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sport following the meanderings 

 of the beautiful Guadalupe River, 

 which flows from Kerrville, 72 

 miles northwest of San Antonio, 

 down to Comfort, where good ac- 

 comodations can be found. He 

 ■can follow the river down to War- 

 ing, Wellfare and on down to 

 Boerne, taking either the rail- 

 road of the San Antonio and Aran- 

 sas Pass train. Many sportsmen 

 like this kind of hunting as one 



lards and teal, a squirrel, turkey 

 and rabbits on the same hunt. 

 To be sure, it is not the same kind 

 of hunting one finds on the coast, 

 but for a good tramp, under the 

 shade of trees and a picturesque 

 stream, the Guadalupe hunt can't 

 be beat. 



At Rockport cue can hire any 

 kind of a boat he desires, and a 

 cruise to the mouth of the San An- 

 tonio River, at which is what is 



Winter Scenery With Hunters on Mitchell's Ivake, by the Writer, 1899 



often bags a brace of mallards at 

 points where they like to feed; 

 genierally the rapids where grow 

 water cress and other water plants, 

 besides the food that may be float- 

 ing down the stream. Then at the 

 bends of the river which is densely 

 weeded, the hunter often flushes 

 a covey of quail, or may come 

 across a squirrel or turkey. Many 

 times the hunter has bagged mal- 



called Hines Bay, will result in 

 splendid hags of canvashacks and 

 redheads. A letter to Texas Field 

 will elicit full information as to 

 where to go and to whom to apply 

 for boats, or any other information. 



BEARS, WOLVES AND MOUNTAIN LION 



For this game the hunter must 

 go to Marfa or Alpine, on the South- 

 ern Pacific Railway and at those 

 points outfits can be secured fit for 



