, 1872-11-23


Hebron and Hobart, Hebron and Dalton's o1
me Great Eastern very fair shooting ct Tal
1eseon, and plenty Of partIidges and rabbits q
Deerneld, seven miles by stage from Highland
ParA, on the Milwaukee Road.
;, Noodcock shooting is scarce ut the best, bu
the hunter can expect fair success ct the Sag
on the Illinois g. Michigan C.nal, close to til
Alton d st. Louis Railroad, on tho Auxplaines
and On the headwaters Of the North Branch O.
tho Chicago.
Prairie chickens arc no. found in any consid
erablo number near Chicago, and are not mucl
sought BY our sportsmen, who can devote them
selves to duck, quail, and snipe to much bette1
1 advantage.
For snipe-ahooting, above Summit is pro.
| nounced to be the best place, while Iemont anc
Lockport are not without their claims in this
| regard.
The canVas-back duck, pronounced by sports,
men to be the king OF Wild fowl, is extremely
scarce in this locality, and it is only semi-occa.
| sionally that any arc shot The great canvas
hours ride on tho Wisconsin Division Of the
Northwestern Railroad. Here they are found in
large numbers, feeding On the celery and wild
| rice Of the marshes along the lake. They are
| also quite plentiful near Davenport, Iowa.
| TIE BEST TINE OF YEAR
for shooting game is laid down by those who
ought to know, as follows Duck, from Anr,
to May !, though the shooting stops in this
climate as soon as the streams freeze up prairie
chickens, Aug. Is to Jan. /; woodcock, July 1,
the ground until May l partridge, Sept. to
Jan. l.; quail, Oct / to: Jan. j.
These are the seasons when the true sportsman.
SHOOTS game-the time when they are in the
pest condition for eating and when they are not
breeding, and may be killed without danger Of
discriminating. In tho absence Of any suitable
or adequate law for the protection Of game, tho
pot hunters are enabled to slaughter and trap
and destroy at will, but it is confidently expected
inst the next Legislature will pass the Game
law drawn up by the various shooting clubs of
Chicago, or some enactment similar to it.
WHERE TO FISH.
There arc no end Of places where q man may
60 and fiah, but it is quite Important to know
fishing is fine 1T Tol1eston, Lake Station, and at
Joe E7ans' place; the best baas and general
fishing Is at Abe Neinrnan's, near Calumet,
while the most popular resort for perch is at
South Chicago. At all these places boats and
tackle can beprocured. For brook trout fishing.
the nearest points are Wisconsin. Northern
Michigan, and Minnesota.
TIE MARKET SUPPLY,
NO small number Of persons in and about
Chicago shoot game for the market, the supp1y
These people are known as pot hunters, and are
looked down upon by the real sportamen, who
shoot wholly for the health, pleasure, and excite
ment the paEtime Affords and who make it
rule never to bag more game than can be used
by themselves and friends They never shoot
out Of season, and are extremely solicitous lest
the best game should be exterminated by reason
of the reckless greed Of those who make living
with the fo1sling-piec The market hunters
a1s z game ne whenever they can find it and tho
course, and frequently graduate into champion
narksnaen. Captain Bogardus, Of Illinois, the
champion OF America, is generally regarded as
the best field shot in the world. He has still a
ea'ld challenge outstanding in which he offers to
take the feld against any man for
$1,000 side, or upwards, the winner to have
the game killed BY both. This challenge las
never been accepted. and it is probable that the
burly marksman Of Elkhart will continue to en-
Joy his distinction unmo1ested. Len. williams,
Of Buffalo, has hunted about Chicago, for tie
market, for the past eighteen years, and has
made money BY it, often clearing as high as
$4,000: season. The Kainman brothers,
George and Henry, are also very successful in
no easy one. He must be up in the morning
and cook his breakfast, feed his. horse, and
drive to the atubble fields, reaching there by
daylight, in time for the early-feed1ng birds.
After returning with Wcll-f]led bag, the gamo
must be cleaned, stuffed inside with clean, dry
grass, and hung up where there is plenty Of
fresh air. This with his other work, Will occupy
the greater portion Of the day, SO that be has
only time to go ont again for the late afternoon
shooting, and must spend the evening preparing
~AA4| Aos AS+
LARGER GAME.
tributary to Chicago, and accessible to hor
Bportemen, is the vast wild region lying between
the Missouri River and the Rocky Monntains--a
region probably more famous for its game than
any other. on earth. Since the construction Of
the railways across the continent, these great
hunting grounds hayo become tho faForite |
resort Of Chicagoang and Of parties organized
and lifted out in this city. Lieutenant General |
Sheridan : has always been the leading spirit and
nj fhaaa
which hnve been rendered notable by the partic-
.patlon OF scions OF the royal and aristocratic |
houses Of Europe. At the present time party |
Of Chicago gentlemen, including ". F. AIilligan,
nbsent On . buffalo hunt on the North Platte.
When last heard from they had reached Fort |
McPherson, and we're on the point Of starting !
put, though heavy snow had fallen, and = |
[ur1ous storm vas then prevailing. But they |
vent to have a hunt, and were not to be scared |
of BY the trivial circumstance of snow. West !
IT the Missouri River there are
TWO GREAT HERDS OF BUFFALO, !
be 4 Northern herd ranging from the Yellowstone |
Valley to British Columbia, and the Southcrn |
herd from the Republican River on the Kansas
inc, down to Southern Texas. Both these
herds are very large, and comprise nearly all |
:he Buffalo east Of the Rocky Mountains. The I
southern herd has been estimated to contain at |
east 900 0oo animals. OF late years the buffalo
,aFe been increasing rapidly, as the removal Of
'he various Indian tribes to reservations hns de-
'reased the slaughter, while the wholesale
poisoning. OF the wolves or cayotes for their
Ems by the soldiers since the war, has given
he young buffalo calves chance which they
1a7e improved to excellent advantage.
LK, ANTELOPE, DEER, ETC.
In the country Watered by the Upper Missouri |
}iver are found the mountain sheep, big horns.
IL, antelope: and hlack-tail deer, in great mum
ntelope, elk, and red-tal. deer abound plenti-
uuy. In Texas and the Indian Territnry ara |