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Kempton (His. C.) Vermillion swamps; duck and geese; the first mqfji nrtimer- 

 ous; Nov. to March best mouths; livery $3.50 p. d.; hotel and guides at moderate 

 cost; country open and wet; shooting good, especially for ducks; our corres- 

 pondent writes : "Kempton is considered the best point in the state for ducks." 



Kilbouine (Wabash.) Sangamon river bojbtoms 1> m , and surrounding 

 country within 2 m.; duck, geese and snipe; the first two most numerous; Nov., 

 March and April best; no public livery or guides; country prairie, partly wooded 

 and wet; shooting good. 



I.a Salle (Ills. C.) Twin Sisters and Snatch wine, the latter 20 m. down the 

 river; duck, woodcock and jaok snipe, the first most numerous; spring and fall 

 months best; hotels $1 to $2 p. d.; no regular guides: country mostly bottom 

 lauds and partly wooded; shooting is done from boats and is good, for which hunt- 

 ers usually charter steamers; owners, as a rule, do not object. 



Liberty ville (C. M. & St. P.) Squirrel, rabbit, partridge and quail within a 

 radius of 4 m. of station; the winter months are best; hotel accommodations 

 moderate; guides nt needed; country varied and shooting very good; but few 

 owners object. 



Manito (Wabash.) Spring lake 8 m.; duck and brant; the first most numerous; 

 Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d., $4.60 p. w.; no guides needed; 

 country wooded; shooting good; the majority of the farmers do not object. 



Maysville (Wabash.) Rabbit, quail and wild turkey m the vicinity of station; 

 Nov. best; no regular hotels or guides; country wooded, low and dry; bhooting 

 pood; owners do not object. 



McHenry (C. & N. W.) Fox river 1 m., Pistaqua lake 4 m., Fox lake 7 m., 

 Grass lake 8m., all are connected with Jfox river; duck, snipe and geese princi- 

 pally; March, April, Sept., Oct. and Nov. best months; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d., $6 

 to $9 p. w.; the hotels are situated on all of the above lakes, and can be reached by 

 a steamer, which makes regular trips during the spring, summer and fall months, 

 charging 50 cents per tsip; guides have trained bird dogs $2.50 p. d,; shooting is 

 excellent and, as a rule, owners do not object. 



Melvin (111. C.) Vermillion swamps and farms adjacent; grouse, duck, jack 

 snipe and quail; Sept., Oct., Nov. March best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.; 

 guide $2 p. d. and expenses; guides have bird dogs; country open and swampy; 

 bhooting good, especially for duck; in most cases owners object to sportsmen 

 shooting on their land; our correspondent writes: "Mallard duck are very plenti- 

 ful and quail are likely to be numerous as they have doubtless recovered from the 

 heavy snowa of a year or two ago." 



Meredosi*. (Wabash.) Meredosia bay, Hambaugh lake and Fish lake; duck, 

 geese and brant; the first most numerous; Oct., Nov., March and April ; hotel 

 charges moderate; guides, with boats and decoy, can be hired for $2 to $3 p. d.; 

 country contains a number of lakes, the banks of which are heavily timbered and 

 shooting is good; it is done mostly from boats; owners, as a rule, do not object; 

 quail are mostly in the thick brush and hard to get at. 



Mineral (C. B. I & P.) St. Peters marsh 4>^ m., Plum Island slough IK m., 

 Goose pond !> m.; all good; geese, brant and duck; March, April, Oct. and Nov. 

 best mouths; hotel $1 p. d.; livery $1 to $2 p. d.; guides at reasonable rates; 

 country low and wet; boats and hip boots being required for successful hunting; 

 shooting good and land owners do not object. 



Momence (C. & E. I.) Kankakee river and marshes adjacent: duck, geese, 

 snipe, plover and prairie chicken; the first two most plentiful; March, April, Aug., 

 Nov. and Dec. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides with dog can be had at 

 moderate cost; country marshy and partly timbered; on above named grounds the 

 owners do not object to hunting; shooting very good. 



Newton (I. & I. 8.) Ambraw or Embarrass river bottoms and the adjacent 

 prairies; the first named best; duck, snipe, qu*il, prairie chicken and turkey; all 

 are numerous; livery $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $1 and $2 p. d.; guides with dogs can 

 be obtained; country diversified and wet; shooting good and owners, as a rule, do 

 not object. 



