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New Baltimore ("West Shore.) The surrounding country all good; partridge, 

 quail, rabbit, fox, grey and red squirrel; first three most abundant; Oct. and Nov. 

 best months; livery moderate; hotels moderate; country miscellaneous; shooting 

 quite fair and farmers do not object. 



New M'lford (L. & H.) Vernon Pond Mountains and Double Pond Mountain 3 

 to 4 m.: Double Pond Mountain best; woodcock, partridge, rabbit, squirrel and 

 raccoon; rabbit most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best months; no livery; hotels $2 

 p. d.; guides $2 p. d.; guides have dogs; country wooded, hilly and dry; shooting 

 good and farmers do not object. 



Nichols (D. L. & W.) Grounds 3 m. from station; woodcock, rabbit, pheasant, 

 snipe and quail: first three most abundant; livery $2, $2.50 and $3.50 p. d.; hotels 

 $1.50 p. d.; no regular guides or dogs; shooting generally good and farmers do not 

 object. 



Nineveh (D. & H. C ) Shooting grounds adjacent; rabbit and partridge; first 

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

 Miides $2 p. d.; guides have hounds; country hilly aud dry; .shooting good and 

 farmers do not object. 



Nivkaynna (N. Y. C. & H. R.) Shaker Woods 2> 2 ' m., Vanoranken's woods 2m., 

 and Mohawk river; first best: rabbit, fox, coon, duck, wild geese, mink, partridge and 

 squirrel; last two most abundant; Sept. best; no regular livery or guides; hotels $1 

 p. d.; country miscellaneous; shooting fair; duck are numerous in the fall along 

 the Mohaw river; owners do not object. 



North Bay (N. Y. O. & W.) Bushnell's woods 1 m., Jones' woods ^ m.; first 

 best; partridge, squirrel, snipe and fox; first two most numerous; livery $2 p. d.; 

 hotels $2 p. d.; guides at reasonable rates; country wooded and dry; shooting 

 good; our correspondent writes: "Plenty of duck, on lake in spring and fall:" farm- 

 ers do not object. 



Norwich (N. Y p. & W.) Good grounds from 1 to 5 m.; squirrel, partridge, 

 woodcock and rabbit; first two most abundant; Sept. 1 to Jan. 1 best months; liv- 

 ery $2 p. d.; hotels *2p. d.; no regular guides; dogs can be had; country wood- 

 ed, wet and dry; shooting "fair to good;" farmers do not object. 



Norwood (E. W. <fc O.) South woods 18 to 25 m. distant; deer, bear, partridge 

 and quail; deer moat abundant; August and Sept. best months; livery $12 to $15 p. 

 d.; hotels moderate: guide*, with dogs, $2 to $3 p. d ; country miscellaneous; 

 shooting good and farmers do not object. 



Nvack (N. Y. L. E. <fc W ) Upper Hackensack valley along Hackensack river; 

 woodcock, rabbit, partridge and quail; last most abundant; Nov. best month; liv- 

 ery $5 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; no guides: country miscellaneous; shooting reported 

 "fair to good;" farmers seldom object. 



Oramel (W. N. Y. & P.) Shooting grounds adjacent; rabbit and squirrel; first 

 most numerous; Dec., Jan. and Feb. best mouths; livery $2 or $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 

 p. d.; guides reasonable; country- diversified, shooting variable, good, medium 

 and indifferent; owners do not object. 



Otisville (N. Y. L. E. & W.) "From fair to middling" shooting on the land sur- 

 rou^dingthe station; duck, woodcock, quail, squirrel and rabbit; Aug. and Sept. 

 best; livery $5 p. d.; hotels reasonable; no professional guides, but trained hounds 

 and bird dogs can be had; country diversified: some owners object, others do 

 not, and the charges, if any. for shooting are generally nominal. 



Oxford (N. Y. L. E. <fc W.) Pine swamp 1 to 3 m. from station; rabbit, squirrel, 

 woodcock and quail: first two most abundant; livery $3 to $4 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; 

 country wooded and wet, hilly a d dry; shooting good, but variable; owners, as 

 a rule, do not object. 



Painted Post, (D. L. & W.) Shooting grounds } m. from station; squir- 

 rel, fox, rabbit, ruffed grouse and woodcock; first three most abundant; Sept., Oct. 

 and Nov. best months; livery very moderate; hotels $1.50 p. d.; no guides; bird 

 dogs and hounds can be had ; grounds hilly wooded and dry; shooting good: own- 

 r>rs do not object; our correspondent writes. "Woodcock shooting is good in the 

 /alleys of the Conhocton and Tioga rivers; ruffed grouse are found in any direction 

 fa m. and more from btation." 



