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VERMONT VIRGINIA. 



Ferrisburgh (C. Vt.) Otter creek and marshes immediately at station and 

 Lewis 2> m. distant; the first for duck and last for woodcock yield very good 

 shooting ; Sept., Oct. and Nov. best; no livery; hotels $1 p. d.; guides, who also 

 have hounds, $1.50 p. d. ; country open and wet; farmers do not object. 



Highgate Springs (C. Vt.) The Missisquoi marshes 1 m. from station yield 

 very fine shooting for duck and shore bird; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $2 to $5 p. 

 d.; guides, with boats and decoys, $2.50 p. d.; hotels $2.50 p. d.; country open 

 and marshy; where ducking points or lands are leased to private parties the 

 owners object, at other points they do not; our correspondent writes: "Best shoot- 

 ing in the State, English snipe usually plenty, fox and rabbit shooting good later 

 <.n the season." 



Wo. Sheldon (Missisquoi.) Gallup's Interval and Gallup's Hill constitute 

 the best shooting grounds; duck, geese, partridge, fox and squirrel; duck, partridge 

 and fox most numerous; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $2 p. d. ; hotels $1. 50 p d- 

 guides, who also have dogs, $2 p. d.; country wooded, hilly and dry; owners do 

 not object; good shooting grounds. 



North Enosburg-h (Missisquoi.) The shooting lies within a short distance 

 from station; partridge, fox, squirrel and rabbit; two last most abundant; Nov. 

 and Dec. best; livery $2 p. d.; hotels $2 p. d.; guides, who have hounds and bird 

 dogs, reasonable; c un try diversified; owners do not object; " very fair " shoot 

 ing. 



Norton Mills (Gr. T.) Little and Big Averill ponds a^d Leach pond 4 m.; first 

 best; duck, bear, deer and partridge; last two most numerous; Aug. and Sept. best; 

 livery $1; hotels reasonable: guides, with dogs, at moderate prices; laud wooded; 

 good shooting and farmers do not object. 



Orwe31 (C. Vt.) About four or five miles distant good duck shooting may be had 

 in Oct. and Nov.; other game (such as partridge and squirrel), though present, is 

 not abundant; livery $2 p. d.; hotels the same: guides, who also have hounds, 

 moderate in charges; country wooded, hilly and dry; owners do not object. 



Sheldon (Missisquoi.) The shooting grounds are; Rice Hill 1 l a ' m. and woods 

 around station 2 m. back; ruffed grouse, woodcock and rabbit; shooting is good for 

 the two last named; Sept. and Oct. for grouse and woodcock, and winter mouths 

 for rabbit; livery $2 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d.; guides $2 p. d.; country wooded and 

 hilly; owners do not object when permission is asked; : nearly all the timbered 

 lands of the country contain more or less grouse; woodcock not numerous." 



South Franklin (Missisquoi.) The grounds adjacent to station are good for 

 fox and rabbit; Nov. to March best; livery $2 p d.; hotels reasonable; guides, with 

 hounds, $2 p. d.; country- diversified; owners do not object. 



Whitingf (C. Vt.) Squirrel, partridge and fox are numerous, a few snipe and 

 woodcock; winter best for fox; Sept. and Oct for other game; livery cheap: hotels 

 reasonable; hounds can be had; no professional guides; country wooded and 

 open; owners do not object; shooting generally good. 



VIRGINIA. 



Adair (Nor. & W.) Turkey, quail, opossum, coon and rabbit; Nov. l>ec. and 

 Feb. best; hotel moderate; no regular giiides or livery; country wooded and hilly; 

 snooting very good and farmers do not object. 



Ashland (R. F. & P.) Henry Saunders \V Z m., Day's 8 m. and the country 

 from 1 to 10 m. of stati-m; quail, turkey, pheasant and rabbit; Nov. and Dec. best- 

 livery $1.50 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p.d., $25 p. m.; guides can be had at reasonable rates; 

 country wooded and dry; very good shooting can be had on the above grounds 

 and there are no restrictions whatever, 



