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All other fur-bearing animals, such as bears 

 (grizzly, cinnamon, and black), panthers, wolves, 

 lynxes, foxes, skunks, etc., are not protected, 

 being expected, as Mr. Whitcher says of the 

 bear in his report on the Banff National Park, 

 generally to protect themselves. 



Besides the knowledge of close times, con- 

 veyed, I hope, by the foregoing tables, the 

 English sportsman should remember that in some 

 of the provinces he must procure a license to 

 ' sport ' at all. 



Non-residents in Quebec are expected to take 

 out a license to hunt, the cost of which is 

 20 dollars. The omission to take out such a 

 license may be punished by the infliction of a 

 fine of 40 dollars. This applies also to New 

 Brunswick. 



The annual license for non-residents in Nova 

 Scotia is 30 dollars. 



A license must be taken out in Ontario, though 

 I am unable to ascertain the cost of it. 



These licenses are obtainable from the Com- 

 missioner of Crown Lands. 



In Manitoba, the North- West, and British 

 Columbia, licenses are still unnecessary ; but 

 here, too, there are wise regulations which it 

 would be suicidal on the part of English sports- 

 men to neglect. For example, in Manitoba, 



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