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Stillwell (Wabash) Duck on the Kankakee marshes; Oct. and Nov., and some- 

 times as late as Dec., are the best months; no livery needed; farm house accommo- 

 dations; owners do not object; shooting generally fair, sometimes excellent. 



Sullivan (I. <fc I. S.) Gill's Prairie, 10 m. from station, is the favorite ground; 

 duck, snipe, geese brant, "chicken" and quail, first two most numerous; Oct. and 

 Nov. bent; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d. ; guides, who also have bird dogs, $2 p., 

 d.; country open, wooded, wet and dry; owners do not object on above-named 

 grounds; good shooting. 



Walkerton (Wabash) The shooting grounds are: Kankakee river, Mud and 

 Koontze lakes; the lakes best; all varieties of duck and geese, of which the small 

 ducks are most abundant; Oct. and Nov. best; no livery needed; hotels $1 p. d. ; no 

 guides needed, boats at 50cts. p. d.; country open and wooded; owners Au no j 

 object; shooting excellent. 



Wilder (C. & A.) Kaniakco marshes, river and boCtome; all near station; 

 the marshes best; duck, geese, prairie chicken, rail and woodcock, of which ducks 

 are most abundant; Oct. and Nov. for duck and earlier for woodcock; farmers fur- 

 nish teams; hotels $1.50 p. d.; no guides needed; no dogs; country prairie aud 

 wet in marshes at all seasons of the year; woods dry in summer but wet in Oct. and 

 Nov.; a few owners object, others do not, but there are several thousand acres of 

 marsh laud not under fence and no one to interfere with gunners; our correspond- 

 ent writes; "Duck shooting is good, snipe plenty in spring." 



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Chelsea (St. L. & S. F ) The principal grounds are: Prior Creek hills 1 m., Dog 

 Creek hills 6 m., Vindegris hills 7 m., of which the second is best; deer, turkey, 

 duck, "chicken" and quail, the first three most abudaiit; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotels 

 $3.50 p. w.; guides, who own bird dogs, $1 p. d.; country diversified; Nov. and Dec. 

 best; owners do not object; our correrpondent writes: " Good shooting, first-class 

 grounds." 



(St. L. & S. F.) Good grounds from 1 to 50 m. of station; "chicken," tur- 

 key, quail and deer; Aug., Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3 p. d.t hotels $1 to $2 p. 

 d.; guides $3 p. d.; no trained dogs; country diversified; owners do not object and 

 shooting is good. 



Red Fork (St. L. & S. F.) The hunting is over the Creek Nation country 1 to 

 50 m. distaut: deer, turkey, quail and "chicken," all equally numerous; Aug., Sept., 

 Oct. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1 to $2 p. d,: guides (uo dogs) $3 p. d.; country- 

 diversified; owners do not object; good shooting. 



Tulsa (St. L. & S. F.) Bear, deer, duck, geese; jack rabbit, quail, prairie chicken 

 and turkey; guides and livery can be hired; hunting good; otir correspondent writes 

 discouragingly, intending to be funny, as to the charges of hotels, land owners and 

 guides, and the tourist sportsmen intending a visit this section should write to 

 Gen. Pass. Agent of above road at St. Louis, Mo., for further information. 



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Akron (C.M.& St. P.) Sargent's lakes 2 m., Norwegon lake 8 m.; geese and 

 duck; Spring and Fall months best; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotel charges reasonable; 

 guides not needed; country open prairie, shooting good and owners do not object. 



Alden (Ills. C.) Duck are the principal game and can be found from within 3 to 

 4 m. of station; Nov. best month; livery $3 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.; guides can be pro- 

 cured without charge; country open and wet; shooting good and owners do not 

 object. 



