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$3.60 p. d.; including guide: hotels $75c. p. d.; guides do not own dogs; country- 

 open and hilly, % wet and dry; ^ wners do not object: boats can be had at moderate 

 charge; good shooting. 



Montpelier (C. R. I. & P.) The shooting grounds are from * a to 6 m. distant; 

 duck and woodcock; March, April, Sept. and Oct.; country diversified; owners do 

 not object; good shooting. 



Muscatine (C. R. I. & P. and B. C. R. &N.) Keokuk lake, Swan lake, Sand 

 Mound, Sturgeon bay, Turkey Island, Glancy's lafie, Muscatine slough and numer- 

 ous other sloughs in the vicinity; Turkey Island and Glaucy's lake best; mallard 

 and teel duck, geese, brant, etc., the first two most plentiful; March, April, Oct. 

 and Nov. best months; hotels $1 to $2.50 p. d.; guides $'2 p. d., some of whom have 

 trained bird dogs; most of the country adjacent is covered with timber and swamps 

 and is very level and shooting is very good; a steamer runs from this place to 

 Sturgeon biy and other points for the accommodation of sportsmen; owners do 

 not object except at Keokuk Lake. 



Nichols (B. C. R. & N.) There are no regular shooting grounds at this station, 

 but the following named game can be readily found without going a great dis- 

 tance: Geese, duck, prairie chicken and snipe, plover, squirrel and a few wild tur- 

 key; duck and enipe and prairie chicken most numerous; March, April, May, Sept., 

 Oct. and Nov. are the best months; livery 75c. to $3 p. d.; hotels $1 to $2 p. d.; 

 guides with dog3 can be had at reasonable rates; country flat, some bluffs and 

 timber; owners do not object. 



Norman (M. & St. L.) The surrounding country furnishes excellent shooting 

 for chicken, duck, geese, quail and hare, all of which are abimdant; Aug. 15 to 

 Dec. 1 best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides, who have trained bird dogs, 

 $1.50 p. d.; country dry prairie and woodland; owners do not object; shooting 

 very good. 



Worth Judson (C. <k A.) English lake 4 m., Round lake, 4 a ' m., Cedar lake 8 

 m., the first named best; dnck and geese are the principal game; Oct. and Nov. 

 best months; livery $3 to $3. 50 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2. p. d. ; guides, with dogs, 

 $3 p. d.; country wet and shooting very good. 



Northwood (B. C. R. & N.) Prairie chicken, duck and geese a abort distance 

 from station; Sept. best month; livery $3 p. d.; board can be procured in private 

 houses; country open prairie; shooting is good and owners do not object. 



Ocheyedan (B. C. R. & N.) Bush lake 1 m., Sutton lake 2 m., Lost Island lake 

 5,' 2 m., Indian lake (> m. and Chain lakes 6 in., the last three best; duck, geese, 

 brant and crane, the first two most numerous; Oct., Nov., April and May best: 

 livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.: guides, with dogs, $1 p. d.; country open prai- 

 rie; shooting very good, especially for prairie chicken; owners do not object. 



Okobcji (C. M. & St. P.) Gull point and Gar lakes; duck, prairie chicken and 

 geese, the first two are the most numerous; Sept., Oct. and November are tbe best 

 months; livery $3 p. d. ; hotels $2 p. d.; guides (who have dogs) $1 50 to $2 p. d.; 

 country diversified; the best shooting for prarie chicken is to be had from 3 to 10 

 m. from station on the prairie; shooting for other game is very good, and as a rula 

 owners do not object. 



Olivet (C. R. I. & P.) The Des Moines river 3 m., gives fair shooting for duck 

 and geese; there are also some turkey; April and Sept. best; no hotels or guides; 

 country mostly woodland. 



Orange City (C. & N. W.) The best grounds are: West Branch 5 m., 

 Centre grounds 4|g m. and country in the vicinity of station; W. Branch best for 

 chicken and Centre grounds for duck, etc. ; prairie chicken, duck and geese; the 

 first moHt numerous; Sept., Nov. and April best months; livery charges $2.50 to $3 

 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides can be had at very little cost; country dry prairie; 

 pur correspondent writes: " Shooting is good, five of our gunners having shot on 

 one afternoon during a late season as high as 200 chickens; owners do not object." 



Paton (C. R. I. & P.) Duck and geese within a distance of 4 m. from station; the 

 first are the most numerous; Nov. and Dec. best months; livery $3 p. d.; hotel 

 Up. d.; guides, with dog, can be had at reasonable rates; country is open and 

 ghpoting very good; owners do pot object. 



