Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 



No. 3 



TIMBER BRUSH PUPS TOTALS 



1947/48 1947/48 1947/48 1Q47/48 1948/49 1948/49 1948/49 1948/49 



Bear Bounty 



A resume of the conditions on which bear bounty is paid under The Wolf and 

 Bear Bounty Act, is as follows. A $10.00 boimty is paid on an}- bear 12 months of 

 age or over, and a $5.00 bounty on any bear under 12 months of age, which was 

 killed between April 15th and November 30th, in a township of which 25 'y of the 

 total area is devoted to agriculture and which is located in the counties and districts 

 described in the regulations made under the Act. The Act further specifies that the 

 bear must be killed in defence or preservation of livestock or property, by a bona 

 fide resident of the township. 



Table No. 5 



The following is a comparative table, showing annual bear bounty statistics for a period oi 

 five years, ending with the fiscal year 1948-1949. 



It is felt that the marked decrease in the number of bears killed during the 

 last two fiscal years, is due to the natural fluctuation in bear population. 



A total of 494 claims on 592 bears and 67 cubs, were considered by the 

 Department. Of these, 19 claims representing 20 bears and 4 cubs, were refused 

 for failure to comply with the Act or regulation. 



A breakdown showing the number of adult bears and cubs on which bounty 

 was paid in the counties and districts specified by regulation, for years shown, follows. 



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