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wooded, generally dry and hilly: permission must be asked to glioot on most of 

 the farms; good shooting; our correspondent writes: "Deer and turkey are plenti- 

 ful along Meden's Ridge, which runs parallel to the railroad for nearly 100 miles." 



ChickalnaT) g*a (\V. & At. ) Very good shooting from 1 to 3 m. from station; duck, 

 squirrel, rabbit, quail, turkey and deer; duck most abundant; Nov., Dec. nnd Jan. 

 best; private houses accommodate: no regular guides or trained dogs: country 

 generally swampy; permission must be obtained to shoot from many farmers. 



Daisy (Q & C.) The favorite grounds which afford "fair" shooting are: Wal- 

 dten's ridge 4 to 8 m. and the land near the station; former best for deer, bear and 

 turkey; latter for quail; Nov. and Dec. best: livery $2.50 and $3 p. d.; guides, who 

 also have hounds, $1.50 p. d.; hotels $4 p. w.; country varied; owners do not ob- 

 ject; the deer and quail have been plentiful of late years. 



Darwin (Q. & C.) The Valley y z m. best for quail and other small game; the 

 mountains 2 m. for turkey and pheasant; deer and squirrel are also numerous; 

 quail and turkey most abundant; Sept. to Feb. inclusive best; saddle horse $1 p.d.; 

 hotels 75(;. p. d., $3.50 p. w. ; guides, with houuds, at moderate prices; country 

 diversified; owners do not object; the shooting is generally good. 



East Troy (N. N. & M. V.) Excellent shooting can be had on Beelford lake 15 

 m. for geese and duck; splendid for quail and squirrel within 3 m. of station: a few 

 deer and turkey are also shot; Nov., Dec. and Jan. best: livery $3 p. d.; guides (no 

 dogs) can be had; hotels $1.50 p. d.; country open, dry and level, wet and tim- 

 bered on the bottoms; owners do not object. 



Emory G*p (Q. &C.) The shooting is usually done within 5 m. of station; 

 quail most abundant; Oct. and Nov. best; livery $5 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.: guides 

 $1.50 p. d.; no dogs to hire; country diversified; a few owners object; shooting 

 very good. 



Powlkes (N. N. M. V.) The shooting grounds are near by and are good for 

 partridge and rabbit; some turkey and duck are killed; Nov. 1 to March 1 best; 

 livery about $3 p. d.; hotels moderate; guides, who also have bird dogs, reasona- 

 ble in charges; country diversified; owners do not object. 



Gates (N. N. & M. V.) The following ore the best for shooting, all within 3^ 

 m.: Open lake, Horse Shoe bend and others; turkey, geese, snipe, duck, quail and 

 brant; all about equal in numbers; Nov. and Feb. best: livery $1 p.d.; hotels $lp. 

 d.; guides, who also have trained hounds and bird dogs, at very moderate charges; 

 country diversified; owners do not object; our correspondent writes: "Shooting 

 good; fine sport can be had in this vicinity." 



Glen Alice (Q. C.) The Cumberland mountains 5 m. afford the best shooting; 

 deer and turkey; both abundant; Sept. 1 to Jan. 1 best; saddle horse 75c. p. d.; 

 hotels 75c. p. d.; guides, with hounds, very reasonable; countryopen, timbered, 

 high and dry; owners do not object; good shooting. 



Greenfield (111. C.) Quail shooting is very fine in the nei hborhood of station; 

 rabbit and squirrel are also plentiful; Oct. 1 to April 1 best; livery $1.50 to $2.50 p. 

 d.: hotels $1.50 p.d.; no regular guides or dogs: country principally dry, .open, 

 wooded, and in some places wet; owners do not object; quail very plentiful. ' 



Henning-'s (N. N. <fc M. V.) The Mississippi river bottoms from 1 to 30 m. are 

 the best grounds; quail, squirrel, turkey, a few deer and bear; two first most abun- 

 dant; Oct. to Jan. best; livery $1.50 to $2.50 p. d.; boarding houses $1.50 p.d.; 

 guides, who also have trained hounds and bird dogs, $1 to $1.50 p. d.; country 

 open, hilly, wooded, wet and dry; a few grounds are posted; quail and squir- 

 rel shooting is good. 



Hnmboldt (M. h O.) Good shooting for quail, squirrel, rabbit and duck; two 

 first most abundant; Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2 to $2.50 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; 

 volunteer guides can be had with good bird dogs; country open and timbered; 

 owners, as a rule, do not object. 



Jackson (M. & O.) Good quail shooting any where within IK to 2 m.; also abun- 

 dance of squirrel; Sept., Oct. and Nov. best: livery reasonable; hotels $2 p. d.; 

 guides not needed; country open and dry; owners, as a rule, do not object. 



