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ing on the lake and they were 

 rowing up to the bank in their 

 small boat which was quite filled 

 with game, and they halted in 

 front of a large tree close to the 

 edge of Mitchell's Lake. Being 

 anxious to prepare a good view 

 and hunting scene of that lake 

 with its jungles of tules in the 

 rear I had some of their game 

 brought to the shore where it was 

 adjusted to the branches of the 



As to other hunting and fishing 

 places, Colonel Oscar C. Guessaz, 

 chief editor of Texas Field, etc., 

 in his vast experiences as an old 

 Texas hunter and unexcelled wri- 

 ter on Texas game, publishes the 

 following memoranda. Herewith 

 are a few excerpts from "Where 

 to Hunt and Fish." 



FISHING 



"At Rockport one can engage the 



Preparing a "Self-Made" Photograph at Mitchell's Lake; Winter, 1910 



tree and the result is the view 

 herewith which is a typical hunt- 

 ing scene along the interesting 

 lake during winter time where 

 millions of the small black birds 

 and swarms of ducks and water 

 fowls congregate and make a 

 deafening noise during the bom- 

 bardment of the many hunters, 

 or during their intervals of flight 

 from one end of the lake to the 

 other, or down to the coast. 



services of several ex-market hun- 

 ters who are now guides for sports- 

 men. Sea-worthy boats capable 

 of carrying 10 people, can be had 

 at from $5:00 to $17.00 per day. 

 If you want something to drink 

 take it from San Antonio, as Rock- 

 port is a dry town. 



Tarpon: The best tarpon waters 

 are those of Aransas Pass. Go to 

 Rockport, Texas, and you will be 

 sent across the bay to Tarpon, on 



