LANDS ACQUIRED FOR WILDLIFE 

 PURPOSES, 1962-72 



■ Wetland Projects 



PROVINCIAL WATERFOWL HUNTING AREAS 



Five waterfowl management units within Provincial Parks 

 and one Provincial WildUfe Area where blinds are provided 

 were in operation again in 1971 to provide the public with 

 reasonable quaUty hunting opportunities for ducks and 

 geese. In addition, waterfowl hunting opportunities were 

 provided on the following Provincial WildUfe Areas: Fingal, 

 Puslinch, Luther Marsh, Isaac Lake, Tiny Marsh, Holland 

 Marsh, Nonquon River, Brighton, Gananoque and 

 Winchester. 



WILDLIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM 



During the 1971-2 hunting season, 12 WildUfe Extension 

 Agreement Areas were in operation for hunting and 

 viewing. Law enforcement and wildlife management 

 assistance are offered to landowners as an incentive to allow 

 public access to their properties. 



FIELD SERVICES 



Field Services is a Section concerned chiefly with fish and 

 game laws and their application to enforcement by 

 Conservation Officers. This Section also provides for the 

 distribution of regulations to field officers and the 

 publication of the Hunting Summary. It includes Nuisance 

 Animal Control, Conservation Officer training in law 



enforcement, hunting licence examinations and the 

 operation of the Central Licence Bureau. 



LAW ENFORCEMENT 



The powers of a Conservation Officer include the powers of 

 a peace officer while enforcing the provisions of The Game 

 and Fish Act and has been upheld in aU appealed cases. 



There are some 291 Conservation Officer classifications 

 in the field; 108 of these occupy positions as supervisors, 

 detachment heads. Fisheries Management Officers, WildUfe 

 Management Officers, Predator Control Officers or hunting 

 Ucence examiners. The remaining 183 have a designated 

 area to patrol with fuU responsibility for law enforcement. 

 The number of patrol areas has not changed significantly in 

 the past 10 years. 



Conservation Officers are often assisted by the Royal 

 Canadian Mounted Police, the Ontario Provincial Police and 

 Deputy Conservation Officers. 



LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING 



Some 24 Conservation Officers and technicians received 

 lectures deaUng with law enforcement in the Fish and 

 Wildlife Certificate Course at Ontario Forest Technical 

 School in Dorset. Officers trained now total 515. In total, 

 144 officers have received training at the Ontario Police 

 CoUege in Aylmer. No training was avaUable at the Police 

 College in 1971-2. 



HUNTING LICENCE EXAMINATIONS 



Hunting licence examinations continue to be held 

 throughout the Province. Examination papers have been 

 revised and up-dated and are available also in the French 

 language. Hunting accident rates have declined since the 

 inception of this program. Some 25,174 prospecUve 

 hunters were examined during the year; of these 21,704 

 passed, and 3,470 failed. Failure rates in the large urban 

 centres are greater than those in rural locations. 



SEIZURES AND CONVICTIONS 



Seizures during the year totaUed 4,296, involving some 

 3,691 convictions, a reduction from 4,402 convictions the 

 previous year. In addition, some 605 cases were either 

 unknown, dismissed or pending court proceedings. Total 

 fines assessed during the year amounted to $132,897.00. 



FREQUENCY OF VIOLATIONS, 1971-2 



No. 



Fishing without a Ucence 244 



Hunting without a Ucence 423 



667 



Over-Umits of fish 496 



Loaded firearms in vehicles, vessels 



snow-machines or ATVs 565 



AngUng too many Unes 273 



FaiUng to wear identification badge 221 



Hunting during prohibited hours & 



jack-lighting 197 



Taking fish by means other than 



angUng 155 



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 6.6 

 11.5 

 18.1 

 13.4 



15.3 

 7.3 

 5.9 



5.3 



4.1 



During the fiscal year, the seizures sub-section at head 

 office, Toronto, was decentraUzed to the field. District 

 Offices now retain aU seized articles of equipment. Those 

 which become the property of the Crown are sold at public 

 auction. This provides improved service to the pubUc, at the 

 local level, regarding disposition or return of articles seized. 



