REVENUE RECEIVED FROM PELTS EXPORTED OR TANNED IN 

 YEAR ENDING JUNE 30th. 1963 



Number of Pelts 



Export Total Total 



Beaver Export Tanners 



Royalty on Wild Pelts 



Export Total Total 



Beaver Export Tanners 



164,293 



959,404 



119,216 



$164,293.00 



$242,651.50 



5,981.10 



PELTS EXPORTED OR TANNED IN YEAR ENDING JUNE 30+h. 1963 

 Number of Pelts Value of Pelts 



Wild 



Ranch 

 Mink 



Total 

 Ranch 



Total 



Wild 



Ranch 



Total 



692,487 385,982 386,133 1,078,620 



$3,439,311.30 $6,176,920.00 $9,616,231.30 



WOLF BOUNTY, 1962-1963 



The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act authorizes the payment of a $25.00 bounty 

 on a timber or brush wolf three months of age or over and a $15.00 bounty on 

 a timber or brush wolf under three months of age. 



The whole pelt of the wolf must be presented as evidence on wolves killed 

 in the Counties and the Provisional Judicial District of Manitoulin. However, the 

 whole unskinned head of the wolf may be presented in lieu of the whole pelt, 

 on wolves killed in the Provisional Judicial Districts, excepting Manitoulin. 



The Department pays the whole bounty on wolves killed in the Provisional 

 Judicial Districts; whereas on wolves killed in the Counties the Department pays 

 40% of the bounty and the respective County pays the remaining 60%. 



The following table shows the number and species of wolves killed and the 

 amount of bounty paid during the past five years: 



Period Timber Brush Pups Total Bounty 



For year ending March 31, 1959 1169 606 49 1824 $41,589.00 



For year ending- March 31, 1960 939 528 42 1509 $33,619.00 



For year ending March 31, 1961 1320 761 57 2138 $48,766.00 



For year ending March 31, 1962 1136 794 68 1998 $44,510.00 



For year ending March 31, 1963 1276 691 64 2031 $44,664.00 



A total of 1,531 claims were received and considered by the Department. 

 Twenty-one claims representing 8 wolves and 14 dogs were refused. 



While there was an over-all increase of 1.6% in the wolf kill this year com- 

 pared to the previous year, the factors responsible for the marked decrease of 

 65.9% in the brush wolf kill on Manitoulin Island are unknown. The wolf 

 population in this area is being studied under the Wolf Research Project; however 

 no activities in connection with this study would in any way affect the wolf kill 

 and the study is somewhat hampered by the scarcity of wolves in the area. 



It is interesting to note that 73 timber, 35 brush and 1 pup for a total of 

 109 wolves were killed by being struck by cars or trucks on highways or other 



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