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deal of swamp and brush; owners of lands as a rule do not object to shooting; 

 game is not abundant enough to ensure heavy bags, but good sportsmen can find 

 enough for sport. 



Succasunna (D. L. & W.) Land adjacent to Black river nearby; quail, part- 

 ridge, woodcock, squirrel and rabbit; last very plentiful; Nov. best; livery $1.50 p. 

 d.; hotels $1 p. d.; land varied; good shooting and farmers do not object. 



Ttickerton (Tuckerton.) Gaunt's Point and Cove 2 in., Hester & West 

 sedges 3 m., Big Bunches, Little I-land and others 5 m.; Big Bunches best; wild 

 fowl most abundant, of which blue bill are most plentiful; boats used; Doc. best; 

 EVERETT HOUSE reasonable; guides, with boat, $2. 50 p. d.; shooting very good t 

 all times; there *ve a number of excellent shooting points not named above, 



West Creek (Tuckerton) Little Egg Harbor bay 3 m. for duck, geese and "brant, 

 and grounds adjacent to station from ^3 to 2m. distant for quail, partridge and rabbit; 

 duck, brant, quail and partridge most abundant; Nov., Dec , Feb. and March best; 

 livery moderate; hotels $7 p. w.; guides 2p. d.; they have hounds but few bird 

 dogs; country diversified and excellent for hunting purposes; a few ownerg ob- 

 ject; shooting good or indifferent according to season. 



rabbit, last two most abundant; Aug. and ov. best; livery $2 to $4 p. d. ; hotels 

 $1 p. d.; no regular guides or trained dogs; country open, level, wouded, wet and 

 dry, no hills or rocks; owners do not object. 



Weston (P. & R.) Somerville mountain 3 m.; rabbit, quail and pheasant; first 

 plentiful; Nov. and Dec. best; hotels reasonable; country varied; a few farmers 

 object; shooting good. 



Woodruffs G-ap (L. & H. R.) Pimple and Hickory hills and Big Spring swamp 

 * 2 m.; quail, fox, partridge, squirrel and rabbit; first two most numerous; Nov. 

 and Dec. best; hotel $1.50 p. d.; country varied; shooting good and owners do 

 not object. 



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Chaves (A. & P.) Abundance of game near station, and 7 m. due south and 

 north; south best for turkey, deer, bear; jack rabbit are also numerous; Nov., Dec. 

 and Jan. best; livery $1.50 to $2 p. d.; hotel $5 p. w.; Indians or Mexicans can be 

 hired as guides at moderate charges; no trained dogs; country dry, wooded, rocky 

 and hilly; free government land; shooting excellent. 



Fspitiola (D. & R. G.) The favorite grounds are the Santa Clara and Santa 

 Cruz Canyons; nearest 12 m.; first best; bear, quail, grouse, rabbit, deer and tur- 

 key; last two most abundant; April Oct. and Nov. best; livery (Mexican teams) 

 reasonable; hotels $2.50 p. d.; no professional guides or trained dogs for hire; 

 country diversified; hunting free, government lands and Indian Reservation; 

 shooting reported as "pretty good." 



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Addison (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Hickory Hill } m. from station; coon, partridge 

 and an occasional wild cat; first most abundant; hotels $2 p. d.; hounds can be 

 had; shooting grounds hilly and dry; shooting reported "splendid for coon;" 

 owners do not object. 



Alder Creek (R. W. <fc O. ) Partridge, grey squirrel and rabbit; all plentiful ; 

 Sept. to Dec. best for partridge; Nov. to Feb. best for squirrel and rabbit; no livery 

 needed; hotels % m. from station and reasonable; guides not needed; no trained 

 dogs; country wooded and hilly; shooting good and farmers do not object. 



