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Walker's Pond 1^ m., Pine Hill 2 in., Horse Shoe pond y z in., Green Hill 2 m., and 

 along the Saco about Dundee mountain; Walker's Pond best for small game and 

 Green Hill for large; deer, bear, nable, fox, partridge and squirrel; Sept. and Oct. 

 best; livery $2 p. d.; hotels $3 to $6 p. w.; no professional guides; dogs can be 

 had; country wooded, rocky and hilly, open in some sections; owners do not ob- 

 ject; good shooting for small game. 



Cotton Valley (B. & Me.) Cotton Mountain, Martin Hill, Jenness Hill, Cattle 

 woods and other grounds near station are the favorite points with local sportsmen; 

 all very good; partridge, rabbit, etc.; first most abundant; livery moderate; also 

 hotels; tuides, some of whom have trained dogs, at reasonable prices; country 

 diversified; owners do not object; our correspondent writes: " Very good shooting 

 grounds try them, please." 



East Wakefield (B. & Me.) The woods and other land near station afford very 

 good shooting for duck, partridge and squirrel; last two most abundant; Oct. and 

 Nov. best; livery $1.50 to 2 p. d.; hotels reasonable; no professional guides or 

 trained dogs; country varied; owners do not object. 



Greenland (B. & Me.) The woods east and west about K ra. from station afford 

 fair shooting for partridge; some woodcock and a few rabbit and squirrel are 

 killed; Sept. and Oct. best; no report as to guides, hotels or livery; owners do 

 not object; country open, wooded, rocky, hilly, wet and dry. 



Grov-ton (Gr. T. & B. & Me.) The country adjacent to station and the Connecti- 

 cut river V z m. distant are reported as good shooting grounds; partridge, duck, rab- 

 bit and woodcock; first three most abundant; Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2 p. d. ; 

 hotels $4 to $7 p. w.; guides, who also have trained dogs, $2 p. d.; country- 

 diversified; owners do not object; good shooting for partridge, for duck variable. 



Hampton (B. & Me.) The best grounds are about 3 m. distant; duck and every 

 variety of marsh or shore snipe; last week of Sept. and the month of Oct. best: 

 livery reasonable; hotels $1 to $2 p. d.: no guides or dogs; country beach and 

 marsh lauds; owners do not object; shooting "usually good." 



Harrisville (B. & Me.) The best grounds lie 4 m. from station; partridge, fox, 

 rabbit and mink; first two most numerous; Sept. and Nov. best; livery 75 cents to 

 $1.25 p. d ; hotels 75 cents p. d.; guides, who also have trained dogs, at moderate 

 charge: country hilly, rocky and densely wooded; owners do not object; good 

 shooting reported. 



Madburv (B. & Me ) The Randall 2 m., Tibbet 2J m.. and Beach woods give 

 the best shooting; two first best; partridge, grey squirrel, woodcock; first two 

 must abundant; livery reasonable; no hotels, professional guides or trained dogs; 

 country rather heavily wooded, mostly level and wet; owners do not object; 

 shooting very good . 



Madison (B. Me.) Silver lake and the surrounding woods afford very fair shoot- 

 ing for partridge, squirrel and fox; first most abundant; Nov and Dec. best; livery 

 reasonable; hotels ditto; guides, who also have trained hounds and bird dogs, at 

 moderate prices; country mostly dry, wooded, some wet sections; very few own- 

 ers object. 



Manchester (Concord.) The shooting grounds are from 3 to 14 m. distant' from 

 station; all afford fair sport; partridge and woodcock, a few quail, fox and rabbit; 

 the first most abundant; Sept. and Oct. best for featherered game and Oct. to 

 March for furred; livery cheap; guides not needed, but can be had at reasonable 

 prices; they have trained dogs; country hilly and wooded, wet and dry; some 

 seasons the shooting is very good; some of the land is leased to shooting clubs, 

 owners do not object on the balance. 



Meadows (B. & Me.) The favorite grounds are from 1 to 10 m. distant; part- 

 ridge, deer, fox mink and sable; three first named most numerous; fall best; 

 livery $2.50 p. d.; hotels reasonable; guides, no dogs, can be had; country wooded; 

 owners do not object; shooting good at times. 



ISTewberry (B. & Me.) Sunapee mountains 100 rods, Sunapee lake 2 rods; Oak 

 Hill 1 4 m. are the best grounds; first named best; partridge, duck, rabbit, plover, 

 fox and squirrel; three first most abundant; Oct. and Nov. best; livery 75 cts. p. 

 d.; hotels $1 p. d.; no regular guides or trained dogs; country diversified; own- 

 ers do not object; good shooting. 



