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all are good; duck, geese and chicken, the latter most abundant; Kept. 1 to Oct. 15 

 for chicken, and Oct. 15 to Nov. 15 for duck and geese; living $2.50 to $3 p. d.; 

 hotels i-1.50 p. d.; guides, who also have trained dogs, $1.50 p. d.; country open, 

 marshy and wooded, with small duck ponds in open prairies; owners do not object 

 except in harvest time; chicken shooting "first-class; that for duck and geese 

 fair." 



Lansing (C. M. k St. P.) Prairie chicken and duck can be found anywhere in 

 this locality; Oct. and Nov. are considered the best months; livery 2.5() p. d.: 

 there are no regular hotels, and guides are not required; board can be had at a 

 farm house or in a private family at a very small sum; some parts of the country 

 in this section is hilly and rocky, while at other places it is wet and marshy, 

 especially so along the Mississippi* river; duck shooting is considered the best, and 

 owners do not object. 



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 almost level; shooting is very good, and only one or two owners object. 



Lei and (M. & St. L.) Coon Grove 3 m., and Lime creek near by station; the 

 first best; duck, geese prairie chicken, crane and snipe; Sept., Oct. and spring 

 months best; livery $3 to $3.50 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides; with dogs, can be 

 had; country mostly prairie, and shooting is good, and owners do not object. 



Le Mars (111. C.) Floyd river m., Heron lake 85m., Little Sioux 25; the 

 second best; duck, geese and prairie chicken; Oct. and Nov. best; livery reasona- 

 ble; hotel $2 p. d.: guides not needed; country diversified; shooting good, and 

 owners, as a rule, do not object. 



Long" Point (C. & N. W.) This station is surrounded on all sides by good 

 shooting grounds; geese, brant, duck, quail, prairie chicken, rabbit and squirrel; 

 spring and fall best; no regular hotel and guides are not needed; accommodations 

 can be had; country diversified; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Ziovilla (Wabash) Cedar creek 3 m., White's creek 6 m.; the last named 

 best; pheasant, squirrel and turkey; the last two most numerous; Aug. and Nov. 

 to Jan. inclusive, are considered the best months; livery $3 p. d.: hotel $1 50 p. d.; 

 guides $2 p. d. and expenses; country wooded, hilly and dry; shooting is good 

 and owners do not object; the country within a range of 20 m. is good hunting 

 ground. 



Lyons (C. M. & St. P.) Maquoketa bottom, Itapsipunchon river and Elk river 

 junction; all good; duck, geese, snipe, quail and grouse; March, April, Sept., Oct. 

 and L r ov best months; livery $2 to $5 p. d.: hotels reasonable; guides $5 to $0 p. 

 d.; country diversified; shooting good and but few owners objects; visiting 

 sportsmen are welcomed. 



Mallard (C. R. I. & P.) Prairie 1 m. distant, abounds with duck, prairie 

 chicken, plover and jack snipe; the first most numerous; Oct. to Dec. best ; livery 

 $2 to $5 p. d.; hotel $1 p. d.; no regular guides; country mostly prairie, wet and 

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



Manly Junction (C. la. & B. C. R. & N.) Prairie chicken, duck and geese can 

 be found within a very short distance of station; the first most numerous; livery 

 $3 to $5 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides not needed; country open and dry; shooting 

 good and owners do not object. 



Manson (111. C.)-Twin la 1 es 7 m., Lizzard lake 10 m.; both are good; duck, 

 prairie chicken, brant and teese; the first most numerous; Nov. for duck and 

 Sept. for prairie chicken; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.: guides can be 

 had without charge; country open prairie; shooting good, and owners, as a rule, 

 do not object. 



