DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISHERIES No. 9 



(e) Pheasants in Westminster Township (Middlesex) Regulated 

 Game Preserve Area, on October 21st and 29th and November 5th. 

 Limit of three cock birds per day. Special Municipal hunting 

 license $1.00 per day. 



(f) Pheasants in the Regulated Game Preserve Areas in the Counties 

 of Peel, Haldimand, Brant, Norfolk and Elgin, Metcalfe Township 

 (Middlesex), and Amherst Island (Lennox), on October 21st 

 and 22nd. Limit of catch three cock birds per day. Special 

 Municipal hunting license $1.00 per day. 



(g) Pheasants, quail and Hungarian Partridge, in the Counties of 

 Essex (excluding Pelee Island) and Kent, on October 21st, 22nd 

 and 29th. Limit of three cock pheasants, four quail and two 

 Hungarian Partridge per day. 



(h) Partridge throughout the Province, (except Regulated Game Pre- 

 serve Areas), from October 10th to 15th inclusive, and from 

 November 5th to 10th inclusive. Limit of five birds per day 

 and not more than fifteen during the two periods specified. 



(i) Black and grey squirrel throughout the Province, on October 

 21st and 22nd. Limit of four per day. 



FUR BEARERS 



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

 set forth in the following references, as summarized from reports of members of 

 the Field Service Staff: — 



BEAVER: — This species has enjoyed the protection of an entire close season 

 with resulting improvement in many sections, particularly in tlie northern portion 

 of the Province. 



FISHER: — This animal as a species is extremely scarce, and the number trapped 

 in any one season is very limited. 



FOX: — There are indications that fox continues to be quite plentiful in many 

 sections and while the figures contained in the following table show a decrease, 

 this may possibly be due to the fact that prices are not sufficient to warrant 

 the trapper taking these animals at this time. 



LYNX: — This species is undoubtedly becoming extremely scarce throughout. 

 Reports do not refer to improvement anywhere. 



MARTEN: — Also very scarce. As in the case of lynx there are no reports 

 of improvement. 



MINK: — These animals are becoming quite scarce in the southern counties. In 

 Northern Ontario conditions remained about usual with some slight improvement 

 in scattered and widely separated areas. 



MUSKRAT: — Reports are to the effect that there are many sections in the 

 Province where conditions are favourable and as a result this species was fairly 

 plentiful. It will be noted that there was an increase in the number of these 

 animals which were trapped during the open season in the year under review, but 

 there is no doubt this species will continue to require the protection which has 

 been provided in more recent years. 



OTTER: — This species is very scarce in practically every section of Ontario. 

 The annual catch has remained fairly steady, and generally speaking they are available 

 only in Northern Ontario. 



