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owners generally do not object; shooting very good, particularly for quail. 



Coldwater (M. & T.) Half mile from station in all directions good 

 shooting can be had; squirrel, quail, pigeon and rabbit; quail most numerous; 

 Nov. 1 to April 15 best; livery very reasonable; hotel $2 p. d., $15 p. month; volun- 

 teer guides and dogs, without charge; country open, wooded and dry; very 

 few owners of land object to hunting and make no charge; quail shooting 

 first class; that for squirrel very good. 



Omo (111. C.) Grounds 1 to 25 m.; 12 to 25 m. best; bear, deer, turkey, squirrel, 

 beaver, quail, etc.; bear, turkey, squirrel and quail most plentiful; Oct. 1st to 

 March best; livery at moderate rates; hotels $2 p. d.; guides, with hounds, reason- 

 able; country open, wooded, wet and dry; good duck shooting on the lake; own- 

 ers do not object; shooting good. 



Ellis ville (Q. & C.) Hunting good 5 to 10 miles around: deer, turkey, squirrel, 

 etc.; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; hotels $1 p. d.; no regular livery or guides; coun- 

 try open; owners do not object. 



Fentress (111. C.) Yockanookany bottoms I^to2^m.; swamps best; deer, 

 turkey, squirrel, quail, etc. ; deer and turkey most numerous; Sept., Oct. and Nov. 

 best; livery very reasonable; hotel, near station, moderate; no regular guides; 

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



Forest (Q. & C.) Game of almost every description is plentiful around the 

 station; deer, turkey, duck, partridge (quail) and squirrel; hotel charges moderate; 

 no regular guides; owners of land will readily join parties in hunting; they have 

 good dogs; 15th Sept. to March best; livery (saddle) $1 p. d.; country wooded and 

 wet; owners do not object; shooting excellent. 



Garner (111. C.) Woods and fields adjacent good; partridge (quail), turkey, grey 

 and red squirrel, coon, deer, opossum, fox and bear; partridge most plentiful; Oct. 

 and Nov. best; hotels $1.50 and $2.50 p. d.; good bird and deer dogs can be had; 

 country varied; owners do not object; quail shooting excellent; a few bear and 

 deer. 



Greenville (L. N. O. & T.) Gates lake 3 m., Fish lake 4 m. and the swamps 

 across the river from station: Gates lake best for duck, geese and turkey; in addi- 

 tion quail and squirrel are found; duck and quail most plentiful; livery $2.50 p. 

 d.; hotels $2.50 and $3 p. d.; country swampy and wooded; owners do not ob- 

 ject; shooting good. 



Grenada (111. C.) Heighs' plantation 1400 acres, Barksdale's 1200 acres, Wor- 

 rell's 800 acre-s Jones' 900 acres, Mullin's 1500 acres and several smaller planta- 

 tions are the best grounds; deer, quail, rabbit and squirrel; rabbit, quail and squir- 

 rel most numerous; from Oct. to May best; livery $1.50 to $3 p. d.; hotel charges rea- 

 sonable; guides from 25c. to $1 p. d.; also good dogs; country open, wooded, wet 

 and dry; owners do not object to hunting and make no charge; quail shooting is 

 said to be " splendid." 



Hardy (111. C.) Good grounds all through Grenada county from 1 m. to 15 m.; 

 bear, deer, coon, turkey, quail, duck, pigeon and squirrel; partridge (quail), tur- 

 key, duck, pigeon and squirrel most numerous; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; livery 

 $2.50 p. d.; hotel charges moderate; no regular guides; plenty of well trained dogs, 

 country open, wooded, rocky, hilly, wet and dry; owners do not object; shooting 

 good. 



Harrison (111. C.) Grounds from 3 m. to 15 m.; bear, turkey, quail and squir- 

 rel; Oct. and Nov. begt; no regular hotels, guides or livery; country wooded and 

 hilly; owners do not object; shooting good. 



