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DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISHERIES 



No. 9 



GENERAL 



TOURIST OUTFITTERS: 



The following is an analysis of the distribution by Districts of the camps 

 of tourist outfitters licensed to operate in Ontario during the year: — 



District 



Algoma 



Cochrane . . . 



Kenora 



Manitoulin . . 

 Nipissing . . . 

 Parry Sound 

 Patricia .... 

 Rainy River . 

 Renfrew . . . . 

 Sudbury . . . . 

 Temiskaming 

 Thunder Bay 



Total 



DEPARTMENTAL BULLETIN: 



With reference to the publication of the "Bulletin" and the purpose for which 

 it is prepared and distributed we quote the following extract from the issue of April, 

 1938: — 



"With this number we conclude volume two of the Bulletin, being the first 

 of the series in its present form. During the year we have attempted to keep 

 before us the fact that the Bulletin has a special mission to perform, viz, the stimu- 

 lation of interest in the conservation of our wild life natural resources, and the 

 education of the public in the wise use of this valuable heritage. No attempt has 

 been made to usurp the place of the sporting magazines, which are doing a valuable 

 work along the same line, nor to enter the field of romance and story in con- 

 nection with the recreational pleasures of hunting and fishing. It has been our object 

 to present as simply, and as pithily as possible, the many difficult and complex 

 problems with which the conservation of our wild life is bound up; to give in 

 everyday language brief facts concerning the life history of many species of fish 

 and game; to point out the responsibility of the individual in connection with the 

 protection of our natural resources, and to encourage the work of the Sportsmen's 

 Protective Associations and all other organized effort which has for its object the 

 Restoration, Preservation and Perpetuation of our wild life. The activities of the 

 Department have not been forgotten and we hope that the information which is 

 published from time to time will serve to keep the, sportsmen informed as to what 

 is being done in their interest. 



And now, with the experience of the first two volumes behind us we would 

 like to expand our opportunities for effective service by a closer contact with 

 sportsmen and sportsmen's associations. We therefore invite our readers to assist 

 us by contributing such personal experiences while hunting or fishing as might 

 help us to a better understanding of the relationship which exists between birds, 

 beasts, fish and plant life; or other ideas of non-controversial nature along conserva- 

 tional lines — obviously matters of Departmental policy cannot be discussed in the 



