Colour Type Of Pelts Taken From Mink During 1961 



DARK AND HALF BLOOD DARK MINK, include Blufrost 59,258 



GREY TYPE such as Silverblu or Platinum, Sage, 



B.O.S., Stewarts & Homos 13,073 



DARK BLUE TYPE such as Aleutian, Blue Iris, 



Steelblu, B.O.S., Stewarts & Homos 20,447 



LIGHT BLUE TYPE such as Sapphire, Winterblue, Eric, 



Violet, B.O.S., Stewarts & Homos 49,898 



BROWN TYPE such as Pastel, Topaz, Ambergold, Buff 



B.O.S., Stewarts & Homos 197,453 



BEIGE TYPE such as Palomino, Pearl, Lavender, Hope, 



B.O.S., Stewarts & Homos 33,898 



WHITE TYPE, include 95% White 14,954 



TOTAL PELTS— 388,981 



The number of breeding mink kept as of January 1, 1961 was an increase 

 of 12,026 or 8.4% over the previous year. Accordingly, there was an increase 

 this year over last year in the production of all types of mink except the Grey 

 type, which showed a 15.7% decrease. While the overall increase was 11.6%, 

 the most notable increases were recorded in the Beige and Light Blue types which 

 showed 110.5% and 29.1% respectively. The fluctuations in the production 

 figures followed closely the market demand for the various types of mink. 



Wolf Bounty, 1961 -1962 



The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act authorizes the payment of a $25 bounty 

 on a timber or brush wolf three months of age or over and a $15 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 a 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 Mar. 31, 1958 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1959 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1960 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1961 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1962 



There were 1,503 claims received in the Department; 14 claims representing 

 8 wolves and 6 dogs were refused for various reasons. 



While there was an increase of 15.7% in the wolf kill in the counties and 

 a decrease of 9.8% in the districts, there was an overall decrease of 6.5% in 

 the wolf kill in this fiscal year as compared to the previous year. 



It is interesting to note that 57 timber, 49 brush and 3 pups for a total of 109 

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

 travelled roads. This compares with a total of 75 road-kills for the previous fiscal 

 year. 



A report on the Wolf Research Project will be found in the Research 

 Branch's section of this Annual Report. 



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