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fair numbers. But the best place near Illinois in 

 which to hunt them is the northern part of Mis- 

 souri. Deer are numerous in parts of Kansas, 

 and about Omaha, Nebraska, there are many to 

 be found. 



This last-named city is a good point for sport- 

 ing tourists ; various descriptions of game abound, 

 and the shooting club includes many excellent 

 sportsmen and gentlemen among its members. 

 The best place in the city to obtain information 

 as to ' localities and to meet sportsmen is the store 

 of Mr. D. C. Sutphen, gunmaker and dealer. 

 And a very good place to stop at, as I found by 

 personal experience, is the Grand Central Hotel. 

 Wild turkeys, deer, pinnated grouse, wild geese, 

 ducks, etc., may be shot in the vicinity of Omaha. 



The first deer I ever killed was in Woodford 

 County, Illinois. I was out with an old hunter, 

 who set me to follow the track of the herd, 

 and took post himself at a runway, where he 

 thought he should be sure to get a good shot. 

 But it did not so fall out. I followed a herd of 

 five or six for about three miles, and on coming 

 to the top of a hill I saw a deer in the val- 

 ley below, standing on the edge of the slope, 

 with its side to me. He was about two hun- 



