Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 22 



DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 



WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 



General 



The moose season was closed as a result of findings of last year. Hunting 

 pressure on deer continued to increase, though much of the increase this year was 

 absorbed by the north-western part of the province. 



Upland game increased in all sections, though the European Hare population 

 is still low. More generous open seasons were provided and a special feature was an 

 open season on Hungarian Partridge in our six easternmost counties. These birds 

 were very abundant. 



Fur bearing animals were generally in reasonable supply, and there was con- 

 tinued progress in the establishment of trap-line management on both public and 

 private lands. As a necessary preliminary to the establishment of trapping on a quota 

 basis, the season on marten was closed generally and fisher closed north and west of 

 North Bay. Over the whole far northern area the recent die-off of beaver produced 

 a slightly lower crop, but the beaver harvest over the whole province remains high. 



The Division co-operated with the Wildlife Management Institute Pelee Island 

 pheasant investigation and with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on 

 woodcock investigations. 



There were 41,823 pheasants distributed of which 5,666 were day-old chicks, 

 35,199 poults and 958 adults. 



^Jrndex of- ^J able 5 



Table No. Page 



1. Bear bounty for fiscal year 1949-50 --------- 24 



2. Summary of breeding stock — licensed fur farms - - - - 26 



3. Comparative table showing annual wolf bounty statistics - 27 



4. Summary of wolves killed, counties and districts - - - - 27 



5. Wolf bounty for fiscal year 1949-50 --------- 28 



6. Revenue received from export permits -------- 28 



7. Revenue received from tanners' permits -------29 



8. Summary of pelts exports and pelts tanned ------ 29 



9. Total value of pelts exported or tanned -------30 



10. Statement of ranch raised pelts exported or tanned - - - 30 



11. Details of officers responsible for seizures ------ 30 



12. Articles seized ----------------31 



13. Firearms seized ----------------31 



14. Pelts and hides seized -------------31 



15. Miscellaneous articles seized -----------31 



16. Informations ----------------31 



17. Results of prosecutions -------------32 



18. Convictions for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 - - - - 32 



19. Amounts realized from sale of articles ------- 34 



20. Summary of fish distribution -----------36 



21. Comparative table showing distribution according to species 37 



22. Distribution by age groups ------------39 



23. Distribution of fish by species and hatcheries ----- 39 



24. Statistics of the fishing industry in the public waters of 

 Ontario for year ending December 31, 1949 ------ 42 



25. Quantities of fish taken ------------42 



26. Comparative statement of the yield of the fisheries of 

 Ontario by Lake ---------------44 



27. Comparative statement of the yield of the fisheries of 

 Ontario ------------------ 44 



