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NEW JERSEY. 



Mahwah (N. Y. L. E. & W.) The favorite grounds are the Ramapo mountains 1 

 m., and other points in season; the first is best for quail, woodcock, partridge and 

 rabbit; Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 best; for woodcock July is best, hotels $1 p. d.: guides, 

 with trained dogs, can be had; country diversified; only a few owners object: the 

 quail shooting is very good. 



McAfee (L. & H. R.) Adjacent land; quail, rabbit, partridge and woodcock; first 

 two most plentiful; Nov. and Dec. best; hotel $1.25 p. d.; high lands wooded; low 

 land wet and open; shooting good; owners do not object. 



Milbnrn(D. L. & W.) Hand's and Condit's farms 1 in.; first best for rabbit, 

 partridge and quail; Nov. and Dec. best; livery $4 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d. , country 

 varied; good shooting and owners do not object. 



Montvale (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Goodshoot'ngis reported on the adjacent grounds 

 for quail, rabbit and squirrel; woodcock and partridge are also found; livery rea- 

 Honable; hotels and guides ditto, the latter having trained dogs; country diversi- 

 fied; owners, as a rule, object. 



Mountain View (D. L. & W. and N Y. L. E. & W.) The best ground is that 

 immediately surrounding the railroad station, which gives very good shooting, es- 

 pecially for quail and rabbit. ; Nov. and Dee. best months; livery $3 p. d.; hotel $2 

 p. d.: no guides and none needed; country diversified; open, wooded, rocky, hilly, 

 wet and dry; a few owners object, but generally grant permission when asked. 



Newvy (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Good shooting on the farms and woodlands around 

 the station; the Palisades 2 m. east being the best; quail, rabbit and a few part- 

 ridge; Nov. and the first part of Dec. be>t; livery cheap; hotels $1 p. d.: no profes- 

 sional guides or trained dogs; country varied; very few owners oDject. 



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nice duck shooting in an adjacent creek. 



Norwood (N. Y. L. E. & W.} There is good shooting reported along the line of 



railroad a short distance from the station, and other grounds J 2 to 1 in. distant; 



rabbit, quail, woodcock and squirrel; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; private team can be 



hired cheap: hotels $1 to $1.50 p. d., guides, who also have trained bird dogs, $2 p. 



d.; country open, wooded, wet and dry; a few owners object. 



Pompton (N. Y. L. E. & W.j The best shooting grounds lie > 4 X m. north of the 

 railroad station and cover from 6 to 7 m.; partridge (ruffed grouse) quail, rabbit, 

 and red squirrel, woodcock and duck, which abound in the order named, Nov. and 

 Dec. are the best months; livery $1 p. d.; guides $2 each p. d.: the guides have 

 bird dogs and hounds; country partly open and partly wooded: mostly dry, the 

 open being level and the hills wooded; owners generally do not object to shooting, 

 which is very good for partridge, quail and rabbit. 



Pompton Junction (N. Y. L. E. & W.; -The shooting grounds lie within 2 in. of 

 station; Morrow's farm best for partridge, woodcock and quail; rabbit, partridge 

 and quail most abundant in this section; Nov. and Dec. best; livery cheap; hotels 

 b $lp. d.; guides, including trained dogs, $2 p. d.; country diversified; owners do 

 not object; our correspondent writes. "Shooting good, parties seldom leave here 

 empty handed.' 



Stewirtsville (L>. L. & W.) Scott's mountain 3m.: rabbit principally; Nov. 

 best; livery $1 to $1.50 p. d.; lands open and wooded; a few farmers object; rabbit 

 whooting good. 



Stockholm (N. Y. S & W. ) No special grounds, as game can be found in any 

 direction from station, but Long Swamp, White Oak Flats and Hopewell pond are 

 favorite grounds with local shooters; partridge (ruffed grouse^, quail, woodcock, 

 rabbi', squirrel, fox and coon may be generally fouiia in a day's tramp: Nov. is the 

 best month: horse and wagon $2 p d., but would be of little use, hotels $1.50p.d., 

 no professional guides, but parties can be had at small cost to showgrounds; 

 guides have no trained dogs; the country is rocky, hilly and wooded with a graat 



