row windbreak on the perimeter of the property. 

 Fingal Provincial Hunting Area, Elgin County. Purchased 

 from the Federal government in 1965, this land is now 

 being developed as a small game and waterfowl manage- 

 ment area. A windbreak of 3,000 white cedar was planted in 

 1965. Since that time, 4,100 wildlife shrubs have been 

 planted to provide food and cover for wildlife. A few 

 pheasants were released to add to the variety of game on 

 the property. 



Puslinch Tract, Waterloo County. The parcels of land within 

 the Puslinch Tract were transferred to this Department in 

 1965 by the Department of Highways after construction of 

 Highway 401 was completed. The Puslinch Tract is 500 acres 

 of Crown land jointly owned by Departments of Lands and 

 Forests and Highways. It is being developed and maintained 

 as a small game and waterfowl management demonstration 

 area with the specific purpose of establishing habitat suit- 

 able for cottontail rabbit and ruffed grouse. Work com- 

 pleted, in 1967 and 1968 included constructing brushpiles 

 for rabbits, cutting openings in mature hardwood stands, 

 planting food and cover shrubs and trees, and increasing 

 production of natural food species (wild grape). 



Luther Marsh, Dufterin County. Most of the 920 acres in 

 Crown ownership is located within the Crown Game Pre- 

 serve at the north end of the marsh. The upland fields are 

 being farmed to provide food crops for waterfowl. Man- 

 agement for lure crops on Crown Land is necessary to 

 attract field-feeding waterfowl away from private land grain 

 crops and thus reduce the extent of the damage. Food, 

 cover and hedgerow plantings of 5,000 evergreen trees and 

 1,500 wildlife shrubs were completed in 1968. Also, fifteen 

 potholes were constructed at the north end of the marsh 

 using ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixture. These water areas 

 will provide additional nesting territories for ducks, par- 

 ticularly blue-winged teal. 



Johnston Harbour Provincial Hunting Area, Bruce County. 

 Of the 4,200 acres of Crown Land in this hunting area, the 

 largest concentration of Crown lots is located near Willow 

 Creek, St. Edmunds Township. Fishing and small game and 

 deer hunting are permitted. Several parking lots were built 

 in 1968. 



Tiny Marsh Provincial Hunting Area, Simcoe County. Of the 

 2,300 acres included in this wildlife management area, there 

 are 1,300 acres flooded, 350 acres in brush, and 650 acres 

 of farmland. Work on construction of permanent control 

 dams, and a by-pass drainage ditch for regulation of water 

 level in Tiny Marsh, was completed on November 22, 1968. 

 Crops of barley, oats, corn, sorghum and buckwheat were 

 planted to attract waterfowl into upland fields. With capital 

 development funds, two parking lots, one goose pond, one 



observation tower, three information signs and one-half 

 mile of internal road were constructed. Hedgerow devel- 

 opment began with the planting of 1,500 wildlife shrubs. 

 Wye Marsh, Simcoe County. At the present time, there are 

 890 acres in Crown ownership; however, no major develop- 

 ment is planned for this wetland until the existing marsh is 

 acquired by the Province. Development in 1968 was limited 

 to the construction of one-quarter mile of road, a parking 

 lot and a boat launching area. 



Nonquon River Provincial Hunting Area, Ontario County. 

 This river system in Reach Township which empties into 

 Lake Scugog will be managed for waterfowl. Two dams 

 will be built to create shallow water impoundments. At the 

 moment, this project is still in the active land acquisition 

 stage. Development in 1968 was limited to gravelling and 

 grading three access roads to the edge of the wetland. 



Holland Marsh Provincial Hunting Area, Simcoe County. 

 Approval to begin land purchase of this wetland was granted 

 by the Ontario Parks Integration Board in 1968. Up to March, 

 1968, 375 acres have been acquired. No habitat development 

 was undertaken in 1968. 



Brighton Provincial Hunting Area, Northumberland County. 

 In 1965, 553 acres along Highway 401 were transferred to 

 this Department by the Department of Highways. Since 

 then, an additional 147 acres has been acquired to make a 

 larger, more manageable block of land for upland game 

 hunting. Initial development on this area included con- 

 structing one access road, one mile of fence and two ponds. 

 Two larger fields were plowed for spring planting of per- 

 manent wildlife cover. 



Cananoque Provincial Hunting Area, Leeds County. This 

 1,041-acre tract has been a public hunting area since 1963. 

 A cutting operation in a mixed hardwood stand was under- 

 taken in 1968 to improve habitat for ruffed grouse, wood- 

 cock and deer. Final plantings of 40,000 evergreen trees 

 were made to provide winter shelter for grouse. In addition, 

 3,000 hardwood species and 2,451 wildlife shrubs were 

 planted in hedgerows to break up large fields into smaller 

 units. Pheasant holding pens were constructed off the area. 

 Twelve ponds were made to increase waterfowl use of this 

 area. In 1968, 1,300 pheasants were released, and 1,011 were 

 harvested by 1,391 hunters. The hunters also harvested 17 

 ruffed grouse, 19 ducks, 9 woodcock, 1 Wilson snipe, 41 

 cottontail rabbits and 5 varying hare, a total harvest of 1,103 

 or 0.9 units of game per hunter. 



Winchester Bog Provincial Hunting Area, Dundas County. 

 This 3,600-acre tract of land was purchased in 1962. Since 

 that time, access roads have been constructed in part of 



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