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On December 27th, I was one of a party 

 bound on a hunting trip to O. K. Landing, 

 Miss. A 7 hours' sail, by steamer from 

 Memphis, brought us to our destination. 

 There were 4 of us. We each killed a few 

 quails and rabbits. Later we tried the lake 

 for ducks and secured 4. 



W. P. McCadden, Memphis, Tenn. 



Game is not plentiful here. There are a 

 few red and gray squirrels and more grouse 

 than I have seen for the last 3 years. Rec- 

 reation is all right in regard to game hogs 

 and law breakers. Give it to 'em. 



W. A. Percival, Clinton, N. Y. 



I had a serious accident while out after 

 birds last fall. A friend of mine, while get- 

 ting over a rail fence, lost his balance and 

 discharged his gun full in the calf of my 

 right leg. The hardest part to bear was 

 that we had just found a large covey of 

 quail. 



W. F. Stevens, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



I am camping out in the far away West ; 

 not exactly tenting, but living in a cabin 

 on an orange ranch. I am delighted with 

 the climate. This part of Southern Califor- 

 nia is the Palestine of the Western hemi- 

 sphere. Occident, Del Rosa, Cal. 



This region is fairly alive with game, large 

 and small. In the first 6 weeks of the past 

 season 16 deer were shot within the borders 

 of this town. Many ruffed grouse, rabbits 

 and gray squirrels have been killed. 



L. L. Jones, Weld, Me. 



On April 5th, the North bound passenger 

 train killed a doe and 2 fawns 4 miles South 

 of here. Will some old hunter please ex- 

 plain, or did you ever know of a doe leaving 

 the forest when breeding? 



E. Wilson, Tompsonville, Mich. 



Squirrels, rabbits, and quail are abundant 

 in this vicinity. Occasionally a few prairie 

 chickens and ducks are killed. I do most 

 of my hunting with a .22 calibre, 12 inch, 

 Stevens' pocket rifle. 



C. W. Hamshaw, Gallatin, Mo. 



Quails and rabbits are plentiful; skunks 

 and opossums seem to be increasing. Last 

 winter I caught 25 opossums, 15 skunks, 6 

 coons and 3 rabbits and killed about 50 squir- 

 rels. Ed. Hanking, Enochsburg, Ind. 



Howard Smith, of Hawk Point, N. S., is 

 said to have killed 2,245 ducks in 1897, and 

 over 1,200 in '98. 



No question about the length of that 

 fellow's bristles. 



There will be more quails and rabbits near 

 here this fall than for several previous sea- 

 sons. J. E. Lackey, Indianapolis, Ind. 



A few ruffed grouse, plenty of rabbits and 

 a few squirrels are here. It is hard to kill 

 all the grouse here, as they have an excellent 

 place to stay along the bluffs by the river. 

 Chas. Ruppert, Oakmont, Pa. 



Large herds of antelope can be seen 

 every day, within 10 miles of this station, 

 but owing to the level ground and lack of 

 cover, it is difficult to kill them. 



J. T. Brackley, Rock Creek, Wyo. 



Quails and ruffed grouse were plentiful 

 near Grand Rapids last fall. There was no 

 duck shooting. The ducks seem to have 

 left us. 



Blue Wing, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Last winter I got several dozen quails and 

 turned them loose here. They have paired 

 off and are doing nicely. 



H. P. Kennett, Victor, Mont 



I have been doing all I could for the pro- 

 tection of our game. Have broken up 5 

 quail traps this season. 



• W. L. S., Vancouver, Wash. 



This is a great country for small game. 

 Ducks, geese, chickens, quails, snipe, but no 

 pigeons of late years. 



T. J. McDonald, Lake Geneva, Wis. 



Grouse are the only game, except a few 

 woodcock, and in the winter some large 

 white rabbits. 



H. Cruickshank, Big Indian, N. Y. 



There is no big game here; just squirrels, 

 rabbits, grouse and quails. 



Leon La Turgey, Cascade, Mich. 



We have a few deer, turkeys, grouse and 

 squirrels. S. C. G., Altoona, Pa. 



Grouse and quails are plentiful this year. 

 E. A. Kemp, Greenville, Mich. 



Quails and rabbits are plentiful here. 



A. T. Crow, Lima, O. 



Duck shooting is excellent here. 



A. H. Hawkins, Berthond, Col. 



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