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Bamberg" (So. C.) Edisto river, swamp and adjacent lands 2> m. are the 

 favorite grounds; the Edisto best for duck, turkey, deer and squirrel; quail, snipe 

 and woodcock are also numerous, the quail being most abundant; Oct. to Mch. 

 best; livery $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides not needed, but can be hired at 

 $1 p. d. ; guides have hounds, no bird dogs; country swampy, dry highlands, and 

 level sandy lands, no rocks; owners do not object; our correspondent writes: 

 "Shooting good; I should judge it to be as good as any in the State." 



Barnwell (So. C.) The grounds lie within % m. and more of station, and the 

 game mentioned below are tolerably abundant; quail, squirrel, fox, duck, wood- 

 cock and snipe; three first named most numerous; Nov. 1 to March 1 best; livery 

 $1 to $2 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d., $6 p. w.; no regular guides or trained dogs for hire; 

 country open, wooded and level; owners do not object; shooting good. 



Blackville (So. C.) The oest grounds lie within 1 to 10 m. from station; all 

 good for quail; woodcock rabbit and squirrel are also found; dove are numerous; 

 Dec., Jan. and Feb. best; livery $2 50 to $5 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; no regular guides; 

 resident sportsmen, with trained dogs, will sometimes volunteer; country level, 

 dry and open; owners, as a rule, do not object; shooting good; a bag of 40 to 50 

 quail per day has been an average to one gun. 



Bradlcy's (Cent, of G.) The Promise Land and other grounds 1 to 4 m. give 

 good shooting for quail, squirrel and rabbit; Dec. and Jan. best; livery moderate; 

 hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; guides, with trained bird dogs, at reasonable prices; coun- 

 try diversified; some owners may possibly object. 



Brnnson (Cent, of G.) Quail shooting is fair, sometimes good, in the vicinity of 

 station; Nov. and Dec. best; livery $1 to $2 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; no regular guides 

 or trained do ,s; country open, wooded and dry; owners, as a rule, do not object. 



Dray ton (C. & S.) The shooti- g grounds are within .'4' to !) m. of station, all 

 of which are gord; deer, quail and woodcock; Nov. and Dec. best; country open, 

 wooded, wet and dry; owners do not object; shooting very good. 



Georges (So. C.) Quail, snipe and woodcock are found on adjacent lands; first 

 named most abundant; Nov. to March best; livery reasonable; hotels $2 p. d. ; no 

 regular guides or trained doH for hire: country open, wooded and wet; owners 

 do not object; our correspondent writes: "Shooting good, as fine as any in this 

 section of the state, and good enough for fine sport." 



Gourdins (N. E. S. C.) The hunting is mainly in the old fields near by, 

 where the quail shooting is excellent; deer, turkey and woodcock are also found, 

 Nov. bent mouth; no hotels or boarding houses at Gourdius; no guides, livery or 

 do^s; country varied; owners do not object; our correspondent writes: "Thera 

 is plenty af game, especially quail, which can be found within 200 yds. of station ; 

 numbers of woodcock and turkey in Santee swamp, 2 m. from station, but the 

 e\vamp is a hard road to travel." 



Grahams (So. C ) The best grounds lie within a radius of 2m.; quail, dove, 

 squirrel, rabbit and fox; first two most abundant; on the Edisto river 5 m.; deer, 



Green Fond (C. & S.) Very good shooting within a radius of 10 m. from sta- 

 tion; deer, partridge, duck; turkey, snipe, woodcock, etc., all of which are com- 

 paratively numerous; Nov. 1 to Jan. 15 best; livery reasonable; hoteli ditto; 

 guides can be had, hounds but no bird dogs to hire; country wooded, open, vret 

 and dry; but few owners object. 



Hardeville (C. & S.) Good shooting grounds from 1 to 5m. distant; quail, deer, 

 woodcock, turkey, dove, etc.; quail most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; no public 

 livery; private houses accommodate visitors; no professional guides; citizens 

 have trained dogs; country open, wooded, level and dry; owners do not object; 

 shooting good. 



Kingfsville (So. C.) The best grounds are at or near station and at Congaree 

 and at Wateree swamps 2 to 6 m. distant; deer, turkey, duck and partridge; three 



