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Newmarket (B. & !Me.)-~Horn's woods 2 in., Durham woods 3 m., and 

 the lands adjacent to station, are the favorite grounds; first named best for part* 

 ridge, woodcock, rabbit and fox; partridge and woodcock most abundant; Sept. and 

 Oct. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides, who also have hounds (no bird 

 dogs), at reasonable charges; country varied; owners do not object; good shoot- 

 ing; Great Bay, a salt water estuary, is within y z m., where in Sept., Oct. and NoV, 

 many duck and geese are killed; in the spring of the year bay or shore bird are nu- 

 merous. 



Newmarket Junction (Concord) Oakland 3 in., Horn's Woods 4 m., Jones , 

 Hanson's and Hill's runs, Great Bay and its marshes are the favorite shoot- 

 mg grounds ; ruffed grouse, woodcock, plover, snipe, rail and rabbit; Sept. and Oct. 

 best for feathered game and winter for furred; livery cheap; hotels reasonable; 

 guides, who also have trained hounds and bird dogs, f 2 p. d.; country diversified ; 

 shooting good; our correspondent writes: "One man killed 60 ducks in one day 

 last week;" owners do not object. 



North Wakefield (B. & Me.) Pine river, Lumber creek and the farms of I. W. 

 Mattnews and F. P. Adams are the favorite grounds; fox, rabbit, grouse and squir- 

 rel: Oct. aad Nov. fc^st; livery cheap: farm hoiise accommodations $3 to $5 p. w. ; 

 guides not needed; no dogs; country varied ; owners do not object; good shoot- 

 ing reported. 



Plymouth (B. & Me.) The best grounds are Squam lake 6 m., East branch of 

 Pemigewassit river 20 m . and the entire surrounding country; the first is best for 

 duck, the second for deer; ruffed grouse, squirrel, rabbit and fox are also found; 

 Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; livery fl.50 to $3 p. d.; hotel $1.50 to $3 p d.; 

 country diversified; owners do not object; good shooting. 



Roby's (B. & Me.) The best grounds are Green Hill l , 4 to 1 m.. Bean's woods % 

 m ; first best; partridge, squirrel, rabbit and fox; first three named most nu- 

 merous; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $1.50 to $2.50 p. d. , hotels $1 p. d.; no regular 

 guides or trained dogs; country wooded, hilly and dry, owners do not object; 

 shooting reported as "very good indeed." 



Seabrook (B. & Me.) The marshes, about 1 m. from station, are the favorite 

 grounds; duck, snipe (yellow legs), plover and a few partridge and woodcock; May, 

 Aug. and Sept. best; livery reasonable; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides (no dogs) at 

 moderate charge; country open and wet; owners do not object; shooting good in 

 the above named months. 



Stark Water (Gr. T.) Stark Peaks 5 m.; fox and bear principally; Dec. best; 

 livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides, with dogs, $5 p. d.; country wooded, both 

 hilly and rocky; good shooting; owners do not object. 



Stratham (Concord.) Fair to pood shooting for woodcock, partridge, squirrel, 

 rabbit and fox; partridge most abundant; Sept. and Oct. best; country wooded 

 and dry; no regular livery, hotel or guides; owners do not object. 



Swanzey (Ct. E.) The shooting grounds are within 3 m. of station; plover, 

 woodcock and partridge; last most abundant; Aug. to Nov. inclusive; livery 

 moderate; hotels reasonable; no guides or dogs; country diversified; owners do 

 not object; "shooting good, plover and woodcock quite numerous; fox are seen 

 frequently." 



Twin Mountain (B. & Me.) The shooting grounds lie about 1 m. and outward 

 from the station; partridge, rabbit, fox and a few bear and deer; first three named 

 most abundant: livery cheap; hotels reasonable; guides can be had; country 

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



Weiss (B. & Me.) -The favorite grounds are Stone Dam Island and Pitch wood 

 Island 1% to 8 m.; duck, partridge, squirrel, rabbit and fox; Sept., Oct. and Nov. 

 best; livery reasonable; hotels $6 p. w.; guides (no dogs) $1.50 p. d.; country- 

 wooded, rocky and hilly; owners do not object; good shooting. 



West Milan (Gr. T.)- Richardson and Kangeley lakes 20 m.; partridge, duck, 

 geene, deer and bear; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $4 and $6 p. d.; hotels $1.50; a few 

 guides have dogs, etc.; good shooting; country hilly and uneven; owners do not 

 object; West Milan is the nearest railroad station to the lower Kaugeley lakes. 



