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VIRGINIA. 



Norfolk (N. & Va. B.) Virginia Beach 18 m., duck, geese, quail and deer; the 

 latter two most abundant; Oct. to March best; livery $5 p. d.; hotel $3.50 p. d.; 

 guides reasonable: country open, dry and has a sandy soil, the shooting grounds 

 are easily reached and are considered equal to any in the state; farmers do not 

 object. 



Mattoway (S. & R.) Lowlands adjacent to station; partridge and squirrel; Oct., 

 Nov. and Dec. best; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotel and guide reasonable; country varied; 

 shooting good and but few farmers object. 



Onancock (E. S. S. B. Co.) Slut Kill neck, adjacent marshes and Chesconessex 

 river; quail, gees<% duck, brant and rabbit; the first most numerous; March and 

 the winter months best; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotel $2 p. d.; guides $2.50 p. d.; coun- 

 try diversified; good shooting and but few farmers object. 



Penola (R. F. & P.) Quail and hare on the farms adjoining station; the first 

 most numerous; Nov. and Dec. best; nearest hotel 5 m., reasonable; no regular 

 guides or livery; country open, level and dry, shouting good; some farmes ob- 

 ject, the majority do not. 



Pitt's Wharf (E. S. S. B. Co.) Fox, woodcock and otter in the vicinity of sta* 

 tion; the first most numerous; winter and summer months best; board can be had 

 in a private house at a moderate cost; guides reasonable; country hilly and rocky; 

 hunting for the above game is considered good, especially for fox. 



Quantico (R. F. & P.) Quantico creek } m., Chappawamsic creek 1)2 m.; both 

 good; duck, sora or rail bird; turkey and quail; the first two most numerous; Oct., 

 Nov. and Dec. best; no regular hotels; guides $2 p. d.; country wooded, low and 

 marshy; good shooting, but variable; permission must be obtained from most of 

 the farmers. 



Randolph (Piedmont.) Staunton river flats and the adjacent hills; all good; 

 duck, geese, hare, quail, pheasant, woodcock, snipe, turkey, coon, fox and opos- 

 sum; Oct. 15 to Jan. 15 best; no regular hotel; guides, with dogs, 50c. to $1 p. d.; 

 country varied; shooting very good, but permission to hunt must be obtained 

 from a number of farmers, with whom, however, special arrangements can gener- 

 erally be made. 



Rices (Nor. & W.) Surrounding country adjacent to station; quail, hare, turkey 

 and pheasant; the first two most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; no regular hotels, 

 guides or livery; country varied; shooting good and but few owners object. 



Bileyville (Shen. V ) The farms in the valley and the mountains, both adja- 

 cent to station, are the favorite grounds with local sportsmen; the valley best for 

 quail, pheasant and rabbit; the mountains for deer, fox, coon, etc., deer, quail, 

 fox and rabbit most abundant; last of Oct. and Nov. best; teams from private par- 

 ties can be hired; private house accommodations; guides, with hounds, can be had; 

 country diversified; permission must be asked from a few farmers; the shooting 

 i fairly good; some duck, and quail plenty in late seasons. 



Riverton (Shen. V.) 7 he 'Fork,' the principal hunting ground is 6 m. from 

 station; tursey, pheasant, quail and rabbit; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; no hotels; 

 guides not needed, country densely wooded: the ' Fork" affords good shooting 

 for turkey,, pheasant and rabbit; quail are scarce; farmers, as a rule, do no* object 



Ruthr Glen (R. F & P.) The shooting grounds lie around the station, and all 

 are free to shooters, except one farm; turkey," rabbit squirrel, quail and partridge 

 or pheasant, the last most abundant; Nov. and Dec. best; country wooded, level 

 and dry, fairly good shooting. 



Saltville (Nor. & W .) Holston, Salt and Plaster Co., lands 1 to 8m.; Buena 

 Vista 1 m.; the first best; quail, hare, snipe and squirrel; Nov. and Dec. best; liv- 

 ery $1 p. d.; hotel reasonable: guides not necessary; country mostly woods, hilly 

 and dry; good shooting and farmers seJdom object 



