Although the total birds shot is over twice that reported in 1960, the sex 

 ratio of 3 cocks to 2 hens remains constant. 



In comparison with 1960 combined figures the number of pheasants shot 

 per hunter has risen by 0.43 birds in Qarke Township and fallen by 0.47 birds 

 in Darlington. Thus the 1961 figure for Darlington is almost the same as the 

 1960 figure for Clarke and vice versa. 



Banded Birds Reported Shot If a return showed that at least one bird was 

 banded, but did not indicate the exact number of banded birds in the bag, one 

 bird was arbitrarily added to the banded total. Sixty-four (64) cards were treated 

 in this manner. 



Number of Banded Birds Killed Resident Non-Resident Combined 



Clarke Township 38 (17.4%) 47 (32.2%) 85 (23.4%) 



Darlington Township 113 (32.4%) 111 (23.6%) 224 (27.4%) 



309 (26.19%) 



Year Reported Kill % Reported Banded Return Cards 



1959 482 65.5 given out with licence 



1960 559 47.0 given out with licence 



1961 1,183 26.1 mailed out after hunt 



The decline in the proportion of banded birds in the bag (already noted in 

 the 1960 report) appears to be real, although it is probably somewhat less 

 marked than the above figures would indicate. 



Estimated Total Hunter Kill Conversion figures given previously are used 

 in the following estimates made from reported kills. 



Clarke Township 



Resident 

 Non-resident 



Combined 



Darlington Township 



Resident 

 Non-resident 



Combined 



Both Townships 



Resident 

 Non-resident 



Combined 2,403 633 



The total estimated kill for 1961 is just 45 birds less than the estimate 

 for 1960. The estimated banded kill of 633 birds is only 15.8% of the banded 

 birds released in 1961. Some of the reported bands were from birds released 

 prior to 1961. 



Public Hunting Areas 



During 1961, in addition to the Dariington Provincial Park marsh being 

 used as a controlled public shooting area, a 1,700 acre area at Long Point was 



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