160 PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA. 



Weatherly (L. V.) The shooting grounds are adjacent to town; a good shot, 

 with dog, can generally bag half a dozen rabbit p. d. : pheasant within a radius of 

 3 m. are "very plenty," and a good dog could raise from 30 to 50 p. d.; quail very 

 scarce of late seasons; Oct. to Jan. best for above game; livery $2.50 to $5 p. d.; 

 small boys generally act as guides 50 cents and upward p. d.; hunters can also 

 hire trained dogs; country diversified; owners, as a rule, do not object; hotels 

 $1.50 p. d. 



Westfield (A. <fc P.) Deer, fox, woodcock, quail, partridge and rabbit are to be 

 found in the vicinity of station; livery $2 to $4 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.; guides are not 

 required; country wooded and dry; generally hilly; shooting good for small 

 game and farmers do not object. 



West Pittston (D. L. & W.) Pincherville 10 m. and other points 12 in.; last 

 best; rabbit, pheasant, quail &' d squirrel; first most abundant; best months Oct. 

 and Nov.; livery $5 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.; no regular guides; country wooded, 

 hilly and dry; very fair shooting and but few farmers object. 



Wilkesbarre (D. L. & W. and L. V. ) Bowman's creek 12 m., North Mountains 

 20 m., and lands nearer to station: deer and pheasant; the last most numerous; Nov. 

 best month; livery $2.50 to $(> p. d.; hotel $2 to $3 p. d.; country mountainous and 

 dry; shooting good; a few farmers object; our correspondent writes: "Plenty of 

 pheasant" (ruffed grouse). 



RHODE ISLAND. 



Coventry Centre (N. Y. & N. E.) "Quite good" shooting over the lands adja- 

 cent can be had; partridge, quail, woodcock, squirrel and rabbit; Oct., Nov. and 

 Dec. best; livery moderate; hotels ditto; no regular guides; couLtry wooded, 

 hilly, wet and dry; a few owners object. 



Greene (N. Y. <fe N. E.) From 1 to 3 m. occasionally good shooting is had; quail, 

 partridge, woodcock, plover, duck and squirrel; quail, partrid e and squirrel are 

 most abundant; Oct. and Nov. best; livery reasonable; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides, 

 who also have trained hounds and bird dogs, $2 p. d.; country diversified; own- 

 ers do not object; shooting sometimes good, at others indifferent. 



Pontiac (N. Y. & N. E-) The favorite grounds are: Brier swamp 2 m., 

 Walnut Grove 1> m., Bald Hill 2 m., Stafford's Woods y z m.; Bald Hill best for 

 partridge and rabbit; quail, woodcock and squirrel are also found; quail and rabbit 

 most abundant; Oct. 15 to Dec. 20 best; livery $2 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; no regular 

 guides; country wooded, hilly, wet and dry; owners do not object; shooting good, 

 especially lately. 



Woonsocket (P. <fc "W.) Good shooting may be had in the early part of the sea- 

 son for partridge, quail and squirrel in every direction from station 2 m. away; 

 partridge most abundant; Oct. and Nov. best: livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.; 

 country wooded, rocky, hilly and dry; owners, as a rule, do not object. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 



Aiken (So. C.) All the grounds adjacent give fair shooting, the best being 1 to 2 

 m. north of town; quail, dove and rabbit; first most abundant; Dec. and Jan. best: 

 livery reasonable; hotels $5 to $25 p. w. ; guides 50 cts. to $2 p. d.; several packs 

 of hounds and numerous trained bird dogs in town: country open, wooded, level, 

 rolling, dry and wet: owners do not object; quail fairly plentiful; especially 6 to 8 

 m. east of town; good duck shooting in the Edisto and Savannah rivers. 



Ashepoo (C. & S.) The following plantations give good shooting: Gaufft 

 2 m., Slattery's \Y 2 m.. Northop's 1 m., and White House % m.; first three named 

 best for quail, woodcock and snipe; turkey are also found; quail most abundant 

 Nov. 1 to Apr. 1 best; hotels reasonable; guides (no dogs) $1.50 p. d.; country- 

 open, wooded and low wet lands owners will not be apt to object to visiting sports 

 men; shooting excellent. 



