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shooting is sometimes very fine. In 

 Shinnecock Bay many of the islands 

 belong to the town, and on these shoot- 

 ing is" free, and on others, belonging to 

 private owners, shooting is allowed un- 

 der certain restrictions. From these 

 some heavy bags are made. 



The north shore of Long Island is 

 not so famous for its wild-fowl shoot- 

 ing. It used to be a great quail ground, 

 but of late rabbits have been the prin- 

 cipal game, and there are not too many 

 even of them. Woodcock are occasion- 

 ally shot, but the main flight keeps to 

 the north of the Sound, and much bet- 

 ter shooting at these migrating birds is 

 to be had over in Connecticut. 



In conclusion, I may say that while 

 the shooting on Long Island is, as^ a 

 rule, very moderate, still considering its 

 proximity to New York, we are very 

 fortunate in having any game worth go- 



ing after, and it is quite possible that 

 if a little protection were given, and if, 

 also, the local men could be persuaded 

 to refrain from killing everything in 

 sight, the island would be capable or 

 furnishing a wonderful amount of 

 sport. 



Yet, I think that another generation 

 or two will see the end of the upland 

 game. Land on Long Island is too valu- 

 able to be reserved for sporting pur- 

 poses. Its unrivaled situation makes it 

 an almost ideal summer resort. In fact, 

 after having been over a very large por- 

 tion of North America, I am of the 

 opinion that perhaps the finest recrea- 

 tion ground in the United States is to 

 be found between Rockaway and Mon- 

 tauk Point. But in saying this I include 

 the whole width of the island, for, along 

 the north shore there are many seduc- 

 tive retreats. 



