12 THE REPOET UPON No. 13 



caught. He is still of the opinion that the prohibition of the sale of bass and the 

 enforcement of the law against illegal fishing has made a decided improvement in 

 these waters. The experiment of Brantford of placing parent bass in a small pond 

 and allowing them to breed was successful. The fish appeared to raise as many 

 young as they would in natural conditions. 



Commercial Fish. 



This year has been one of the most successful for whitefish in many years. The 

 herring are fully as plentiful as formerly, and the carp are increasing rapidly in 

 number. The fishermen are now getting a fairly good price for the latter fish, 

 except at certain times when the markets are glutted. There are several fishermen 

 in his district who have built carp ponds, and are catching these fish when they are 

 numerous, and cheap, keeping them alive and feeding them in the ponds. The 

 experiment is in its earlier stages, and he cannot yet say how successful it will be. 



Quail. 



These birds are not as numerous in his district as last year. 



Ruffed Grouse and Partridge. 



These birds have increased slightly in number in the last year, owing to their 

 protection. He would recommend that the shooting of quail and ruffed grouse 

 be prohibited in his district during the year 1910. 



Woodcock. 



This bird for a great many years has been very scarce in his district, but it is 

 reported to have been fairly numerous this year. Largely owing to the flight of the 

 northern birds he has heard of few, if any, breeding in the district, but during the 

 season, individual guns have occasionally been able to get some six to ten birds in 

 a day's shooting. 



Black Squirrels. 



There has been a slight increase in the number of black squirrels in the district, 

 owing to the Deputy Wardens enforcing the law more strictly than has been done 

 in the past. 



Wild Geese. 



As he had reported in the past, they practically have no wild goose shooting 

 in his district. 



Wild Ducks. 



It is reported that along the Niagara River and the Grand River ducks have 

 been scarcer than last year, but at Long Point Bay and the marsihes surrounding it, 

 they have been more numerous than even the oldest inhabitant ever remembers. 

 No very large bags, however, have been made, as the ducks appear to have been 

 shot at in the North country before they arrive here, so that they are very shy of 

 decoys. 



