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Somerset (Q- & C.) Somerset Fair grounds within the town limits is considered 

 the best point; quail, rabbit, squirrel and duck, fox, etc., the first three most 

 abundant; Nov., Dec. and Jan best; livery $2.50 to $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.; 

 guides, who also have trained bird dogs, $3 p. d.; country diversified; but few 

 owners object; shooting good. 



Stephensburgf (N., N. & M. V.) The grounds are immediately around the sta- 

 tion; quail, due , snipe, squirrel and rabbit, three first most numerous; Nov. and 

 Feb. best; no regular livery, hotels or guides; country diversified; owners do not 

 object; good shooting. 



Wickliffe (111. C .) The best grounds are: Blandville 8 m., Laketon 8 m. and 

 Long Pond 3 m., thelfirst best for quail, second for deer and turkey, and last for 

 duck and geese; duck, geese and quail most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; livery 

 $1 to $2.50 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; country wooded, level and dry; owners do not 

 object; shooting reported as good. 



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Amits (111. C.) The grounds are distant > m. and more from station; the 

 swamps best for turkey and squirrel, and pine woods for deer and quail; Nov., Dec., 

 Jan. and Feb. best; livery (saddle horse) $1 p.d.t hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides, who 

 also have hounds and bird dogs, at moderate charges; country open, level and 

 swampy; owners do not object; quail shooting good, that for turkey and deer in- 

 different. 



Arcadia (Q. & C.) The best ground is Piggy's Island, 35 m. south; duck, turkey 

 and. deer, the first most numerous in winter; Sept. to Feb. inclusive best; livery 

 reasonable; no regular hotels or guides, but plenty of volunteers with hounds and 

 bird dogs ; country lakes and woods ; only a few owners object; good shooting. 



Barbreck (So. Pac.) Moderately good shooting in surrounding country near 

 station; deer, bear, quail, snipe, woodcock, rabbit, etc., quail most abundant; Dec., 

 Jan. and Feb. best for quail, for deer Oct. and Nov.; livery moderate; hotels $2 p. 

 d.; no guides or dogs for hire; country open, wooded, wet and dry; owners do 

 not object; good shooting; deer are plentiful. 



Chef Mentenr (L. & N.) The different lagoons, 1 to 5m., abound with all varie- 

 ties of duck, the best of which are lagoons De Shau, Criva and Magill; duck, snipe, 

 rabbit, deer and coon; first two most abundant; Dec. and Jan. best; livery not 

 needed, canoes used; accommodations $2 p. d. ; guides (no dogs) $2 p. d.; country 

 swampy, nearly all water; owners do not object; shooting very good, the weather 

 having a decided effect upon its quality; our correspondent writes: "Our snipe 

 shooting is the best in this part of the country, parties bagging at times 75 to 100 

 snipe per day." 



Cheney ville (So. Pac.) No particular grounds, all near by; duck, deer and 

 quail, all abundant; Oct., Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; must depend upon farmers for 

 livery and accommodations; country open, wooded and dry; owners do not ob- 

 ject; good shooting. 



Des Allemands (So. Pac.) The prairie around station is the favorite ground; 

 all varieties of duck are numerous; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; hotels $2 p. d.; no 

 livery or guides needed; country level prairie; owners do not object; good shoot- 

 ing. 



. Franklin (So. Pac.) The shooting grounds are within 10 m. of station; duck, 

 snipe, deer, quail and woodcock, first three mont abundant: Oct. to Feb. best; liv- 

 ery $1.50 to $4 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2.50p.d.; gentlemen, who own dogs, freely vol- 

 unteer to accompany visiting sportsmen; country open, wooded, flat and wet; 

 only a, few owners object; "shooting good when not too dry." 



Prenier(Ill. C.) The grounds are: The borders of Lake Ponchartrain, La 

 Branch and the adjacent woods; La Branch best for duck; deer, rabbit and squir- 

 rel are also found, the last two being most abundant; winter months best; must de- 

 pend upon farmers for accommodations; no guides or dogs; country swamps, 

 very wet; owners do uot object; good sheeting, particularly for rabbit. 



Gullets (111. C.) The grounds are the swamps and river 1. m. west and east of R. 



