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Lavacca (So. Pac.) The shooting grounds are all close at hand; wate\ 

 fowl, snipe, bay bird and quail; first two most abundant; fall and winter best; 



ing 18 excellent ior water lowi, Miiiye ttuu wnu luwi; uuriug me prevan 

 northers this place is not excelled in the State for geese and duck shooting.' 



Mackey (So. Pac ) The Colorado bottoms adjacent and Jones' creek J2 m. give 

 excellent shooting for deer, t.irkey, duck, snipe, quail, geese and crane; all plenti- 

 ful; Jones' creek best for deer and turkey; winter months best; saddle horses used 

 exclusively; hotels $1.50 p. d.: no regular guides; a few hounds; country open 

 prairie and wooded bottom lands; permission (easily obtained) must be asked from 

 owners: our correspondent writes: "Shooting excellent; in wet seasons the adja- 

 cent prairies are the resort of thousands of geese, duck and crauf ; quail and snipe 

 also abound. ; this report will also apply to Louise Station on the So. P. R'y. 20 m. 

 west." 



Marion (So. Pac.) Good shooting can be had on the following grounds: Cibolo 6 

 m., Santa Clara 2 m., and New Berlin 6m.; the second named best; deer, turkey, 

 quail, duck, geese, plover, snipe, wolf and panther; first five named most numer- 

 ous; Sept. to Feb. inclusive best; livery $1 p. d. for horse and bu-gy; hotels $7 p. 

 w.; volunteer guides and a few trained dogs can be obtained; country prairie, 

 wooded and brushy bottom lauds; owners do not object; our correspondent writes: 

 "Sportsmen coming here can secure all the advantages and accommodations that 

 the country affords." 



McGregor (St. L. A. & T.) Good shooting within 3 m. for "chicken" atid plover; 

 last most abundant; April best for plover, winter months for chicken; livery $4 p. 

 d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.: guides not needed; no dogs for hire; country dry prairie; 

 owners do not object to shooting over land not fenced, which is the condition of 

 most of the country. 



Morris (St. L. A. & T.) The shooting grovinds lie from > to 6 m. of station; 

 duck, turkey and deer are reported as abundant; all other varieties of feathered 

 game are also numerous; fall and winter best; livery $2 to $3 p. d.; hotels $1.50 

 p. d.; volunteer guides with dogs; country open, level, some thickets, dry, a good 

 country for hunting: owners do not object; shooting good. 



Mount Calm (St. L. A. & T.) The Z-V. Ranche 5 m. north and headwaters of 

 Navasota river 1 to 5 m. are the best grounds; the first best for "chicken" and 

 the latter for quail; a few duck are also found; quail most abundant; Oct. and 

 Nov. and Dec. for chicken and quail; Nov. to Feb. for duck; livery $1 to $3 p. d.; 

 hotels $1.50 p. d ; no professional guides, but volunteer with hounds and trained 

 dogs cau be had; country open prairie, wooded and brushy, dry, no rocks or 

 hills; owners do not object; quail shooting excellent; running wild cat, fox and 

 wolf is a favorite local sport. 



New Philadelphia (So. Pac.) The best shooting grounds are Middle Bernard 

 river 5 m.; West Bernard river 2 m., and the prairies in any direction or distance; 

 geese, duck, curlew, snipe, deer, turkey, "chicken," quail, rabbit (with jack and 

 "cotton tails"); Oct. to Feb. inclusive best; livery $1.50 to $3.50 p. d.; hotels $1 p. 

 d. ; country open, prairie generally, wet and dry, little timber and numerous 

 small ponds; owners do not object; the shooting is good in months named. 



Richmond (So. Pac.) The favorite grounds are Big Creek, Fairchild's, Bernard 

 and Tadpole; first best; turkey, duck, prairie chickeu and squirrel; fir^t two most 

 abundant; Nov ., Dec. and Jan. best: livery $5 p. d.; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; guides 

 at moderate charges; country timbered and dry; no objections by owners; the 

 shooting is good. 



Rosenberg (So. Pac.) The adjacent open prairie and bottoms are the favorite 

 grounds; "chicken," duck, curlew, geese and snipe; the latter abundant, this 

 being a famous snipe ground; Sept. best for chic en; Nov. to March inclusive for 

 other game; nominal livery charges; hotels $2 p. d.; no guides needed: no dogs t ( > 

 hire; country bottom timber, prairie, wet and dry: owners do not object; our 

 correspondent writes: "Shooting variable in Sept. ; good chicken shooting; in win- 

 ter months if good rains fall, large bags of snipe can be made easily." 



Rosenberg 1 Junction (So. Pac.) The shooting is done over the adjacent country 



