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Patterson (N. Y. & N. E.) Croton swamp \y z m.,Dyer hill and Bundy hill 

 each >a m.; last best; fox, gray and red squirrel, quail, rabbit, raccoon, partridge, 

 etc.; Aug., Sept., Oct. and Nov. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides $1.50 to 

 $2 p. d.; guides have dogs; country diversified; shooting "very good;" plenty of 

 hounds and excellent fox hunting in the fall and winter; some farmers object, 

 others do not. 



Pawling 1 (N. Y. <fe N. E.) West Mountain, Ludlow swamp, Leach swamp and 

 others > to 2 m.; partridge, hare, woodcock, quail and snipe; first three most abun- 

 dant; Sept. and Nov. best; livery $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides $2 p. d.; 

 guides have do c ?s; country miscellaneous; shooting very fair; but few farmers 

 object. 



Peekskill (N. Y. C. & H. R.) Oscawanna lake 8 m., Furnace woods 3 m., Shrub 

 Oaks 6m.; Lake Mahopac 10 m., Lake Mohegan 3 m.; first best; ruffed grouse, 

 quail, woodcock, rabbit and squirrel; first three most abundant; Oct. and Nov. 

 best; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; dogs can be had country diversified; shoot- 

 ing good; farmers near village object, others do not. 



Perry (B. R. & P.) Silver lake 1 m. from station; duck, geese and squirrel; 

 good shooting for each; first most abundant; April, Sept., Oct. and Nov. best 

 months; livery reasonable; hotels at the lake; no guides; some of the grounds are 

 hilly and wooded, others marshy; Silver lake is called by good sportsmen the best 

 shooting ground for duck in Western New York and it draws a large number of 

 sportsmen from Rochester and Buffalo every season; good squirrel shooting may 

 be had in the chestnut woods around station in the months of Sept. and Oct.; own- 

 ers do not object. 



Peru (D. & H. C.) Grounds from 1 to 5 m.; fox, rabbit, woodcock, partridge and 

 red and gray squirrel; last three most abundant; Oct. and Nov. best months; liv- 

 ery $2 p. d.; hotels $7 p. w.; no regular guides; country miscellaneous; shooting 

 good and farmers do not object. 



Petersburg!! Junction (Fitchburg.) Petersburgh mountain 1 m.; squirrel 

 and partridge; Oct. and Nov. best; livery $3 to $4 p. d. ; hotels moderate; coimtry 

 wooded and rocky; ghooting good and farmers do not object. 



Phillipsport (N. Y. O. & W.) Western Hills or Barrens 1 to 2 m. from station; 

 quail, woodcock, partridge and rabbit; last two most numerous; Oct., Nov. and 

 Dec. best months; livery reasonable; hotels moderate: guides and dogs can be 

 had, country wooded, hilly and dry; shooting good and farmers do not object. 



Phoenix (R. W. & O.) Peter Scutt swamp and Pendergast grounds; swamp best; 

 woodcoc, snipe, duck, rabbit, partridge; duck arid rabbit most abundant; Aug. 1 

 to Jan. 1 best for woodcock; April beat for duck; livery $2.50 p. d. ; hotels $1.50 p. 

 d.; no guides: country wooded and wet, some dry; shooting "fairly good;" farm- 

 ers do not object. 



Pik (B. R. & P.) "The Swamp" } m. from station: partridge, squirrel and rab- 

 bit; first most numerous; Nov. best mouth; livery $1.50 p. d.; hotels moderate; 

 guides, with dogs, can be had; grounds wet in some places, dry in others; shoot- 

 ing \ery fair and but one farmer objects. 



Polr-nl (H. N. & P.) Adirondack region 15 to 30 m .; other grounds 2 to 5 m.; 

 first best; deer, partridge, woodcock, snipe and grey squirrel; first two most 

 abundant; Oct. and Nov. best; livery very reasonable; hotels f 1 p. d.; guides $2 

 p. d. ; guides have dogs; country mostly wooded and dry; shooting "first-class in 

 some parts;" owners do not object. 



Pomona (N. Y. L. E. & W.) The swamps and woods 3 4 ' to } m. give good 

 shooting for rabbit, woodcock, quail and partridge; first moi-t abundant; Aug. to 

 Nov. best; hotel reasonable; guides ditto, who also have trained dogs, country 

 divei'sined: owners, as a rule, object; permission must be obtained. 



Pert Henrv (D. & H. C.) The Boreas 30 m., Schroon lake 30 m., Mud Pond 28 

 1u.: Mud pond best: deer, bear and partridge; first most numerous: Oct. and Nov. 

 beet months: livery $3 p. d.: hotels $1.50 p d. : guides $3 p. d.; guides have dogs: 

 country diversified; shooting good and owners do not object. 



