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tillwater (St. P. & D.) St. Croix river 2 m. and adjacent lands; the 

 river best for duck; the prairie for prairie chicken; latter most plentiful; livery $3 

 to $5 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.; best season is from Aug. 15 to Oct. 1; land varied; 

 owners do not object; chicken shooting reported excellent, especially across tho 

 river one hour or less from station. 



Summer (C. M. & St. P.) Grounds 2 to 20 m.; dnck, geese, "chicken," pheasant 

 and some deer; duck most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best; livery, including guide, 

 $3 to $4 p. d.; hotel $1 p. d.; country diversified; shooting very good and owners 

 do not object. 



Swanville (N. P.) Adjacent lands; deer, bear, wolf and partridge; first most 

 plentiful; Dec and Jan. best; country wooded, with good shooting and no objec- 

 tion by owners; no regular guides, hotels or livery. 



Thomson (St. P. & D.) Deer, bear and partridge; 1st to 15th of Dec. for deer; 

 hotel $2 p. d.; no regular livery or guides; country wooded, rocky and wet; deer 

 shooting good and owners do not object. 



Tracy (C. & N. W. ) The open prairie in vicinity for "chicken," and the numer- 

 ous sloughs and small lakes for geese, brant, mallard and teal duck; Sept., Oct. 

 and first Nov. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; country open prairie land, 

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



Verndale (N. P.) Surrounding land; deer and pheasant principally; Oct. 1 to 

 Jan. 1 best for pheasant; Dec. 1 to 15 for deer; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; 

 country wooded; shooting very good and owners do not object. 



Villard (N. P.) Surrounding lands; for duck > m.; geese and 'chicken" 

 about 5 m.; pheasant, a few bear and deer are also found; Aug. and Sept. for 

 chicken and Oct. and Nov. for wild fowl; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; coun- 

 try rolling prairie with lakes and groves; shooting good; owners do not object. 



Vining" (N. P.) The best grounds are from 2 to 15 m. from station; partridge 

 (grouse), "chicken," dnck, geese and rabbit; all equally numerous; Sept. and Oct. 

 best; livery $2 to $3 p. d.: section house only, $1 p. d., accommodations good; no 

 regular guides or trained dogs; country wooded, rolling, wet and dry, with here 

 and there large marshes; owners do not object; shooting good. 



Wabasha (C. M. & St. P.) West Newton 12 m. for duck and geese; "chicken," 

 pheasant, quail, rabbit, woodcock, etc., near town; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; 

 guides, with dogs, reasonable; country diversified; some farmers object to shoot- 

 ing but will sell the privilege; shooting reported "as good as any in state." 



Wadena (N. P.) The favorite grounds are Otter Tail and Parker prairies; the 

 first best for duck and the latter for "chicken:" prouse, geese and deer also found; 

 chicken and duck most abundant: Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 for "chicken," and Sept. 1 to 

 Nov. for duck; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d. ; livery $3.50 p. d., liverymen can furnish 

 trained bird dogs; country open, wet and some oak ridges; owners do not object; 

 shooting good. 



Wai til am (M. & N. W.) Good shooting for duck, geese and 'chicken;" last 

 most abundant; Sept. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides, who also have 

 dogs, $1.50 p. d.; country open; owners very seldom object. 



Waseca(C. & N. W.) "Chicken principally; Sept. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels 

 $1.50 to $2 p. d.; country open and dry; no regular guides; chicken shooting ex- 

 cellent and but few farmers object. 



Waterville (M. & St. L.) German lake 9m., Jefferson lake 10 m., and numer- 

 ous oiher lakes and sloughs within a radius of 10 m.; first two best for duck and 

 ggese; snipe "chicken," pheasant, quail and rabbit; Aug. and Sept. for chicken, 

 April and Oct, and Nov. for wild fowl; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $3 p. d.; guides, with 

 dogs, $2 p. d.; country around lakes is wooded, high and dry, the prairie is dry 

 and level; duck shooting in spring and fall is very good and owners do not object. 



Weaver (C. M. & St. P.) Bottom lands near West Newton 2> m.; woodcock, 

 snipe and duck; last most abundant; Oct. and part Nov. best; livery very moder- 

 ate; hotels $1.50 and $2 p. d.; guides $1.50 and $2 p. d. with dogs; country wet or 

 marshy, somewhat wooded; the ducking ground consists of about 1,000 acres and 

 the privilege of shooting is placed at $5 per season; shooting good. 



