DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 45 



Open Seasons 



In addition to the open seasons established by statute, the following open 

 seasons were established b>' Order-in-Council under appropriate sections of the 

 Game and Fisheries Act, 1946. 



Ruffed Grouse, Spruce Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse and Ptarmigan — An open 

 season was established from October oth to October 14th, 1946, both dates 

 inclusive, in all parts of Ontario excepting the counties of Essex, Kent, Lambton, 

 Middlesex, Elgin, Perth, Oxford, Norfolk, Waterloo, Brant, Haldimand, Went- 

 worth, Lincoln, W'elland, Peel, Halton and York, and the townships of Pickering, 

 Whitby and Whitb\' East in Ontario County. The bag limit was set at five 

 birds per da>' and twenty- for the whole season. 



Pheasants — The open season for pheasants permitted ring-necked pheasants 

 to be hunted or killed with guns other than guns using ammunition containing 

 onh- one bullet between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., — 



(a) On October 23rd, 26th and 28th, 1946, in the townships of,— Caistor, 

 Clinton, Gainsboro, Grantham, Grimsb>" North, Grimsby South, Louth 

 and Niagara in the Count\' of Lincoln; Bertie, Crowland, Humberstone, 

 Pelham, Stamford, Thorold, Wainfleet and Willoughb\' in the Count\' 

 of Welland; and Ancaster, Barton, Beverle\-, Binbrook, Flamboro East, 

 Flamboro West, Glanford and Saltfieet in the Count}' of Wentworth; 



(b) On October 25th and 26th. 1946, in the townships of, — Marysburgh 

 South in the County of Prince Edward; Pickering, Whitby and Whitb\- 

 East in the Count\' of Ontario; Gwillimbury North, King, Markham, 

 Scarborough, Wiughan and Whitchurch in the County of York; Albion, 

 Caledon, Chinguacousy, and in that portion of the Township of Toronto 

 lying North of the Queen Elizabeth Highwa>", in the County of Peel; 

 Esquesing, Nassagawe^a, Nelson and Trafalgar in the County of 

 Halton; Puslinch in the County of Wellington; Burford, Dumfries 

 South and Onandaga in the County of Brant; Dereham and Oxford 

 East in the Count>" of Oxford; Aldborough, Bayham, Dorchester 

 South, Dunwich and Malahide in the County of P21gin; and West- 

 minster in the Count>" of Middlesex (part); 



(c) On October 24th in Lambton county, except the Township of Ph nipton ; 



(d) On October 31st and November 1st in Pelee Island, Essex Count\-. 



The bag limit was set at three cock pheasants per day except in Pelee Island 

 where it was set at four cock pheasants per day. 



Black and Gray Squirrels — An open season was established on November 

 ISth^and 16th, 1946, with a bag limit of five squirrels i)er da>'. 



Deer — In addition to the deer season provided b\- statute open seasons were 

 established whereb>' deer were hunted, killed or destroyed, — 



(a) On Novx>mber 11th to Nowmber 26th, 1946, in (^irleton Count\- west 

 of the Rideau River; 



(b) On November 18th to 23rd, both inclusi\e, in the Counties of Bruce 

 and Grey; and in the Townships of Williamsburgh and Mountain, in 

 the County of Dundas; 



(c) On November 27th to 30th, Ijoth iiulusi\c', in the year 1946 in the 

 Townshijjs of Howard and Orford in the Count>' of Kent; Blandford, 

 Blenheim and Nissouri East, in the County of Oxford; Erin and Minto 

 in the County of Wellington; and Esquesing and Nassagawcya in the 

 County of Halton; Puslinch in the County of Wellington. 



