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1875.
Summary of the season of 1875 - Game Record
Woodcock
1 (July 5) 2 (Sept. 13)
'Gmail
2 (Oct. 15) 11 (Oct. 19) 6 (Oct. 20) 4 (Nov. 5) 2 (Nov. 12) 1 (Nov. 17) 2 (Nov. 19) 4 (Nov. 13) 5 (Dec. 9) 2 (Jan. 3 Jan.)
Pheasant grouse
3 ('' 19) 2 ('' 20) 2 (Jan. 2)
Wilson Snipe
4 (Feb. 22) 1 (Apr. 12) / (Sept. 19)
Sora rail
2 (July 28) 4 (Oct. 2) 2 birds
Virginia ''
1 (Aug. 4) 1 (July 23) 1 bird.
Jack (Hudsonian) Curlew
1 (Sept. 25) 1 (Sept. 27)
'Beetle head' Plover
2 ('' 24)
Golden ''
5 ('' 25)
''Red breast'' ''
1 ('' 21)
Wild or Upland ''
1 ('' '')
Grass Bird
1 ('' '')
Stilt Sandpiper
1 ('' '')
Thernston
1 ('' '') / (Sept. 27)
Summer Yellow leg
1 (Aug. 4) 1 ('' 7)
Winter '' ''
1 (Sept. 7)
Night heron
1 (Aug. 4) / (Sept. 31)
Bittern
1 (Apr.)
Least Bittern
Wild Pigeon
1 (Sept.)
Wood duck
2 (Sept. 25)
Blue wing teal
1 ('' '')
Sandling
12 ('' 24) 9 (Sept. 25) 6 (Sept. 28)
Rabbit (Lepus Sylvaticus)
1 (Nov. 12) / (Nov. 19) / (Dec. 19)
Total
3
42
18
9
10
2
2
2
5
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
27
3
With dates of Capture etc.
The shooting this Autumn as compared with all kinds of game bears with the exception of quail, which has been more abundant than any season within my experience, with the exception of the memorable fall of 1864, was more than double what it has been this year. I used my best judgment in taking as a whole - both shooting
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formers seasons, has been extremely poor.