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Winterton (N. Y. O. & W.) Shooting grounds adjacent; all good; quail, wood 

 cock, rabbit, partridge and squirrel; Oct. and Nov. best months; hotels at moder- 

 ate rates; guides with dogs $2.50 to $3 p. d.; misellaneous country; shooting good 

 and farmers do not object. 



W odbury (N. Y. L. E. & W.) High Point mountain % m. from station; fox, 

 rabbit, coon, quail, squirrel, woodcock, etc.; Sept. and Oct. best; livery 75 cents 

 per hour; hotels $2 p. d.; no regular guides; country wooded, rocky, hilly and 

 mostly dry; shooting "quite good;" some farmers object. 



Wurtsboro (N. Y. O. & W.) Shawangunk mountains and Maruakating valley 20 

 rods from station; both ;ood; partridge, rabbit; squirrel, woodcock and duck; first 

 two most abundant; Aug., Sept. and Oct. best for woodcock; Sept. and Oct. for par- 

 tridge; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d. : guides $1 50 p. d.; guides have dogs; coun- 

 trymiscellaneous; " very fa^ir shooting" reported, and as a rule, owners do not 

 object. 



Yaphank (L. I.) Lands adjacent to station; quail, squirrel, rabbit, fox and par- 

 tridge; first three most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; board can be had at private 

 houses; no regular guides; country wooded, wet and dry; shooting good; permis- 

 sion, when asked for, is usually given by farmers. 



Yorktown (N. Y. & N.) The favorite grounds are: Turkey mountain 1 m., Crem 

 Pond swamp 1 m., Fox hill 1 m., and Angle Fly swamp 3 m.; squirrel, rabbit, quail, 

 woodcock and partridge; first two most numerous: Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2 p. 

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

 fied; owners do not object; shooting reported as "generally good." 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



Apex (R. & A.) The best grounds are the plantations } to 6 m. from sta- 

 tion, Rogers' being the best; quail and rabbit; first most abundant; Sept. 1 to Apr. 

 15 best; horse, wagon and driver $2.50 p. d.; hotels reasonable; guides (no dogs) 

 75c. p. d.; country open plantations chiefly, with woods adjoining; but few own- 

 ers object; shooting excellent. 



Best's (A. & N. C.) On the adjacent lands good shooting for quail and squirrel; 

 turkey, rabbit and fox are also found; livery moderate; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides 

 may be had; no trained dogs; country open, wooded, wet and dry; permission 

 must be obtained before shooting, which is "good." 



Black Mountain (Piedmont) The best grounds lie in the ranges of the Black 

 mountains 7 m. distant; bear, turkey, deer and a variety of small game; bear and 

 turkey most numeroiis; Nov. and Dec. best; livery $1.50 to $5 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. 

 d.; guides, who also have hounds, at moderate rates; country rocky, hilly and dry; 

 owners do not object; shooting reported as very good. 



Brown Summit (Piedmont) Reedy Fork bottoms and Beaver Pond 2 to 8m. 

 are the favorite grounds; last best for duck, quail and rabbit; turkey and squirrel 

 are also found; quail most abundant; Dec. and Jan. best; livery $1.50 to $2 p. d-. ; 

 boarding houses~$10 per month; guides (very few dogs) 50 cents to 75 cents "p. d.; 

 country mostly low and wet, about one-third open; a few owners object; shooting 

 gojd; quail are very numerous. 



Chapel Hill (R. & D.) The following named plantations afford good shoot- 

 ing: Stroud's 2 to 8 m., Mason's 2 m., Johnson's 4 m., Hutchin's 3 in.; quail, 

 woodcock, turkey, squirrel and rabbit, equally abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; liv- 

 ery $3 p. d. and expenses of driver; hotels $2 p. d.; guides, who also have trained 

 hounds and bird do^s, $1 p. d.; country diversified; owners as a rule do not ob- 

 ject; our correspondent writes: Good shooting; one sportsman killed 1,000 quail 

 last season around and near this place." 



China Q-rov 3 (Piedmont) The adjacent farms yield an average of fair shooting- 

 within Y 2 to 2 m. of station; quail, rabbit and some turkey; two first most abun- 

 dant; Dec. and Jan. best; livery $1 to $2 p. d.; hotels reasonable; guides (no dogs, 

 oO cents to $1 p. d.; country hilly, open, wooded, wet and dry; a few owners ob- 

 ject. 



Clyde (Piedmont) On all the surrounding farms quail are abundan.t and. the 



