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duck, the three first being most abundant; Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec. the beat 

 months ; livery $3 to $5 p.d.; hotels $1 to $1.50 p. d. ; guides $2 to $3 p. d ; coun- 

 try diversified, but mostly open, hilly and dry; owners do not object: shooting 

 varies, sometimes good and sometimes indifferent, but from Sep. to Jan. grouse 

 are plentiful and in the s'pring and fall duck and geese are numerous. 



St. Lawrence (C. & N. W.) Shooting grounds adjacent; prairie chicken, duck 

 and geese; first most abundant; Sept. and Oct. best: livery $3 p. d.: hotels $2 p.d.; 

 guides $2 p. d.; guides have dogs; country open and rolling; shooting good and 

 owners do not object. 



Sterling* (N .P.) Good grounds for duck, geese and "chicken" in the immediate 

 Vicinity of station; antelope within 15 m.; duck and geese most abmidaut; Aug., 

 Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.: guides, who have hounds, $2 p. 

 d.; country -<-op^u and dry; owners do not object; good shooting. 



Taylor (N. P.) Ten m. distant is Heart River Valley, which is the best grounds; 

 deer, antelope, beaver and "chicken;" legal season best for shooting; livery 

 $2.50 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.; no regular guides or trained dogs; country open, with 

 some wood on creeks, hilly and dry; owners don't object; good shooting. 



Valley City (N. P.) Big Lake 5 m. distant, and many others more distant; first 

 best; prairie chicken, brant, duck and geese, last two mentioned most numerous; 

 Oct 5 to Nov. 1 best; livery $3 to $5 p. d.; hotels $2 and $2.50 p. d.; no guides 

 needed; some of grounds are open and dry, others wet; shooting good; duck and 

 geese abundant; owners do not object. 



Vilas (C. & N. W.) Silver Lake and Twin Lakes 7 in.; Wolf Lake 6 m.; last best; 

 prairie chicken, duck and geese; first two most abundant; Nov. best month; livery 

 $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; no regular guides or dogs; country open and dry; shoot- 

 ing good: owners do not object. 



Webster (C. M. & St. P.) Shooting grounds from > to 40 m. from station; 

 swan, prairie chickens, snipe, duck and geese; last two most numerous; Sept., and 

 Oct. best; livery $4 p d.; hotels $2 p. d.; drivers act as guides and bird dogs can be 

 had; country open and hilly; shooting good especially in September; our corres- 

 pondent writes: "This has been the favorite hunting ground among sportsmen 

 of late seasons; owners do not object. 



Wentworth (C. M. & St. P.) There is "pretty good " duck, geese and prairie 

 chicken shooting at the "Big Slue;" Sept., and Oct. best : hotels $2 p. d.; livery 

 $2 to $3 p. d.; country open prairie; no professional guides or trained dogs for 

 hire; owners do not object. 



Westport (C. M. & St. P.) Sand Lake 12 m.; Kote Hills 20 m. from station; 

 geese, duck and prairie chicken; last two most numerous; Sept., Oct., and Nov. 

 bent; livery $4 p.d.; hotels $1.50 p.d.; no guides or dogs; country open prairie 

 and lakes; t-hootiug good, excellent for ducks and gee c e; owners do not object. 



TPheatland (N. P.) Prairie chicken', grouse, duck and geese; last two most 

 abundant; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; country- 

 open; shooting good and owners do not object; our corre poudent writes: "Duck 

 and geese are shot in quantities in the fall mouths." 



White (B. C. R. & N.) Lake Hendrick 12m.; Oak Lake 9 m.; and grounds sur- 

 rounding station; duck, geese and prairie chicken; Sept. Oct. and Nov. best; livery 

 $3 p. d.; hotels $1 and 1.50 p. d.; no regular guides; grounds open and level; 

 shooting good and few owners object. 



Wilson (M. & St. L.) Gateau Hills contiguous to station; Yellow Bank creek 1 

 m.; Lake Alice 7 m.; last best; duck, geese, crane, prairie chicken, jack-rabbit 

 and brant; first five most abundant; afteriSept. 15 best for prairie chicken; Oct. 1 



