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Quincy (F. R. & N.) The shooting grounds lie around station in every direction; 

 deer, quail, dove and turkey; first three abundant; Oct. to Apr. best: livery $2.50 

 p. d. for horse and buggy; hotels $1 to $2.50 p. d.; no regular guides; country- 

 diversified; owners do not object; shooting reported as "generally good." 



Richland (So Fla.) The favorite grounds are: Wethlacoochie swamp 2 m. and 

 level woods beyond from 2 to 10 m.; both good; deer, turkey, quail and squirrel; 

 all numerous; Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb. best; livery reasonable, also hotels; 

 guides with camping outfit, dogs and team, $5 p d.; country open woods with 

 "bay heads" and small cypress brakes and swamps on river; owners do not object; 

 our correspondent writes: "Shooting excellent; our local sportsmen say that it can- 

 not be excelled in South Florida." 



Rockledge (J. T. & K. W. via steamer from Titusville) Excellent shooting in all 

 directions from the town; duck, quail, deer and squirrel; first most abundant; 

 winter months best; no regular livery; hotels $2.50 to $4 p. d.; the hotels furnish 

 guides and boats; country dry palmetto brush woods and wet low lands; a few 

 owners object; our correspondent writes; "An average of more than 25 duck (occa- 

 sionally 50 or more) per day is often made." 



Sanford (J. T. & K. W., D. B. L-) The St. John river, marshes and hammocks, 

 all adjacent, yield good shooting for deer, quail, dove, turkey, snipe duck and water 

 snip; Sept. to May inclusive best; livery $2 to $5 p. d.; hotels $2 to $4 p. d.; 

 guides at $2 p. d. can be had with dogs; country wooded, dry and wet: owners, as 

 a rule, do not object; our correspondent writes: "The lower St. John is almost 

 undisturbed ttnd excellent sport can be had there.' 



San Pablo Beach See Pablo Beach, Fla. 



Seffner (So. Fla.) The grounds are; Six Mile creek 6 m.; Simmon's Hammock 

 1 m., Hillsboro 8 m. and Auclote 13 m.; the first named and Hillsboro best; deer, 

 turkey, quail, duck, squirrel are abundant, and a few bear; Jan. and Feb. best: 

 livery $4 to $5.50 p. d.; hotels $1 to $2 p. d.; guides (hounds) $1 to $2 p. d ; 

 country open, wo cted and generally dry; owners do not object when permission 

 is asked; our correspondent writes: "Shooting very good, as good as any in the 

 State. If parties will go 10 in. in the country they will find a great many deer. 



Seville (J. T. & K. \V.) The shooting grounds are: Haw creek 6 m. and Laka 

 George ham mock 8/ a in.; deer and turkey, first most abundant; March, April and 

 May best; livery $5 p. d. : hotels $1.50 to $3 p. d.; no professional guides or trained 

 dogs; country wooded and wet; only a few owners object; good shootiug. 



St. Catherine (F. R. & N.) Withlacoochee hammock, Indian House and sur- 

 rounding lands, last two best, give good shooting for quail and fair for deer, alliga- 

 tors being plentiful; due * and squirrel can also be shot; Nov. and Dec. best; hotels 

 $2 p. d.; guides, who also have hounds, $1 p. d.; country ope a, except hammocks, 

 dry and wet; owners do not object. 



St. Johns Biver (D. B. L.) From Jacksonville to Enterprise may be found, 



adjacent to the steamboat landings, the following varieties of game: quail, turkey, 

 deer (these three most abundant), wildcat, panther, bear, snipe, etc. ; livery $1 to 

 $2 p. d.; hotels and boarding houses reasonable; guides, with bird dogs (only a few 

 hounds), at reasonable prices; country open, wooded, wet and dry; owners seldom 

 object; shooting reported as the best'in South Florida. 



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Waldo (F. R. & N.) Good shooting for deer, snipe, duck, quail and turkey, 

 last two most abundant; Oct. to Jan. inclusive best; livery $1.50 p. d.; hotels $2 p. 

 d.; no regular guides or trained dogs; country flat, open, dry, some underbrush 

 and lakes; owners do not object. 



Welborn (F. R. & N.) The surrounding country affords good shooting for quail 

 and turkey, the first being abundant; Oct. to March inclusive best; livery reasona- 



