geese and braiit; .the first most numerous; May, June, the latter part of Oct. and 

 first part of Nov. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels fl p. d.; guides are not required; 

 country open prairie and wet; shootin ' good; prairie chickens are sometimes 

 quite numerous in the month of Au-ust; but few owners object. 



Dunbar (C. M. <fe St. P.) Iowa river bottom and the country in the vicinity of 

 station; duck, brant, snipe and prairie chicken; March, August, Sept. and Dec. 

 best months; livery $2.50 to $3 p. d. ; no regular hotels or guides at this place; 

 country mostly open and hilly, timber and small undergrowth along Iowa river 

 bottoms; duck shooting is good, for other game indifferent; owners do not object. 



Duncombe (111. C.) Duck, reese, brant, prairie chicken, crane and jack snipe 

 are found a little over 1 m. from station; Sept. and Oct. best; hotels $1 p. d.; 

 country in this vicinity is open prairie, flat and wet, and affords very good shoot- 

 ing; owners do not object. 



Elk River Junction (C. M. & St. P.) Gomer slough, Grizzly island, Running 

 slough, Turkey slough, all within 3m. of station; Running slough best; duck and 

 prairie chicken; the former most numerous; March, April, Oct. and Nov. best 

 month; no hotel, but board can be had at a private residence, the proprietor of 

 which acts as guide; country mostly wooded and wet; shooting is ^ood and 

 owners do not object. 



Elrick |. la.) Mississippi Prairie 5 m., Parsons' Lake 2 m.; the first 

 named best; duck, geese and turkey; the first two most plentiful; Nov. and March 

 are the best months; no hotels or livery at this place, and guides are not needed; 

 country wooded and hilly, wet and dry; shooting is very good; owners as a 

 rule do not object. 



rmmettsburjr (C. M. &St. P.) Lost Island lake and the prairie near station; 

 duck and prairie chicken principally; Sept. and Nov. best months; livery $2.50 p.d.; 

 hotels $1.50 to $2 p.d.; guides with dogs can be procured at reasonable rates; 

 country mcstly prairie land; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Estherville (C. M. & St. P.) Swan lake, Ryan lake, Four Mile lake and the 

 prairies adjacent; prairie chicken, duck and geese are most numerous; Oct. and 

 Nov. best months; livery $3 to $5 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.: guides with dogs can 

 be had at reasonable rates; country open prairie land ; shooting very good; the 

 residents take great pleasure in assisting the sportsman to find game; owners, as a 

 rule, do not object. 



Exira (C. R. I. & P.) The shooting grounds are along the Batua river, in bayous 

 and ponds and on the prairie; duck, "chicken" and quail, all about equal; 

 Sept. for chicken, fall and spring for duck; livery $2 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.: drivers 

 act as guides; no dogs; country wooded, open, hilly and dry; owners do not 

 object; shooting fairly good; our correspondent writes: "The whole valley between 

 Atlantic and Audubon gives good shooting for duck, chic en and quail." 



Exline (C. B. & K. C.) Duck, squirrel, geese and crane within 5 m. of station, 

 the first two most numerous; Sept., Oct., Nov., March and April best months; livery 

 $2.50 p. d.; guides are not required, but if wanted they can be had at reasonab'e 

 rates; country mostly open bottom lands; shooting good; but few owners ob- 

 ject. 



Farming-t^n (C. B. & K. C.) Wild turkey and squirrel not far from station; Nov. 

 and Dec. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; country hilly, wooded and dry; 

 shooting good and owners as a rule do not object 



Farnhamsville (C. & N. W.) Geese, duck, brant and crane are numerous in 

 the vicinity of station; Nov. is the best month; livery $3 p. d.; hotels reasonable; 

 guides not needed; country level prarie with plenty of water and the shooting is 

 good, but many owners object to promiscuous hooting. 



Faulkner (C. la.) The best shooting grounds are between 10 and 15 m. from 

 station and they abound with prairie chicken, duck, geese and rabbit; Aug., Sept., 

 Oct. and April are the best months; the hotels, livery, trained dogs and guides are at 

 Ackley, 5 m. distant; the country in the above locality is open and wet and the 

 shooting is good; owners as a rule do not object. 



Fonda (111. C.) Geese, duck, snipe, brant and prairie chicken, the first three 



