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without exception, good as any in the country 



Cookville (St. L. A. & T.) Sulphur and White Oak creeks from 8 to 10 m. yield 

 good shooting for duck, deer, squirrel and turkey; first most abundant; country- 

 diversified; owners do not object. 



Corpus Christ! (Mex. N.) Excellent shooting can be had on the prairie: 

 west and south and on the bays and islands east of station; snipe, duck, geese, 

 plover, quail, deer, swan, etc., are quite numerous, the three first being most abun- 

 dant; livery $1 to $3 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides about $1.50 p. d.; no dogs; coun- 

 trydiversified; owners as a rule do not object; some do; "very good" shooting 

 reported. 



Decatur (Ft. W. & D. C.) Houts', Halsell's and Shoemaker's pastures, 2 to 5 m. 

 distant yield good shooting for plover, quail and prairie chicken; two first most 

 abundant; Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; no 

 regular guides; country dry, rocky, hilly, prairie and timber lands; owners do net 

 object. 



Eagle Lake (So. Pac.) The shooting ground lie north and south of town about a 

 mile; deer, turkey, duck, "chicken" and other small game; Sept. 1 to March 1 best 

 for deer and duck; chicken are shot from June 1 to latter part of Aug.; livery $3 p. 

 d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides (no dogs) can be had for $1 p. d.; country woods and 

 open prairie, mostly latter; owners do not object; our correspondent writes: 

 "Strike this section of the Lone Star State for good sport." 



Harrold (Ft. W. & D. C.) The prairie around station and Indian Territory 5 m. 

 and more from station give good shooting for turkey, deer, antelope, quail (a few 

 "chicken"); Indian Territory best for deer and turkey; the paairie for antelope: 

 the last three most abundant; Nov. to Feb. 15 best; livery $3 to $5 p. d.; hotels 

 $2.50 p. d.; no regular guides or dogs; country dry prairie; owners do not object; 

 camping out is advised. 



Harwood (So. Pac.) The shooting grounds lie within 3 to 8 m.; 6m. out and to 

 the north on Peach creek is the best for deer and turkey, which are the most abun- 

 dant game in this section; duck, quail, wild cat, wild pigeon, wolf and squirrel aro 

 also found; Feb , March, Oct. and Nov. best; no regular livery; hotels $1.50 p. d.; 

 guides and hounds can be had; country diversified; permission can easily be hid 

 to shoot; our correspondent writes: "Good shooting; in the old fields near at 

 hand plenty of game are found, and in winter duck are plentiful on the creeks; 

 wild pigeon shooting affords great sport, especially to the inexperienced shooter, 

 as hundreds are killed by a few shots." 



Houston (T. W.) Johnson's, Coleman's, "Westheimer's Sloughs and McClure's 

 prairies, all within 3 m., are the best grounds; Coleman's best for snipe; "chicken," 

 quail, woodcock, curlew and duck; snipe and duck most abundant; Aug. best for 

 chicken, Oct. for quail, Dec. to March for snipe; livery $2 to $5 p. d.; hotels rea- 

 sonable; guides, who also have bird dogs (no hounds) at moderate charge; country 

 low and flat, wooded and prairie; owners do not object; good shooting. 



Hungferford (So. Pac.) The Barnard andCaney bottoms give first-class hunting 

 for deer, turkey, bear, panther, wild cat and wolf; two first most abundant; Oct., 

 Nov. and Dec. best; livery moderate; private houses will accommodate hunters; 

 negro guides, with hounds, can be had cheap; country wooded, dry and wet; own 

 era do not object; our correspondent writes- "Bear stay in the thicft cane-brakes 

 of Caney creek and difficult to get at, except by large parties of men and dogs; deer 

 shooting first-class." 



Ingfersol (St. L.A. & T.) The Red river bottoms and creeks 4 to 5 m. giv 

 excellent shooting tor deer and duck; the first most abundant: quail, rabbit and 

 partridge are also numerous; for deer good hunting at any time; for duck NOT. 1 

 to March 1 best; saddle horses reasonable; private houses accommodate visitors; 

 guides, who have hounds, $1 p. d ; country wooded and generally swampy; own- 

 rs do not object; our correspondent writes: " Hunting good, best quality; it in 

 uo trouble to run up a doer and the river and creeks are black with duck," 



