With the termination of the archaeological investigations at Serpent Mounds 

 Provincial Park, active interpretation was discontinued with plans for the presenta- 

 tion of a permanent exhibit centre next year. 



In keeping with the multiple-use concept of land use and with full regard 

 for park values and interests, hunting was continued in certain provincial parks 

 and extended to include other selected provincial parks. 



Waterfowl shooting, during the regular open season, was permitted in Ron- 

 deau, Presqu'ile and Holiday Beach Provincial Parks on a seasonal permit basis 

 of $4.00 per hunter in each park. At Darlington Provincial Park, 15 blinds 

 were constructed and rented at a daily rate of $2.00 with restrictions limiting 

 the number of hunters to two per blind and the number of shooting days to 

 three per week. During the season, 787 gunners used seasonal permits while 420 

 rented blinds to provide a total of 1,207 waterfowl gunners. 



Pheasant shooting of stocked birds was introduced in Sibbald Point, Dar- 

 lington and Presqu'ile Provincial Parks. The season was open for live weeks 

 with a daily shooting fee of $5.00 per hunter and restrictions limiting the hours 

 of shooting to the period, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the daily bag limit to three 

 birds and the numbers of hunters at any one time to 25, 12 and 10 in Sibbald 

 Point, Darlington and Presqu'ile Provincial Parks, respectively. During the season, 

 379 gunners bagged 612 birds of 809 released in the three provincial parks. 



The hunting of moose and deer in the Townships of Bruton and Qyde, 

 which had been included in Algonquin Provincial Park in 1960, was permitted 

 to continue but was organized and controlled by a system of regulated hunting 

 camp permits. During the open season, 50 permits at $20.00 each represented 

 364 hunters who took 124 deer and 28 moose. In addition a zone was established 

 for daily hunters at no charge. 



Based upon a high moose population determined by aerial survey, moose 

 hunting was permitted in Lake Superior Provincial Park during the regular open 

 season with no special permit other than the regular hunting licence. From 

 sample returns, a kill of at least 70 moose was reported. 



The provision of facilities for winter sports activities was continued in three 

 provincial parks. In Kakabeka Fails Provincial Park, more than 40,000 visitors 

 enjoyed the skating and tobogganing. Although there was some tobogganing in 

 Darlington Provincial Park, skating on the bay was the chief activity. On each 

 of several Sundays, more than 1,000 cars were noted in the Park and of interest 

 is the number of people w'ho came to watch the skating. More than 6,000 visitors 

 took part in skating, tobogganing and skiing in Pinery Provincial Park where, 

 although all five toboggan runs and the ski slopes were busy on Sundays, the 

 skating was the most popular. 



Of the total of 77 provincial parks which were open to the public in 1961, 

 vehicle entry permit fees were charged in 70 and campsite permit fees were 

 charged in 68. Seven provincial parks were open without fees. Fees in provincial 

 parks were revised to increase the seasonal vehicle entry permit from $2.00 to 

 $3.00. The daily vehicle entry permit at fifty cents was continued as was the daily 

 campsite permit fee of $1.00. The weekly campsite permit fee of $5.00 was 

 abandoned. 



In order to avoid boat parking congestion in provincial parks and to protect 

 recreational wilderness values in the larger provincial park interiors, regulations 

 were established to prohibit the leaving of unattended boats in provincial parks 

 except in areas provided for the purpose. This regulation is to became effective 

 in Algonquin Provincial Park in 1962. 



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