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ble; boarding house $15 to $20 p. m.: guides, who also have trained bird dogs (no 

 hounds) at moderate charges; country open, wooded and dry; owners do not 

 object; an abundance of quail. 



Winter Haven (So. Fla.) Good shooting within a radius of 7 m. from station; 

 quail, deer, turkey, squirrel, etc., first named most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; 

 livery moderate; hotels $2 p. d.; no regular guides or trained dogs for hire; coun- 

 try pine land interspersed with hammoc. s and lakes; owners do not object. 



W thlacooche (F. R. & N.) The best shooting is found at Big River; deer, 

 turkey, bear and squirrel; turkey and squirrel most abundant; Nov , Dec. and Jan. 

 best; livery $2 p. d.; hotels $1 to $3 p. d.; guides reasonable, they have trained 

 hounds and bird dogs; country open, wet with some dry hammocks; owners do 

 not object; shooting gcod. 



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Allatoona (W. & At.) Ndjacent farms and creeks from y z to 2 m. distant; quail, 

 snipe and duck, first most abundant; livery $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $1 to $2 p. d.; 

 country open, wooded, roc'*y and hilly; a few owners object; good shoottng. 



Antioch (Georgia) The shooting grounds distant 1 to 10 m. from station; quail 

 and snipe, the first numerous; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; livery $3 p. d.; boarding 

 $2 p. d.; guides with dogs $1 p. d.; country diversified; owners do not object; 

 good shooting. 



them; good shooting especially for quail. 



Big" Shanty (W. & At.) The grounds are : Roberts' plantation 2 m. and Good- 

 win's plantation near by; the first is best, especially for quail, in addition to 

 which may be found duck, squirrel and rabbit; livery $1 to $2 p. d.; hotels fl:50 

 p. d.; guides, who have bird dogs, $2 p. d.; country open and dry; a few owners 

 object; good shooting. 



Brookfield (B. & W.) Shooting grounds are located along either side of rail- 

 road from 1 to 5 m. distant; quail, an occasional deer, squirrel and rabbit; the lat- 

 ter most abundant; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; livery and hotel charges moderate; 

 no regular guides or trained dogs; country open, high, but rolling and generally 

 dry; a few owners object, most do not; the shooting is generally good. 



Calhoun (W. & At.) Grounds > m. and more distant; quail, rabbit, duck and 

 squirrel, two first most abundant; Nov. to Mch. inclusive best; livery *1 to f 3 p. 

 d.; hotel $2 p. d.; no professional guides or dogs; country open, wooded, rocky, 

 hilly, wet and dry; a few owners object; good shooting. 



Covingfton (Geor ia.) The shooting grounds are adjacent to station; red and 

 prey fox, squirrel, quail, snipe and rabbit; the last most abundant; Oct. to May 

 best; livery $1.50 to $2.50 p. d.; hotels $1 to $2 p. d.; uides who have dogs :iud 

 hounds, at reasonable {prices; owners give permission freely; "shooting good at 

 times"; country diversified. 



Crawfordvil'e (Georgia.) Quail and squirrel are found near to station, the 

 first most abundant; livery $1 to $3 p. d.; hotels moderate; no regular guides, 

 citizens own trained dogs ; country open and wooded; a few owners object; 

 shooting "very good." 



Dalton (W. & At.) The shooting grounds are from 2 to 12 m. distant; tur- 

 key, woodcock, snipe, duck, bear, deer, wild hogs and quail; last most abundant; 

 Nov. to March 15 best; livery very reasonable; also hotels; guides, who own bird 

 dogs and hounds, make moderate charges; country diversified; owners freely give 

 permission; good shooting; our correspondent writes: "Will compare favorably 

 With any section in Georgia. Deer and bear hunting good within 20 in." 



