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R.; west is best for turkey and deer, and east for duck; quail, rabbit and squirrel are 

 also numerous, the first two and turkey most abundant; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; 

 livery $1.50 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; guides, who also have bird dogs and 

 hounds, $1.25 p. d.; country mainly bwamp land; owners do not object, good 

 shooting. 



Jennings (So. Pac.) The best shooting is about 10 m. out from station; duck, 

 geese and "chickens," first most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; livery $2 p. d;; 

 hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides (no dogs) $1 p. d. ; country open prairie, wet; owners do 

 not object; good shooting. 



Lake Charles (So. Pac. ) The shooting grounds are the prairies and river bot- 

 toms 2 to 20 m. in every direction; duck, snipe, geese, plover, deer, etc., of which 

 the two first are most abundant; Nov. to Feb. inclusive best; livery reasonable; 

 hotels $2 p. d.; no regular guides or dogs; country open, wooded, wet; owners do 

 not object; shooting excellent; our correspondent writes: "From 50 to 100 snipe, 

 or 25 to 50 ducks a day is considered a moderate bag by our local sportsmen." 



Meriden Junction (Q. & C ) The grounds are: Lake Disteneau 6^ m., Dau- 

 chitte bayou 2> m., and others; Dauchitte best for duck and geese; deer and tur- 

 key are also found, duck mo&t numerous; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; no livery, 

 guides or hotels ; some trained hounds; country water and level woodlands; own- 

 ers do not object; our correspondent writes: "Shooting sj)lendid, I should think 

 so when one man can kill 190 duck in one day." 



Mounds (Q. &C.) The surrounding woods and waters > to 3 m.; rabbit, squir- 

 rel, duck and geese; fall months best; no regular livery, guides or hotels; country 

 wooded and wet; owners don't object; good shooting. 



Scott (So. Pac.) The best grounds are Forman's flat 4 m. and other sloughs; 

 duck, snipe and quail; Nov. and Dec. best; farmers furnish teams cheap; hotels $1 

 p. d. ; guides (no dogs) moderate, country open prairie; a few owners object; 

 good shooting. 



Tallulah (Q. & C.) The grounds lie 1 m. distant in any direction; duck and 

 squirrel both abundant; no regular livery; fall season best; hotels $2 p. d.; guides 

 (no dogs) reasonable ; country wooded, grasssy and wet; owners do not object; 

 good shooting. 



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Alfred (Port. & K.) Yeaton's mountain 1 m., and other grounds near station; 

 mountain best for partridge, squirrel and coon; woodcock, pigeons, duck and rib- 

 bit are also found; partridge, squirrel, woodcock and duck most plentiful; livery 

 $2 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; Sept., Oct. and Nov. best; guides, with dogs, go without 

 charge; country hilly, wet and dry; owners do not object; shooting excellent. 



Anson (Somerset.) Within a radius of 6 m. bear, partridge, (ruffed grouse), 

 squirrej., mink, muskrat and fox are found; partridge, squirrel and fox most nu- 

 merous; livery very moderate; hotels $1.50 p. d.; country wooded, rocky, hilly, 

 wet and dry; owners do not object; shooting very good. 



Bath (Me. C.) Small Point 18 m., Sheepcot bay 8 m., Montsweag bay and 

 Merrymeeting bay 6 m., Hackomock bay 8 m.; all good; partridge, (ruffed grouse), 

 woodcock, plover, snipe, duck and geese; some seasons all are abundant; best 

 months are Sept., Oct. and Nov.; hotels $1, $1.50 and $2.50 p. d.; livery $2 p. d.: 

 guides (a few dogs) $1.50 p. d.; country varied, not rough; owners do not object; 

 shooting at times very good. 



