TOTAL GOOSE KILL FROM THE CHECKING STATIONS 

 AND LICENCED CAMPS 



Blue and Snow Geese 13926 



Canada Geese 611 



Ducks 2947 



Snipe 196 



TOTAL 17680 



Number of Canadian Hunters 1318 



Number of American Hunters 320 



Number of Treaty Indians 661 



TOTAL NUMBER OF HUNTERS 2299 



Hunters with no kills 428 



The increase of hunters this year is mostly due to tourist outfitters activity and 

 publicity in throwing more light into the hunting picture in James Bay. Also last 

 years hunting success, which was fairly good, and lack of employment in the 

 area would play a part in the increased number of hunters. 



CHECKING STATIONS, LICENCED CAMPS AND INDIAN KILLS 

 IN PATRICIA EAST PORTION 



1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 



Canada Geese 4124 6685 9097 7850 6022 9054 6797 



Blue-Snow 22736 30844 31158 33926 27727 27316 26906 



Ducks 6229 7963 8067 7414 8121 5898 7600 



Snipe 367 196 



TOTAL KILLS 33089 45492 48322 49190 41870 42268 41303 



Please Note — (Snipe are not included in totals). 



Provincial Hunting Areas 



Nine specialized areas were operated in 1963 where special permits were 

 issued for the hunting of pheasants and waterfowl. 



On the four controlled pheasant hunting units, which are all less than 450 

 acres, 1,672 hunters paid a daily fee of $5.00 to hunt pheasants. They bagged a 

 total of 2,531 birds. Operating costs were $9,751.65 and revenues totalled 

 $8,370.00. The cost of pheasant planting on these areas, totalling $6,565.50, was 

 included in the operating costs, although the birds used would have been stocked 

 elsewhere in non-revenue producing areas. 



On the two controlled waterfowl hunting units, 2,236 hunters paid a daily 

 blind rental fee of either $2.00 or $4.00. They bagged a total of 1,775 ducks and 

 geese. Operating costs were $4,753.53 and revenues totalled $4,380.00. On these 

 areas, where quality hunting conditions are provided, a slight increase in rental 

 fees may be justified to balance operating costs. 



On the three waterfowl hunting units, where annual permits are issued (1,057 

 permits), an excess of 3,000 hunter-days were expended in bagging an excess of 

 1 ,600 ducks. Hunters are not provided with any special facilities and the total use 

 is not known. Operating costs, nevertheless, were $2,567.98 and revenues were 

 $4,228.00. 



A total of 4,965 hunters (bagging an excess of 5,912 units of game) used the 

 nine specialized hunting areas in 1963. Total revenue was $16,978.00. Operating 

 expenditures, amounting to $17,073.16, included $6,565.50 worth of pheasants 

 diverted from the regular pheasant stocking program. There was, therefore, a net 

 loss of $95.16. 



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