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guides with dogs can be had reasonable; the shooting is good in the spring of the 

 year and is done from boats; Grandique affords the best shooting in the early 

 spring; one pond only is preserved and the shooting privilege over that maybe had 

 for $2 p. d. 



St. Leonards (New B.) Restigouche 25 m . ; Green river 30 m.; moose, deer, 

 geese, caribou, duck and partridge; the last three most numerous; Jan., May and 

 Oct. best months; livery $3 to $5 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides $1.50 p. d. (no 

 dogs); country open and dry; shooting good and farmers do not object. 



St. Stephen (New B.) Grand Lake Stream and upper lakes, also Big lake 

 and Du Bois lake; the first two best; the best months are: Sept. for duck and 

 partridge and Oct. for deer; livery $2.75 to $3.50 p. d.; the hotel charges and those 

 of the guides with dogs are reasonable; country high, wooded, and at the mouths 

 of the different streams good duck shooting can be had; other game are also abund- 

 ant. 



Westfield (New B.) Nerepis meadows and stream, Lancaster woods and Nigger 

 brook; the first two are best; duck, partridge, crane, woodcock, deer and bear; the 

 first three most numerous; Sept. to Oct. best; hotel >4 m. from station $3.75 to 

 $4.75 p. w.; guide $2 p. d. and board; boats and canoes furnished by guide; duck 

 and partridge shooting is excellent and the general shooting is very good; farmers 

 do not object. 



Woodstock (New B.) Lakeville 14 m. from station: duck, ruffed grouse and_ 

 woodcock; the first most numerous; Oct best; livery $2 p. d.; country very wet; 

 duck shooting very good and farmers do not object; no regular hotel, livery or 

 guides. 



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Annapolis (W. & A.) Queens county about 20 m. from station; moose, caribou, 

 partridge and woodcock; the first two most numerous; last of Sept. until March 

 best; livery $3 to $4 p. d.; hotels and guides reasonable; country open, hilly, 

 rocky and wet, mostly Government; shooting good. 



Aylesford (W. & A.) South mountain and surrounding country within 5 m.; 

 partridge, woodcock, snipe and rabbit; Oct. to Dec. best; hotel $1 p. d.; no regular 

 guides; country wooded, rocky and dry, most of it in this vicinity belongs to the 

 Crown; shooting good. 



Beaver Bank(W. & A.) Surrounding country within 4m. of station; wood- 

 cock and partridge; Oct. best month; hotel 2 m. distant $1.50 p. d.; guides moder- 

 ate; country wooded and dry; shooting good and farmers do not object. 



Berwick (W. & A.) South mountain and Aylesford lake; partridge, rabbit and 

 moose; the first most numerous; hotel $1 p. d.; country wooded and dry; 

 shooting good and farmers do not object. 



Bridgetown (W. & A ) Dalhousie 9 m. Annapolis river and marshes 1 to 10 m, 

 also South mountain; the first best; partridge, fox, geese, woodcock, moose, bear 

 and wild cat; the first three most numerous; Sept, and Oct best; livery $2 p. d.; 

 hotels $1 and $1.25 p. d. ; guides $1 p. d.; country mountainous, wooded and 

 wet; shooting good, especially for woodcock; owners do not object. 



Digfby (W. C.) The smaller game are within 2 m., and the larger 30 m. distant; 

 geese, brant, duck, woodcock, snipe, partridge, bear, caribou and moose; Sept., 

 Oct., Nov. and April best; livery $2 p. d.; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides $1 and upwards 

 -p. d.; country varied; shooting good; foreigners have to pay a license fee of $10 

 for small and $30 for large game on each gun used; the license holds good for one 

 year; farmers do not object. 



Ellershouse (W. & A.) Hutchison's clearing and Kings lake, both good; par- 

 tridge, woodcock, duck and rabbit; the first most numerous; Oct. to Dec. best; 

 hotel reasonable; shooting generally good; country varied; farmers do not object, 



Hastings (E. E.) Malago watch, lower rivers and the mountains in the north- 

 ern part of Cape Breton ; partridge, duck, moose and caribou ; the first two most 

 numerous; Nov. and Dec. best; hotel charges moderate; no regular guides; country 

 wooded, hilly, and in some places marshy; shooting good and farmers do not ob- 

 ject. 



