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guides $2 p. d. ; hounds and bird dogs are owned by them ; owners, as a rule, do 

 not object; our correspondent writes: "Good hunting ground* exist at Patterson 

 creek." 



Rowley sburgf <B. & O., The Canaan country 35 m. distant gives good shooting 

 for deer, turkey, pheasant and some bear; first two most abundant; Oct. and early 

 Nov. best; livery $2 to $4 p. d.; hotels $1. 50 p d.; country wooded, hilly and 

 generally dry; owners do not object; our correspondent writes: 'For pheasant and 

 turkey the shooting is good anywhere between this point and the Canaan country." 



Shaw (W. V. C.) There is good shooting within 8 to 10 m. of station, on either 

 side of the Potomac river; deer, turkey, bear, pheasant and squirrel; first two most 

 abundant; private accommodations; no regular guides, livery or hotels; country 

 wooded aud mountainous; owners do not object. 



Terra Alta (B. & O.) The shooting grounds are Cheat river hills 5 to 7 m., 

 Baker glades 6 m., Beach woods 6 m., Wardwell pines 3 in., Pine run 3 m., most of 

 which are good; deer, turkey, pheasant, woodcock, rabbit and squirrel; May 1st to 

 Nov. 1st best; double team $3 p. d.; hotels cheap, guides, who also have hounds 

 and bird dogs, $1 p. d. and "found;" country mostly level, dry and few rocky 

 places; shooting good; owners do not object to shooting in the woodlands. 



Vancleversville ,B. & O.) -Quail, rabbit and squirrel; two last most abund- 

 ant; Oct., Nov. and Dec. best; livery $1.50 to $2 p. d.; hotels moderate; no guides 

 or dogs; country diversified; owners, as a rule, do not object; shooting good. 



West Union (B. & O.) The good grounds lie 2 to 3 m. from station; quail, 

 pheasant, rabbit and squirrel; fall best; livery 75 cents to $1.50 p. d.; hotels $1 p. 

 d.; guides, with hounds and bird dogs, cheap; country wooded, rocky and hilly; 

 farmers as a rule do not object; shooting excellent. 



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Abbotsford (Wis. C.) Shooting grounds 6 to 8 m. distant, via. railroad within 1 

 iii.; deer, partridge, bear, wolf, fox, etc.; first two most numerous; Nov. and Dec. 

 best; hotel $2 p. d.; guides $2 p. d.; livery not needed; country rolling and 

 thickly timbered; shooting good, game plentiful, and farmers do not object. 



A dell (M. & N.) The shooting grounds are in the woods > m. from station; 

 duck, rabbit and squirrel; last most abundant; Sept. and Oct. best; livery $3 p. d. : 

 hotels $2 p. d.; no professional guides or trained dogs; country wooded and 

 swampy; owners do not object; good squirrel shooting. 



Alma Centre (G. B. W. & St. P.) Vicinity of Northfield 6 m., and Beef river 10 

 m.; "chicken" principally; Sept. best month; livery $3 p. d.; hotel reasonable; 

 country hilly and dry, low brush; shooting good and farmers do not object. 



Amherst (Wis. C.) New Hope 12 m., Album 14= m.; last best for deer, which is 

 the principal game; Nov. best; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotel moderate; country 

 wooded and hilly, wet and dry; shooting good and farmers do not object. 



Aniwa (M. L. S. & W.) Plover lake 2 m., Eau Claire 3 m., Seven Lakes 4 m., also 

 good hunting in vicinity of station; first named best, especially for deer; deer and 

 partridge principally; first most numerous in Nov.; livery $4 and $5 p. d.; hotel 

 $3.50 p. w.; 75c. p. d.; guides, with hounds, reasonable; country wooded and 

 rolling, generally dry, some swamp; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Appleton (M. & N.) Lake Buttes des Morts 2> m. yields very fair shooting for 

 duck; mallard, teal, red head and wood duck: woodcock, partridge, squirrel and 

 an occasional deer are also killed; spring and fall best for duck, and after July 15 

 for woodcock; livery $1.50 to $2 p. d.; guides, with hounds and bird dogs, can be 

 had at moderate prices; country rolling prairie, partly wooded, dry and wet; own- 

 ers do not object. 



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