grounds adjacent to station; prairie chicken, 

 duck, geese and brant; first most abundant; Aug. 15 to Dec. 1 best; livery ${.50 p. 

 d.; hotels $1.50 and $2 p. d.; guides $1.50 to $2 p. d.; guides have bird dogs; coun- 

 try both wet and dry; shooting good an J but few owners object; wJd fowl abun- 

 dant in season. 



PingTee(N. P.) Jim lake 5 m., the Coteaus on hills 6 m; first best; geese, prai- 

 rie chicken, crane, antelope, duck and brant; last two most abundant; March, 

 April, Oct. and Nov. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; country open, hilly and 

 dry; shooting very good especially in October; owners do not object. 



