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MISSISSIPPI. 



Hattiesbur* (Q. & C.} Grounds 1 m. from station; deer, turkey and squirrel; 

 all plentiful; Oct. to April 15th best; livery moderate; hotel $2 p. d.; no regular 

 guides; some one well acquainted with the country will join the party free of 

 charge; they have hounds; country open wooded and dry; owners give consent 

 freely when asked; shooting good. 



Holl ndale (L., N. O. & T.) Bogue creek 4 m., Sunflower river 7 m.. Deer creek 

 Yz m.; the former best for bear and deer; bear, deer, turkey and quail found; bear, 

 deer and turkey most numerous; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; hotel $2 p. d.; guides 

 have hounds and make no charge; country open and wooded; owners do not ob- 

 ject; shooting good. 



Holly Springs (Illn. C.) The grounds adjacent and surrounding Ihe sta- 

 tion afford very fine shooting for quail; Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb. best months; 

 livery $1 to $1 50 per horse; hotels $2 p. d., private board less; no professional 

 guides; a few local sportsmen own trained bird dogs; country open, wooded, hilly 

 and dry; when permission is asked to shoot landowners freely give it; our corre- 

 spondent writes: "The shooting, so far as abundance of quail is concerned, is 

 first class, but the cover is somewhat thick, yet if a good guide is engaged inostex- 

 cellent sport can be had; the local sportsmen are very obliging in giving all neces- 

 sary information and assistance to their visiting brethren. At Holly Springs is lo- 

 cated a fine hotel owned and operated by the Illinois Central Railroad Company and 

 is one of the few spots in the South where sleeping and eating can be enjoyed." 



Hood (L. N. O. & T ) Contains cotton plantation and swamp; partridge (quail), 

 squirrel, deer and bear; squirrel and bear most plentiful; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best 

 mouths; livery and guides with hounds at moderate rates; country open and 

 wooded, wet and dry; owners object, but arrangements can be made; shooting 

 good. 



Xi*ke View (L. N. O. & T.) Horn lake is 1 m.; best for duck and squirrel; 

 duck, turkey and squirrel; duck most numerous; Dec., Jan. and Feb. best: rea- 

 sonable charges for livery; hotel $2 p. d.; guides $1 p. d.; country wooded and 

 level; owners do not object; shooting good. 



Lamar (111. C.) Grounds % m. from station; open fields best for quail; squirrel, 

 hare, quail and turkey; quail and hare most numerous; Oct. to March best; no 

 regular livery, hotels or guidps; country open, hilly and dry; very few owners ob- 

 ject; shooting for quail and hare very good; squirrel and turkey indifferent. 



Macon (M. & O.) Flat woods 7 m. west, Weir swamp northeast and southwest, 

 open prairie north; first named best for deer, turkey, squirrel, partridge (quail) 

 and rabbit; prairie hen, (?) quail, dove, snipe, duck, squirrel and rabbit; squirrel, 

 rabbit, partridge and dove most numerous; Dec. and Jan. best; livery $3.50 p. d., 

 double team and driver; hotel $2 p. d.; country varied; majority of owners do 

 not object; shooting good. 



Magnolia (111. C.) Grounds all around the station; turkey, rabbit and quail; 

 quail and rabbit in abundance; Oct. 15th to April 1st best; livery $1 to $5 p. d., in- 

 cluding driver; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides not required, if wanted $1 p. d.; country 

 varied; wooded, swamps, hilly and dry; owners do not object; shooting good; 

 quail very plentiful; take your own dogs. 



Martinsville (111. C.) Pearl river swamp and Bayou, Pine swamp 3) and 16 

 m.; the first best; deer, turkey, duck, quail and squirrel; quail and squirrel most 

 numerous; Oct. 1st to March best; livery moderate; no regular hotels within 5 m.; 

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

 shooting very good. 



most numerous; Nov. and Dec. best; livery very reasonae; oe . p. .: 

 guides reasonable; bird dogs and hounds can be Lad; country open, wooded, 

 rocky, hilly, wet and dry; very few owners object; shooting good. 



Morton (Q. & C.) The forest and fields around station; deer, turkey, quail, rab- 

 bit and squirrel; turkey and quail most numerous; livery $1 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.: 

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

 good, but changeable. 



