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No Amherst (C. Vt.) A range of hills from }/ z m. to 8 m.; partridge (ruffed 

 grouse) and squirrel; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2.50 p.d.; 

 country wooded and dry, not very hilly; no objections and no charge made by 

 owners; shooting very good. 



North Billerica (B. &. L.) West Billerica 3 m.; partridge, quail, duck, snipe 

 and grey squirrel; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3.50 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides 

 not required; country open, wooded, rocky, hilly, wet and dry; majority of own- 

 ers do not object; shooting reported very fair. 



North Brookfield (B. & A.) Partridge, woodcock, rabbit and squirrel, part- 

 ridge most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best; livery 25 cts. p. m.; hotels $2 p. d.; 

 guides and dogs $2.50 p. d. and expenses; country wooded, hilly and dry; owners 

 do not object; shooting good. 



North Cambridge Junction (B. L.) Fresh Pond Meadows % mile from 

 station; snipe, quail and woodcock; snipe most plentiful; Nov. and Dec. best; no 

 guides or dogs; country open and wet; owners do not object; shooting quite 

 good. 



North Dana (B. <fe A.) Partridge, woodcock, rabbit and squirrel, partridge 

 most numerous: Oct. and Nov. best; livery $1.25 p. d.; guide $1 p. d.; guides have 

 dogs and hounds; country varied; owners do not object; our correspondent 

 writes: " Very good shooting here; also good coon and fox hunting." 



North Digfhton (O. C.) Northwest Dighton 2> m. from station; partridge; 

 livery 25 cents per mile; no hotels; no guides, but good dogs can be had; country 

 wooded and rough; owners do not object; shooting good. 



North Bs f ham (O. C.) Shooting grounds near by; duck, geese, plover 

 "grass birds" and quail; duck, plover and quail most numerous; Sept., Oct., Nov. 

 and Dec. best; livery $2 p. d.; hotels moderate; guides not necessary; country 

 open, wooded and dry; owners do not object; fox and other small game are nu- 

 merous. 



North Hanson (O. C.) Good shooting 1 m. from station: partridge, quail, 

 hare, squirrel, etc.; all plentiful; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; livery 25 cents per 

 mile; no hotels; boarding houses at moderate rates; no special guides or dogs; 

 country wooded, hilly and dry; some owners object to shooting; others do not; 

 shooting good. 



North Truro (O. C.) Plains, meadows, beaches and bush, all near station; 

 plains best for plover; plover, quail, hare snipe, duck and fox; Sept. and Nov. 

 best; livery very reasonable; hotels $1 p. d.; guides not required; country varied; 

 owners, as a rule do not object, but occasionally make small charge for shooting, 

 which is good, especially for plover in Sept. and quail in Nov.; hotels close Oct. 1. 



Palmer (B. & A.) Hills within % of m. of village, and extending back 2 or 3 

 m.; East hill 3 m., Fenton mountain 3> m., Hog hill 5 in.; East hill and Hog hill 

 for partridge and woodcock; quail also found; partridge and woodcock most 

 plentiful; Sept. aud Oct. best: livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d. ; guides and dogs or 

 hounds $3 p. d.; country diversified; owners of East hill and of one or two other 

 places, object to shooting; shooting good in season. 



Pittsfield (B. & A.) The names of the favorite local grounds are Savory, Mof- 

 fatt Bushes, Phelps, Stone House, etc.; all good; woodcock, partridge, quail, snipe, 

 duck, plover, rabbit and fox; woodcock, partridge, rabbit and fox most plentiful; 

 Aug. for woodcock and Sept. for partridge; livery $2.50 to $3.50 p.d,; hotels 

 $2 and $2.50 p. d. ; guides moderate, have dogs and hounds; country hilly, with 

 alder marshes; owners do not object, shooting very good . 



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May, omit), uci. tiiiu ixov. uesi; juoieis 5>i.^u p. u.; games, wim uogs or IIUUIIUH, 

 $2.50 p. d.; country wooded, hilly and dry; majority of owners do not object; 

 shooting good. 



South Hansen (O. C.) Partridge, rabbit, quail, woodcock, squirrel and fox; 

 partridge, quail and rabbit most numerous; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; livery 25 

 cents per mile; no hotels, board can be had at private houses; no guides; country 

 wooded, hilly, wet and dry; owners do not object; hunting very fair. 



