Beck with; thence in a general northwesterly direction along the last-mentioned 

 centre line to its intersection with the boundary between the counties of Carleton 

 and Renfrew; thence northerly and easterly along the southerly boundary of the 

 last-mentioned county to the boundary between Ontario and Quebec. 



Schedule 4 — 



1. The counties of Carleton, Dundas, Durham, Glengarry, Grenville, Leeds, 

 Northumberland, Prescott, Prince Edward, Russell and Stormont. 



2. Those parts of the Counties of Frontenac, Hastings, Lennox and Adding- 

 ton, Peterborough and Victoria not included in paragraph 4 of Schedule 3. 



3. That part of the County of Lanark not included in paragraph 5 of 

 Schedule 3. 



Schedule 5 — The counties of Dufferin, Ontario, Peel, Simcoe and York. 

 Schedule 6 — The counties of Brant, Bruce, Grey, Halton, Huron, Oxford, 

 Perth, Waterloo, Wellington and Wentworth. 



Schedule 7 — The counties of Elgin, Essex, Haldimand, Kent, Lambton, Lin- 

 coin, Middlesex, Norfolk and Welland. 



GAME AND FUR MANAGEMENT 

 YEAR 1961 



The 1961 Deer Hunt In Ontario 



Deer hunter success varied greatly across Ontario in 1961. In nearly every 

 case the quality of hunting experienced by hunters could be traced directly to the 

 severity of previous winters. Where the winters had been mild, good hunting 

 continued. Where several winters of deep snow had reduced deer numbers, hunter 

 success was lower as a result. In some sections unfavourable weather during the 

 hunting season contributed to the difficulties of hunters. Since it is impossible to 

 generalize about such a variable situation, each district is treated in turn. 



In northwestern Ontario, winters for the past few years have been very mild. 

 The beneficial effect on deer is clearly shown by the 1961 hunter success figures 

 in Table 1. For the first time this year, hunter questionnaires were used through- 

 out the western deer districts to obtain hunter success figures. Kenora and Fort 

 Frances Districts reported the highest success rates in Ontario. About 60% of 

 the hunters contacted in these districts were successful in shooting deer. The 

 Sioux Lookout District, being on the edge of the deer range, reported a slightly 

 lower success rate at 35.8%, but this was still higher than most districts in southern 

 Ontario. These results recommend Kenora and Fort Frances as the best deer 

 hunting areas in Ontario. 



In north central Ontario, from Sault Ste. Marie to North Bay, hunter success 

 was the lowest in the province for 1961. It was evident that the deer herds 

 throughout this whole area were still suffering from the losses occasioned by the 

 deep snow of the winters of 1958-59 and 1959-60. Nevertheless, the predicted 

 small improvement in hunter success took place in both the Sault Ste. Marie 

 and North Bay Districts. On the Sudbury mainland, however, hunter success 

 decreased from 14.4% in 1960 to 9.2% in 1961. This was due in large part to 

 the very poor hunting weather which prevailed throughout most of the season in 



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