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KORTH CAROLINA OHIO. 



Thomasville (Piedmont.) Good quail shooting on adjacent farms, the owners 

 of which generally object to shooting; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best.; livery $1.50 to $5 

 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d. $15 p. m.; no guides or dogs; country diversified. 



Wake (R. & G-.) On all the surrounding lands(few of which are posted) good 

 shooting may be had; quail, rabbit, turkey and squirrel; the first most abuudant; 

 Oct., Dec. and Jan. best; livery $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.: no profes- 

 sional guides or trained dogs to hire; country diversified; only a few laud owners 

 object. 



Waynesville (Piedmont). Balsam mountain and Canney Fork mountain for 

 bear, deer and wolf; Ryron river and Richland creek valley for quail; squirrel and 

 pheasant are also found; quail and squirrel most abundant; Oct. 15 to Dec. 31 best; 

 livery $1 to $3 p. d.; hotel and guide charges moderate, the latter having plenty of 

 hounds but few bird dogs; country varied; plenty of land free for shooting, 

 which is good. * 



Whittier (Piedmont) Local sportsmen frequent the Smoky Mountain region; 

 deer, turkey, bear and wolf; the two first most numerous; Nov. and Dec. best for 

 bear, Oct. and Nov. for deer, March and April for turkey; livery $2 to $4 p. d.; 

 hotels $1.25 p. d.: guides, who also have deer and bear hounds (no bird dogs), $2 p. 

 d.; country wooded, rocky, hilly and dry; owners do not object; good shooting. 



Wild Wood (A. & N. C.)-The best grounds are: Jones' 3 m., Ward's 4 in., and 

 others 2 m., all of which are equal for deer; duck and bear are also found; deer and 

 duck most abundant; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; livery $1 to $2 p. d.; hotels $1.50 

 to $2 p. d.; guides, who also own hounds, moderate in charge; country varied; 

 majority of owners do not object; good shooting. 



Windfall (N. So.) The land all around station (but few farms posted) gives 

 good shooting for partridge and squirrel; bear, deer and rabbit are also found; liv- 

 ery $1 50 to $1.75 p. d.; hotels reasonable; guides not needed; good bird, fox and 

 deer dogs in the town; country varied. 



Winston (Piedmont) Fairly good shooting for quail, squirrel and rabbit on ad- 

 jacent lands; first most abundant; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best; livery $3 to $4 p. d.; 

 hotels $2p.d.: no guides or dogs; country varied; permission must be had to 

 shoot, except on a feAV farms. 



Yeopin (N. So.) The following grounds afford good shooting: Harvey's Neck 8 

 m. and Bear swamps 4 m.; first best for quail, duck and squirrel; an occasional 

 deer and fox are found; quail most numerous; Dec., Jan. and Feb. best; livery 

 reasonable; hotels ditto; guides (no dogs), $1 p. d.; country open, wooded, high 

 and dry; owners do not object. 



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Antwerp (Wabash) The best grounds are: the Reservoir of Wabash and Erie 

 Canal and the woods adjoining; both good; duck, pheasant, geese, deer, quail and 

 woodcock; first two most abundant; Aug. to Dei 1 , inclusive best; livery $2 to $3 p. 

 d.; guides reasonable; trained dogs can be hired; country dense woods, very low 

 and wei; the Reservoir is open to all; shooting good. 



Celiua (L. E. <fc W.) There is good shooting all around the reservoir, commenc- 

 ing 20 yards distant, for duck, geese, snipe, pheasant, quail and squirrel; the first 

 most abundant; March and April, Sept. and Oct. best; livery $2 and $3 p. d.; ho- 

 tels $2 p. d.; hotel will furnish guides; no dogs; country open, wooded and 

 generally dry; owners do not object; shooting "fine." 



Cnillicothe (S. V.) The favorite grounds are the adjacent farms within 1 to 5 

 m., quail, rabbit, -woodcock and squirrel; the two first most abundant; Oct. and 

 Nov. best; livery $3 to $3 50 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides (who also have hounds 

 but no bird dogs) reasonable; country- open and wooded; owners object if per- 

 mission is not asked; good shooting, especially for quail. 



Cincinnati (C. H. D.) The favorite grounds are Ohio river 1} m., and woods 

 from 1 to 5 m.; the latter best; duck on the river and squirrel and rabbit in the 

 woods; squirrel most abundant; good for the latter if privilege to shoot them can 

 be obtained, which is difficult. 



