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...•__PBAIBIE CHICKEN SHOOTING INKANSAS.This season of lb© year is the lime for prairie chicken or grouse shooting in the West, and we illustrate on peg* 804 the manotr in which lb© ©port is conducted In Kansas it is enjoyed to an extent ibai would astonish our Eisiern aporlstnen A party ol gsntlemeo mount their horses, which have beeo thoroughly broken to Mind the report of a gun near ib**aj; ibe dogaeeioai in advance, and occupy the first tew miles of lb© start in opening new, or extending old, acquaintance among the dogs of tbe neighborhood. Usually the pailj proceeds lo the home of some ineod, a Kansas fanner, blessed with plenty, and ever ready to extend a hearty welcome.From ibe farm house ibe parry proceed toward the vast corn-fields. Tbe bore©; men are formed in line much like that made by cavalrymeu when deployed us skirmisher*. Tbe dogs are well in front, but hot Too ar. Wdkq the dogs come lo a stand the sportsmen ride forward with guns ready lor immediate use, the reioa M.e dropped on tbe b«»r«es* necks tbe steed oemg managed only with the spur. Woe© ibe fl »ck is lorced lo take wing toe bums meo fire, and tbe raitle ot snot guos re minds one ot the sounds ol a sharp skir As fail as ibe birds fall ibe dogs mark and secure ibem, and lake them lo tb©ir respective masters. As fast as ibe birds ar© brought they are tied to thongs attached to lb© saddle.. As winter e*s in, and the weather becomes ► ufficiemly cold, thousand* of the birds are snot and shipped in barrels to the Eistero markets —Harper'* Weekly
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Emporia News
Emporia, Kansas, US
Fri, Jan 03, 1868
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