. Rod and gun. Lake ranges, which include CherryCreek, Jacko Lake, and McConnell ranges. A long days shootusually emtjraces all these ranges, a stretch of about oO miles,witli good shooting all the way along. Small lakes abound, andin the early part of the season these furnish good goose shoot-ing and there are, of course, plenty of duck—mallard, bntter-ball and teal. McConnells Lakes are admirably adapted forwing shooting, as the ducks will not leave the chain, but fly tooand fro when put up. Geese are also plentiful around Outside the famous Xicola Range, the Long Lakedistrict o
. Rod and gun. Lake ranges, which include CherryCreek, Jacko Lake, and McConnell ranges. A long days shootusually emtjraces all these ranges, a stretch of about oO miles,witli good shooting all the way along. Small lakes abound, andin the early part of the season these furnish good goose shoot-ing and there are, of course, plenty of duck—mallard, bntter-ball and teal. McConnells Lakes are admirably adapted forwing shooting, as the ducks will not leave the chain, but fly tooand fro when put up. Geese are also plentiful around Outside the famous Xicola Range, the Long Lakedistrict offers the best shooting to who only intendsiHuding a few days in camp. The last time we were out wepitched our tent in an ideal spot, at the spring at the head ofLong Lake, which, although one and a half miles in length andbroad at each end, narrows to a width of 50 yards at the excellent shooting is to be had when each end of thelake are properly guarded. Flight shooting is generally good,. Camp at lisn J^ake, This is a very fair representation of tile fishermens canl]) in Britisli Columbia,taken twenty miles south of Kamloops. as it IS a feeding ground at night. Near Long Lake arenumerous other waters, incluiling Kusn Lake,a noted resort forgeese. Several days may be spent profitably in tlie neighbor-hood. Owing to the fact that Long Lake is in the direct linebetween McConnells Ivake and Stump Lake, the course whichthe geese travel when tiighting to eidier lake makes Long Lakeone of their favomite reslingjilaces. I( is about nine miles fromMcConnells Lake and ten miles from Stump Lake. Prairiechicken are found in abundance on these ranges, and Newmans fii^lds being their favourite feeding ground,so that a day or twos outing affords a variety of shooting. rsEl-HL Hotel acciiiiiiiindatinns :it Kamloops are^good. Chargesrnnfrom |il a day up. Pack horses cost from $10 to ?2o. Pack saddles and gear complete cost from §7 to
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