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NEW YORK. 



Good Ground (L. I.) Shinecock and Peconic bays are good grounds for duck 

 of all varieties; the most abundant of which are the broad bills; Oct., Nov., March 

 and April best; livery $4 p. d; hotels reasonable; guides, with dogs and live geese 

 decoys, moderate in charges; owners, as a rule, do not object; shooting for duck 

 good in season; good snipe grounds from July to Oct. 



Granger (L. & P.) Shooting grounds near station; fox, partridge, black and 

 grey equirrel; fir^-t two most abundant; livery $1 to $2 p. d.; private boarding 

 house reasonable; guides, with dogs, can be had free of charge; country wooded, 

 hilly and dry; fox hunting good and owners do not object. 



Great Bend (R. W. & O.) Stony ground 4 or 5 m. from station; partridge, fox 

 and rabbit; first most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best months; livery $1.50 to 

 grounds; hotels $1.50 and $2 p. d.; guides $2 p. d.; guides have dogs; country 

 wooded and rocky; shooting good, particularly for partridge; farmers do not 

 object. 



Greene (D. L. & \V.) All the wooded lands in this and surrounding towns good; 

 partridge, woodcock, fox, rabbit and squirrel; first four most numerous; Sept., 

 Oct. and Nov. best months; livery $1.50 and $2 for single horse; $2 and $2.50 for 

 double team; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides can be had; guides have bird dogs and 

 hounds; country open, hilly, wooded and usually dry; shooting reported fairly 

 good and farmers do not object. 



Greenport (L. I.) Peconic and Gardiner's bay 4 to 20 m.; geese, brant, broad- 

 bill, whistler, coot, old squaw, red head, etc.; Oct. and Nov. best; livery reasona- 

 ble; hotels $2 p. d.; guides and bird dogs can be had; country diversified; shoot- 

 ing "depends on season, generally good;" some farmers object. 



Grove (L. & P.) The swamps near by; rabbit and partridge; rabbit most nu- 

 merous; Nov. best month; hotels moderate; guides reasonable; guides have 

 hounds; country level, wooded and wet; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Hamburg* h (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Hamburgh swamp %m.., Boston valley 4 m.: last 

 best; woodcock, squirrel, rabbit, snipe, partridge and fox; first three most numer- 

 ous; Sept., Oct , Nov. and Jan. best months; livery $3.50 p. d.; hotels $2 and $2.50 

 p. d.; country wooded, hilly and moderately wet; shooting good and farmers do 

 not object. 



Hammond (R. W. & O.) St. Lawrence river and Black lake; first best; duck; 

 April and Nov. best months; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotels and guides moderate; coun- 

 try wet; shooting very good and farmers do not object. 



Hick* ville (L. I.) There is good shooting for quail, partridge and rabbit 

 within and beyond 1 m. of station; quail and rabbit most abundant; Nov. and Dec. 

 best; livery $1 p d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides, including trained dogs, $3 p. d.; 

 country wooded, level and dry; owners do not object. 



Holmes ville (N. P. O. & W.) Grounds } to 6 m. from station; Unadella valley 

 and mountans best; squirrel, partridge, fox, rabbit, woodcock and snipe; first two 

 most numerous; Oct. and Nov. best months; livery $2 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides 

 and dogs can be had; country diversified; shooting good, but variab'e; farmers 

 do not object. 



Hornells ville (N. Y., L. E. & W.) The favorite grounds are: Bennett** 

 creek, Bald Hill and Arkport Flats, all within 2 to 6 m.; duck, snipe, woodcock, par- 

 tridge, etc., the last most abundant; Sept., Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2 p. d, ; ho- 

 tels $2 p. d. ; guides, who also have trained hounds and bird dogs, make moderate 

 charges; country diversified; owners do not object; our correspondent writes,- 

 "Shooting good; our hills and valleys are full of partridge, woodcock, rabbit and 

 squirrel, and the shooting in Oct. is elegant." 



Hunting ton (L. I.) "Very good" shooting is reported for quail and rabbit in 

 this vicinity; partridge and woodcock are also found; Nov. best; livery cheap; ho- 

 tels $7 p. w. ; guides, who also have trained dogs, $2 p. d.; country open, wooded 

 and dry; but few owners object. 



