MISSISSIPPI. Ill 



Muldon (M. & O.) Spice poud 4 m., Shugectanchia bottoms 3 m., Bigbee bottom 

 8 m., Hulka bottom 5 m. and the entire prairie are good; turkey, partridge (quail) 

 and squirrel; last two most plentiful; Sept. 15th to March 1st best; good hunting 

 mules can be had at 50 cts. p. d.; good boarding in private houses $1.50 p.d.; guides 

 not necessary; country open, wooded, wet and dry; a few owners object; shooting 

 very fair. 



Okolona (M. &O.) Good shooting- within J in.; varieties of game found: tur- 

 key, quail, rabbit and squirrel; quail and rabbit most numerous; Nov. 1st to March 

 1st best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $'2 p. d.; country open and usually dry; owners 

 generally do not object; shooting good. 



Osborne (111. C.) Line creek swamp 3 m., Tibbe swamp 2}< m.; plenty of squir- 

 el, a few turkey, and the prairies around are full of partridge (quail); livery $1.50 

 p. d. for saddle horse; country varied, wet and dry; very few owners object; no 

 regular hotels or guides; shooting for squirrel and partridge good. 



Pass Christian (L. & N.) Cat Island 9 m., Chendaliers Island and Hammock 3 

 m., and the surrounding country for 10 m.; deer, turkey, duck, geese, partridge, 

 quail and squirrel; deer, turkey, duck and geese; Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb. best; 

 no fixed charges for livery; hotels $2 p. d.; guides not required; good dogs can be 

 had; country wooded and wet; a few owners object; shooting good. 



Prairie (M. & O.) Grounds from 1 to 6 m.; turkey, duel, quail, dove, rabbit 

 and squirrel; quail, dove and rabbit most plentiful; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; can 

 hire conveyance from the farmers at $1 p. d.; hotel $1.50 p. d.; no guides, but 

 sportsmen with trained dogs freely volunteer; country open, wooded, wet and 

 dry; owners do not object; shooting "very fair." 



Purvis (Q & C.) One to 5 m. of station; deer, turkey, squirrel and quail; 

 |Uirrel and deer most numerous; Oct., Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb. best; livery 

 loderate; hotel $1 p. d., $12.50 p. m.; no professional guides; attendants, who 

 nave trained hounds, can be had for a trifling sum; country wooded, hilly and 

 dry; owners do not object; shooting good, particularly for deer, turkey and squir- 

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Quitman (M. & O.) Shooting grounds all around; quail, deer, turkey, squirrel 

 and rabbit; quail and squirrel most numerous; Nov. and Dec. best; hotels $2 p.d.; 

 no regular guides; country open, wooded, rocky, hilly, wet and dry; owners do 

 not object; shooting good. 



Saltillo (M. & O ) Grounds > 2 ' m. from station; quail, squirrel, turkey; quail 

 most numerous; Nov. and Dec. best months; conveyance can be had; hotel $1.50 

 p. d. ; country wooded, hilly and dry; owners do not object; shooting good. 



Sardis (111. C.) Tallahatchie swamp. South lake and Pecan lake; South lake 

 turkey, bear, deer, quail, duck and squirrel; squirrel and quail most plentiful; 

 Oct. and Feb. best ; livery $2.50 p. d. ; hotel $2 p. d.; "men with dogs join 

 hunters, do not accept pay;" country wooded and swampy; owners do not ob- 

 ject; shooting good. 



Scooba (M. & O.) Flat woods and prairie, from 400 yards to 10m.; all good; 

 deer, turkey, quail, dove, squirrel and rabbit; all abundant; 1st of Oct. to 1st of 

 April; livery $1.50 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides at any price you suggest, ditto 

 dogs: country open, wooded, level and generally dry; owners of land do not ob- 

 ject; shooting very good. 



Senatobia (111. C.) Grounds from 1 to 20m.; woods east of town best; quail 

 and woodcock; Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb. best; livery $1 and $1.50 p.d.; hotel 

 $2.50 p. d.; country open, wooded and dry; but few owners object; shooting 

 good. 



Sessums (M. & O.) The entire neighborhood from 1 to 5 m.; turkey, quail, etc., 

 found; quail most numerous; 15th of Oct. to 15th of March; livery charges reason- 

 able; hotels $2 p. d.; no fixed charges for guides; country diversified; owners do 

 not object; shooting good. 



Shelby (L. N. O. & T.) Grounds lie within # to 10 m. of station; bear, deer, 

 turkey, panther, duck, squirrel, etc.; the two last and bear and turkey most nu * 



