171 



10. Should the trapping- season, at present from 1st Novem- 



ber to 1st May, be shortened ? 



Yes - - - - - - - 208 



No - - - - - - - 204 



Blank - - - - - - - lOG 



11. If so, how ? and why ? 



Trapping season should be January to March - - 7 



" " January to May - - 3 



'■ " January to November - 4 



" •' October to January - - 8 



" " October to February - 3 



October to May - - 1 



" " November to February - 3 



November to April - - 107 



November to March - 17 



" " December to April - - S 



Prohibit for five years - - - - 23 



Prohibit for 10 years - - - _ 4 



Blank - - - - - - 349 



Reasons given for changing season : 



Present season interferes with breeding - 2 



Water is frozen up to end of March - - 2 



Fur is poor in April . _ - . 7 



Animals are now caught too youne: - - 4 



Animals are becoming scarcer - - - 15 



Fur is not good in fall - - - - 1 



Fur is not prime until November - - 10 



Destructive Animals. 



WOLVES. 



12. Every County Treasurer is now obliged to pay S6.00 



bounty for every Wolf killed in his county, or 

 within one mile of a settlement in his county. Do 

 you approve of this ? 



Yes ------ - 509 



No ------- 17 



Blank ------ 52 



13. Should the bounty be increased, reduced or abolished ? 



In favour of increase without saying how much - - 177 



Abolish ------ 12 



