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Plankinton :C. M. <fe St.P.) Long lake 4 m S. W., East lake 4 m, east, Pleasant 

 lake 8 in. south; last two best; duck, geese and prairie chicken; first most abun- 

 dant; Oct. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 and $2 p. d.; no guides needed; trained 

 dogs can be had; country open prairie, both wet and dry; shooting good; our 

 correspondent writes: "If anybody wants good chicken and duck shooting here is 

 the place to get it." Owners seldom object. 



Portland (St. P.M. & M.) Shooting grounds 5 to 30 m. from station; duck, 

 geese and prairie chicken; Sept. and Oct. bent; livery $4 p. d.; hotels $1.50 and $2 

 p. d.; country hilly and wet; shooting excellent; owners seldom object; the best 

 wild fowl shooting is from 10 to 15 m. distant. 



Preston (C. & N. W.) Lake Henry and Lake Thompson 6 m., Lake Preston 40 

 rods north from station; first two best; prairie chicken, duck and geese; duck most 

 abundant; Oct. and Nov. best; livery $'2.50 to $5 p. d.; hotels $4 to $4.50 p. w.; 

 country mostly level, open and dry; shooting very good and owners do not object. 



Pukwana (C. M. fc St. P.) Red lake 4 m., Silver lake 6 m. from station; first 

 best; duck, prairie chicken and geese; last named most abundant; Aug. 15 to Oct 

 1 best for chicken; Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 for geese; livery 3 50 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; 

 guides 2 p. d.; guides have trained bird dogs; country open prairie; shooting 

 good; our correspondent writes: "About ten geese are killed each trip to the 

 grounds; hunters general 1 }- are satisfied w'.th the grounds and number of gamo 

 killed." Owners do not object. 



Raymond (C. &. N. W.) Small lakes 5 to 10 m. from station: geese, duck and 

 prairie chicken; first most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3 p. d.;*hotels 

 $'2 p. d.; country hilly; shooting good and owners do not object. 



JRedfield (C. M. <fc St. P.) Cotton wood lake 12 m. and surrounding country; first 

 best: duck, geese and prairie chicken; last most abundant; Aug. 16 to Sept. 15 best; 

 livery s '-!..",() iu S5 p. d.; hotels moderate; guides and bird dogs can be obtained; 

 country rolling prairie; shooting good; owners do not object. 



Rudolph (C'-. & N. W.) Scatterwood lake 14 m., and other grounds nearby; first 

 best: duck, geese and prairie chicken; fii>t most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best; 

 livery moderate; no guidts needed; country prairie and slough; shooting good 

 and owners do not object. 



S lem (C. M. St. P. <fe O. and C. N. W.) Shooting grounds adjacent to station; 

 prairie chicken and duck; first most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3 to $4 

 p. d.; hotels '2 p. d.; guides, with trained bird dogs can be had; country prairie 

 and lake; shooting good :'n any direction and owners as a rule do not object. 



Sanborn (N. P.) Duck, geese and prairie chicken; first two most abundant; 

 Sept. best; livery .-?:{. 50 to 4 p. d.; no regular hotels or guides; country open 

 prairie and dry; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Sewall (C. M. fc St. P.) White Rock 10 m., Mud lake 1% m., Boise des Sioux 

 river and surrounding prairie; duck, geese, crane, brant and prairie chicken; water 

 fowl most abundant; 1st of Oct. to middle of Nov. best for water fowl; Aug. 15 to 

 Sept. 30 for grouse; no livery; hotels $2 p. d.; no guides; country open prairie, 

 both wet and dry; shooting excellent; owners do not object. 



Sheldon (N. P.) Sand Hills 5 m., and other grounds in all directions; duck 

 geese, prairie chicken, lack rabbit and some deer; first two most abundant; Aug., 

 Sept., Oct. and part of Nov. best; livery $3 p. d, ; hotels $1.50 p. d.; country di- 

 versified; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Sioux Palls (C!. M. & St. P. and C. St. P. M. & O ) Sloughs and small lakes 3 to 

 15 in. from station; other grounds surrounding station; duck, prairie chicken, 

 gee<e, and "prairie; pigeons " (golden plover) in spring; first two most numerous; 

 last of March and first of April, Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3 to $5 p. d. ; guides $2 

 p. d.; hotels $2 to i?3 p. d.; country open prairie, rolling, not wet, nor altogether 

 dry: some seasons when it is wet excellent duck shooting can be had, that for chick- 

 ens is good, also for snipe in May; owners rarely object. 



South Heart (N. P.) The shooting grounds are: Killdeer Mis. 35 m. north, 

 Bad Lands '20 m. N. W., and other good points S. W. 15 to '25 ni.; the latter lately 

 have been the best; antelope, deer, grouse, Rocky Mountain sheep, jack rabbit and 



