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Morehead City (A. & N. C.) The best grounds are; Blind Island 3 m., 

 Gull Island shoal 10 m., Drum shoal 7 m., Twelve O'clock shoal 8 m., Horse Island 

 hoal 9 m., Mullet (12 in.) arid Yellow (15 m.) shoals; Blind Island and Twelve 

 O'clock shoals best for duck; geese, brant and a great variety of shore bird or 

 snipe; red head duck most abundant; Nov. 15 to May 1 best; boats used; hotels 

 $1.50 to $3 p. d.; guides, with battery and full rig, two men, $6 p. d. ; owners do 

 not object; the shooting is good. 



Morrisville (Piedmont.) The following farms offer the best shooting: 

 Mrs. Jone.s', M. W. Page's, W. B. Upchurch's and S. R. Home's, all within 1 to 2 m.; 

 the last best; quail most abundant; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; livery moderate; 

 boarding houses $1 p. d.; no professional guides or trained dogs; country open, 

 wooded, hilly, rocky and dry; owners do not object; shooting good; no game birdi 

 except quail. 



Okisko (N. So.) The grounds from 1 to f> m.; they are reported good; quail, 

 squirrel, coon and some bear; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; private accommodations 

 can be had; no professional guides or trained dogs to hire; country open and dry; 

 few owners object and of them permission can be had; good shooting. 



Pigfeon River (Piedmont.) 8 to 10 miles from station are good hunting ground*; 

 tiirkey and deer; livery $1.50 to $3 p. d.; hotels reasonable; no professional guides 

 or trained dogs for hire; country mountainous; a few owners object; shooting 

 good. 



Raleigh. (Piedmont.) The favorite grounds lie within 6 to 10 m. from city; the 

 best are in the north and west; quail, turkey, rabbit, etc.; first most abundant; 

 Nov., Dec. and early in Jan. best; livery $2 p. d.; hotels moderate; no professional 

 guides or trained dogs; country varied; permission to shoot easily obtained; 

 shooting varies; quail abundant in some seasons. 



Reidsyille (Piedmont.) There is good shooting for 20 m. around the station, the 

 whole of it being good for quail; squirrel, rabbit and some turkey and duck; quail 

 and rabbit most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; livery $3.50 p. d. for double team 

 with driver; hotels $1.50 p. d.; no professional guides or trained dogs; country 

 open, dry, hilly and wooded; a few owners object, charging $5 to $25 per season. 



Salisbury (Piedmont.) Good shooting grounds within a radius of 10 m.; quail 

 and turkey; first most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; livery $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels 

 $2 p. d.; guides (no dogs) cheap; country varied; only a few owners object; good 

 shooting. 



Shawboro (N. So.) The Narrow Shore and Church's Island 12 to 20 na. are best 

 for dtick, geese and swan; Collington island 30 m. best for deer, and the immedi- 

 ate neighborhood for quail; all numerous: from Dec. 1 best for quail, Nov. 1 to 

 Jan. 1 for duck, geese and swan; no regular livery, hotels or guides; a few duck re- 

 trievers; country fields, marshes and water w,ays; owners, as a rule, object; good 

 sh oting. 



Shoe Heel (Ca. C.) The grounds lie in the woods and fields surrounding sta- 

 tiou, beginning > 2 m. distant; quail, woodcock, snipe, squirrel, rabbit, duck, etc.; 

 first named most numerous; Oct. 1 to April 1 best; livery $1.50 to $2 p. d.; hotels 

 $'2 p. d.; guides, some of whom have trained dogs, are moderate in charges; 

 country open fields and dry woodland; owners do not object; shooting good. 



Snowden (N. So.) The shooting grounds are: The Dismal swamp for deer and 

 boar; for duck the ponds and marshes 011 the river and Sound; swan, geese, quail 

 and rabbit; duck, quail and geese most abundant; Dec. and Feb. best; livery rea- 

 sonable; hotels about $2 p. d.; guides can be had; country level and generally 

 dry; consent of owners must be obtained; the shooting is generally fair, the privil- 

 ege of which is sold at about $3.50 p. d., including board. 



Sylva (R. & D.) The favorite grounds are: Judge Cannon's % to I m., 

 Allen's 1 m., Love's ,'4 m., and Hampton's, Keener's and Brendle's adjoining the 

 depot grounds with many others near by, all of which give excellent shooting, es- 

 pecially for quail, which are very abundant; pheasant, turkey, squirrel, rabbit and 

 eome bear a few miles away; Oct. and Nov. best; saddle horse $1 p. d.; hotels $1 

 p. d.; guides can be had cheap; no bird dogs, only hounds; country diversified; 

 owners do not object; our correspondent writes: "Some deer in the mountains 

 near by; fox enough for an occasional chase; some wolf and in the mountains fat 

 back a chance panther; quail are very plentiful; other birds fairly so." 



