Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-01-11
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Friday. Jan, IL, 1859
Our Hunting Grounds,

1t TcSIuCuJ VI Sh''''",
very fond of hunting, was IN THIS
clty and said that if it were gener-
alIv known in the north that with
in two or three hours ride of New
Orleans there are the finest hunt
ing grounds in America and an
abundance of game, large and
small. that thousands of northern
.s,ortsmen would spend their win,
tiers here, if for no other reason
than to enjoy the fine shooting
which the territory adjacent to
New Orleans so amply affords.
The conversation Of the gentle,
man from Nebraska suggests the
idea of giving a briefskctch of the
hunting grounds and the differ
ent kinds Of game to be found
within 4 radius Of from twenty to
one hundred miles of New Or
leans.
Duck shooting at this season Of
the year is generally the principal
sport, but owing, no donbt., to the
fact that the winter thus far has
been very mild, the ducks have
not been so plentiful as in past
seasons, but nevertheless several
very good bags have been obtain
ed by our local sportsmen. The
fact that New Orleans is sur
rounded by marshes, lakes, Ia
goons, bayous, and ponds, in which
water crosses and other grasses
grow on which the wild duck feeds
causes the country in any and all
directions to be q vast hunting
ground, to which annually the
blasts of Boreas drive countless
thousands Of wild geese, brant and
ducks. The principal points at
which local sportsmen have estab
lished hunting clubs and where
wild water fowls do most congre-
gate are Bayou des Allemnades
and Boutlc Station, on the Morgan
railroad; Miller's bayon, Grand
Plains, Lookout Station, Bigolets
and Chef Mcnteur on the Lous-
vile and Nashville railroad; North
Shore lagoons and Bayou Bon
Fouca on the New Orleans and
Northeastern railroad, and BAYOU
LaBranch on the Illinois Central.
All the points named are within
thirty or forty miles of this city,
and the different kinds of ducks TO
be found arc too numerous to
chronicle. Suffice it to say that
among the best are the green
headed mallard, the teal, the pin
tail, the black, the grey and spoon
bill duck. On the grounds where
these ducks feed there are millions
of snipe, and during the winter
season these birds are hawked
about ON the streets of New Or
leans in much the same way as
hot waffles are in the north.
The greatest, however, of all the
duck shooting grounds are in Pla-
quemines parish at point on the
Mississippi called "'The Jump"
where often as many as one hun
dred green heads have been bagg-
ed by a single sportsman in
days shoot. The hunter by means
of pirogue paddles his way into
(. lagoon, and concealing himself
behind "hlind' made of rushcs
and palmetto, shoots into the focks
Of ducks as they fly over him,
sometimes using decoys to attract
them to the "blind."
At Honey Island, on the line Of
the New Orleans and Northeas-
tern railroad, which is vast
stretch of dense forest such game
as deer, bear. wild hogs, turkeys,
woodcock aid squirrels abound
and as many as seven deer have
been killed in one days drive and
hunters going there never fail, dur.
ing the proper season, to return to
the city with full bag of wood
cock and squirrels. and one 9or
more wild turkeys
Pass Manchac on the Illinois
Central railroad about thirty
miles from the city is another ex-
cellent hunting place; two par.
ties Of hunters month ago sue
ceeded in killing at Pass, Manchac