1875. Summary of the season of 1875 - Game record with dates of Capture etc. 
Woodcock 1 (July 5), 2 (Sept 13); total: 3
Quail 2 (Oct 15); 11 (Oct 19); 6 (Oct 20); 4 (Nov 5); 2 (Nov 12); 1 (Nov 17); 2 (Nov 19); 4 (N. 13); 5 (Dec 9); 2 (D. 10); 3 (D 19); total: 42
Ruffed grouse 3 ([October] 19); 2 ([October] 20); 2 (Dec 2); 4 (Dec 3); 1 (Dec. 6); 1 (Dec. 9); 1 (De. 14); 4 (Dec 31); total: 18
Wilson's snipe 4 (Apr. 22); 1 (Apr. 12); 1 (Sept 13); 1 (Oct 2); 2 (Oct 9); total: 9
Sora rail 2 (July 28); 4 (Oct 2); 2 (Oct 9); 2 Oct 14; total: 10
[Virginia rail] 1 (Aug 4); 1 (July 28); [delete][2?][/delete]; total: 2
Jack (Hudsonian) Curlew 1 [Sept 25); 1 (Sept 27); total: 2
"Beetle head" plover 2 ([September] 24); total: 2
[Golden plover] 5 ([September] 25); total: 5
[“Red breast" plover] 1 ([September] 21); total: 1
[Field or upland plover] 1 ([September 21]); total: 1
Grass bird 1 ([September 21]); total: 1
Stilt sandpiper 1 ([September 21]); total: 1
Turnstone 1 ([September 21]); 1 (Sept 27); total: 2
Summer yellow leg 1 (Aug. 4); 1 ([September] 7); total: 2
[Winter yellow leg] 1 (Sept 7); total: 1
Night heron 1(Aug 4); 1 Sept. 31); total: 2
Bittern 1 (Apr.); total: 1
Least bittern 
Wild pigeon 1 (Sept); total: 1
Wood duck 2 (Sept 25); total: 2 
Blue wing teal 1 ([September 25]); total: 1
Sandling 12 ([September] 24); 9 (Sept 25); 6 (S. 29); total: 27
Rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); 1 (Nov. 12); 1 (Nov. 19); 1 (Dec. 14); total: 3
  The shooting this autumn as compared with former seasons, has been extremely poor
all kinds of game scarce with the exception of quail, which have been more abundant
than any season within my experience, with the exception of the memorable fall of 72 [1872]
when the numbers both here and on the cape, were more than double what
they have been this year. I used my Tonks 12 g [gauge] br. ldr [breech loader] exclusively this year and
made - taken as a whole - better shooting than ever before