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(d) Providing that the open season for muskrat be annually established by 

 Regulation. 



(e) Changes in the provisions which govern the operation and licensing of 

 Tourist Outfitter's Camps. 



(f) Providing that non-resident hunters shall engage the services of licensed 

 guides while hunting deer in the Districts of Rainy River and Kenora. 



(g) Providing a limit of catch on cotton tail rabbits in the Counties of Essex 

 and Kent, and prohibiting the purchase and sale of these animals in these 

 two Counties. 



(h) Permitting the use of automatic shotguns by hunters when such firearms 

 are permanently plugged to hold not more than three shells. 



(i) Mining camps included among the places where it is unlawful to possess 

 or carry firearms. 



(j) Permitting non-resident anglers to export the lawful catch of two days' 

 fishing of all game fish species. (One day's catch only in the case of 

 Maskinonge.) 



Amendments to the Fisheries Regulations adopted during the year include the 

 following provisions: — 



(a) Rescinding the definition of the term "one day." 



(b) Including Hog's Back Dam, on the Ottawa River, among the waters in 

 which it is prohibited to use spears and dip nets to take coarse fish 

 during April and May. 



(c) Changes in the open seasons for Maskinonge, Pickerel and Whitefish. 



(d) Changes in the special regulation which applies to fishing in the waters 

 of Victoria, Peterborough, Northumberland and Durham. 



ENFORCEMENT SERVICE 



Years ago the enforcement of laws in connection with hunting and fishing 

 was almost negligible. There were few Game Wardens, and those who held the 

 appointments were paid so poorly that they could not devote their full time to the 

 work, and found it more advantageous to close their eyes to much that took place. 

 As a result of this condition, law observance was at a low ebb and wild life suffered 

 thereby. Gradually, however, an efficient and effective protective service has been 

 built up and is doing splendid work in connection with the enforcement of the 

 Game and Fisheries Act. 



The work of the Overseer, or Game Warden, is beset with many difficulties. 

 In the first place, he must of necessity cover an extensive territory, much of it off 

 the beaten track; and in the second place, he is faced with an attitude on the 

 part of a section of the public which implies a lack of any serious moral qualms over 

 non-observance of the Game and Fisheries Laws. 



The Game Warden in invariably courteous in carrying out his duties, but his 

 task would be much easier if all those who hunt and fish would recognize that 

 the laws are intended to ensure the greatest pleasure for the greatest number and 

 that to disregard the rules of the game is to deprive posterity of its rightful share. 



