DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISHERIES No. 9 



DUCKS: — Reports indicate that these birds provided good sport throughout 

 the Province, notwithstanding that general conditions which applied to their 

 propagation throughout the Dominion as a whole resulted in additional restrictions 

 being imposed by the Federal Government under the Migratory Birds Convention 

 Act, which is the legislation applicable to these birds, such as a more limited open 

 season, a reduction in the daily bag limit from 15 birds to 12 birds, and a provision 

 under which the use of live birds as decoys was prohibited. Conditions were 

 perhaps somewhat improved as a whole, notwithstanding some reports to the con- 

 trary from a few sections. 



GEESE: — This species provides shooting in only a very few sections of the 

 Province, particularly in the extreme north, along the James Bay shore, and in 

 the southwestern Counties, from which areas favourable reports are received. The 

 Federal restrictions as referred to in the case of ducks were also applicable to geese, 

 though these regulations as promulgated permitted a limit of catch in the case of 

 geese of five birds per day and not more than fifty per season. 



PLOVER: — This bird continues to be very scarce in every section of the Pro- 

 vince. But little improvement has been reported and only in a few scattered areas. 



SNIPE: — Reports show extreme scarcity of this species in northern Ontario, 

 though there is some evidence they are more prevalent and show some improve- 

 ment in the southern end of the Province, and particularly in the eastern portion. 



HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE: — This, of course, is not a native species, but was 

 Introduced to the Province some years ago, and liberated in various sections with the 

 idea of providing additional shooting for sportsmen. No active re-stocking was 

 undertaken by the Department during the year under review, and there is little 

 evidence of improvement except in scattered areas in some eastern and southwestern 

 Counties from which reports of increased numbers have been received. 



WOODCOCK: — This species is reported to be fairly plentiful in various sections, 

 particularly in the central and western portions of the southwestern peninsula, 

 notably Elgin, Essex, Norfolk and Oxford, and in some of the eastern Counties. 



Before closing this section of the report reference is made to the fact that regu- 

 lations were passed which provided special open seasons and established conditions 

 to govern, as follows: — 



(a) Pheasants — Pelee Island, October 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th. 

 Limit of five birds per day. 



(b) Pheasants and Quail — Essex, Kent and Middlesex Counties, 

 October 22nd and 23rd. Limits of catch, two pheasants and 

 three quail per day. 



(c) Pheasants — Lincoln, Welland and Haldimand Counties, Octo- 

 ber 22nd and 23rd. Limit of two birds per day. 



(d) Deer — Carleton County west of the Rideau River, November 

 5th to 20th. General deer hunting regulations applied. 



(e) Deer — Townships of St. Edmunds, Lindsay, Eastnor and Alb- 

 emarle on the Bruce Peninsula, November 16th to 21st. Gen- 

 eral deer hunting regulations applied except that the use of 

 dogs was forbidden. 



FUR BEARERS 



Conditions as they apply to fur-bearing animals throughout the Province and 

 as they have been briefly summarized from reports received in the Department are 

 set forth in the following references: — 



