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squirrel and quail; last two most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; livery $1.50 to 

 $2.50 p. d.; guides and dogs can be had; country mostly wooded; shooting "quite 

 good" and but few owners objact. 



Waverly Tioga Co. (D. L. & W.) Woodland 1% or 2m. from station; rabbit, 

 partridge, squirrel, quail and fox; first three most numerous; livery $1 p. d.; ho- 

 tels $2 p. d.; guide* not needed; bird dogs can be had; country mostly hilly; 

 shooting good at times and farmers seldom object. 



Wayland (N. Y. L E. & W.) "Fair to middling" shooting can be had at this 

 point; the best woodcock ground is 3 m. east, and that for partridge 3 to 8 m. south; 

 the latter most numerous; squirrel are also found; Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2 p. 

 d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides, who also have trained dogs, $2 p. d.; country hilly. 

 wooded, no rocks, swamps with thick brush; owners, as a rule, do not object. 



Wellsville(N. Y. L. E. W.) The shooting grounds visited by local sportsmen 

 are: The headwaters of Pine creek, Kettle creek and Sinueniahoning, distant 28 to 

 45 m., where good deer shooting and an occasional bear can be had; most of the 

 residents of the above localities are good guides and have trained dogs; the best 

 season is during a tracking snow: livery about $2.50 p. d ; farm house accommo- 

 dation^ $\ p. d.; country wooded and dry; owners do not object. 



Westtniry (L. I.) The favorite grounds are: Old Westbury 2^ m. and New 

 Cassellm.; the last best for quail and rabbit; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; livery 

 cheap; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides, who also have trained dogs, $3 p. d.; country 

 wooded and dry; owners do not object; shooting good. 



West Deer Park (L. I.) Shooting grounds adjacent; quail, rabbit, fox and 

 deer; first two most abundant; Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb. best; livery reasonable; 

 hotels moderate; guides have bird dogs and hounds; country diversified; shoot- 

 ing good and farmers do not object when guides accompany sportsmen. 



most abundant; Nov. best month for quail, Nov. and March for duck; livery $1.50 

 to $2 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides $3 p. d.; no dogs; country both wet and dry; 

 shooting good for duck and quail; some farmers object and charge about $5 per 

 gun for 25. acre privilege; % of the land is leased. 



West Point (N. Y. O. & W.) Long meadow and Kound Pine District, both good; 

 partridge, woodcock, rabbit and squirrel; Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec. best months; 

 livery can be had; hotels $3.50 to $4 p. d.; shooting "good;" some farmers ob- 

 ject. 



Westport (D. & H. C.) Lincoln pond 4 m.; Nichols' pond 3m.; first best; part- 

 ridge, rabbit, squirrel, duck, coon, deer and bear; first four most abundant; Nov. 

 and Dec. best months; livery $3.50 p. d.; hotels $2 p.d.; guides $2 p. d.; country- 

 diversified; shooting good and owners do not object. 



West Soniers (X. Y. & N.) The favorite grounds are: Holsted's swamp, Conk- 

 lin's Ridge and G-eohegan's swamp, all about ^ m - from station; woodcock, rabbit, 

 partridge and squirrel; last two most numerous; Nov. to Jan. best; livery $2.50 p. 

 d.; hotels moderate; guides, who also have bird dogs, $1.50 p. d.; country wooded, 

 dry ridges and wet lowland; owners do not object; shooting " very fair," 



West Valley (B.R.& P.) -Beaver meadows 3 rn. from station; partridge, squirrel, 

 coon and rabbit; last most abundant; Oct., Nov and Dec. best; livery $2 and $3 p. 

 d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides $2 p. d; country wooded and wet; shooting very fair 

 and owners do not object. 



West Vienna (N. Y. O. & W.) Grounds % m.; duck, partridge, woodcock, rab- 

 bit and fox; duck most abundant; hotels $1 p. d.; guides can be had, with dogs; 

 shooting very good and farmers do not object. 



Whallonsburgrh. (D. & H. C.) Split Rock mountain, Coon mountain, Boquet 

 mountains; partridge, gray, black and red squirrel, snipe, duck and geese; first two 

 most numerous; Sept., Oct. and Nov. best; livery reasonable; hotels moderate; 

 guides reasonable; no trained dogs; country miscellaneous shooting reported, 

 "Some years immense; others indifferent." 



