DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISHERIES No. 9 (1943) 



The general open season consisted of two periods extending from October 4th to 

 October 14th, and from November 3rd to November 12th. Limits of catch provided by 

 the Regulation which governed in this case were not more than five (5) birds per day 

 and not more than twenty-five (25) birds in all during the two periods. This applied 

 throughout the Province except in the counties of Essex and Kent and in the townships 

 established as Regulated Game Preserve Areas. In these areas mentioned in this ex- 

 ception to the general Regulation the dates on which the hunting of partridge was 

 permitted were October 24th, 25th "and 29th and November 1st, and the limits of catch 

 were five (5) birds per day. 



HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE :— This species of game bird is not native to the Province. 

 The present stock is the result of importations, principally from central European 

 countries several years ago, and which were later liberated in suitable areas. They are 

 reported to exist, though not at all plentiful, in many southern counties, and small flocks 

 have been observed in isolated and scattered sections of southern Algoma, eastern 

 Thunder Bay and Rainy River. They are possibly more numerous in counties in the ex- 

 treme southwest and extreme southeast portions of the Province. The open season 

 provided in 1941 was in effect only in the counties of Essex and Kent on October 24th, 

 25th and 29th and November 1st, and the limits of catch were established at two (2) 

 birds per day. 



PHEASANTS: — During the year 1941 the Department undertook the distribution of 

 21,168 pheasants, comprising 19,684 poults, 1,122 adult hens and 362 adult cocks. These 

 birds were purchased at a cost of $16,514.85, and were liberated under the supervision 

 of field officers of the Department, 18,259 in the townships established as Regulated 

 Game Preserve Areas and 2,909 in a few counties additional thereto. Following are 

 details of this distribution, and in all cases except as is indicated the birds liberated 

 were poults: — 



Regulated Game Preserve Areas: — County of Brant, (three townships, — Bur- 

 lord, South Dumfries and Onondaga), 760 birds; County of Elgin, (five townships, — 

 Aldbcrough. Eayham, Dorchester South, Dunwich and Malahide), 1,000 birds; County of 

 Haldimand, (ten townships, — Canboro, Dunn, Moulton, Cayuga North, Cayuga South, 

 Oneida, Rainham, Seneca, Sherbrooke and Walpole), 1,263 birds, of which 13 were adults; 

 County of Halton, (four townships, — Esquesing, Nassagaweya, Nelson and Trafalgar), 

 1,641 birds of which 191 were adults; County of Lambton, (one township, — Plympton), 

 200 birds; County of Lincoln, (eight townships, — Caistor, Clinton, Gainsboro, Grimsby 

 North, Grimsby South, Grantham, Louth and Niagara), 2,670 birds of which 270 were 

 adults; County of Middlesex, (two townships, — Westminster (part) and Metcalfe), 500 

 birds; County of Norfolk, (four townships, — Middleton, Townsend, Walsingham and 

 Windham), 640 birds; County of Ontario, (three townships, — Pickering, Whitby East and 

 Whitby West), 750 birds; County of Oxford, (one township, — Dereham), 300 birds; 

 County of Peel, (five townships, — Albion, Caledon, Chinguacousy, Toronto (part) and 

 Toronto Gore), 1,652 birds of which 289 were adults; county of Prince Edward, (one 

 township, — Marysburgh South), 100 birds; County of Welland, (eight townships, — 

 Bertie, Crowland, Humberstone, Pelham, Stamford, Thorold, Wainfleet and Willoughby), 

 1,800 birds; County of Wellington, (one township, — Puslinch), 300 birds; County of 

 Wentworth, (eight townships, — Ancaster, Barton, Beverley, Binbrook, Glanford, Flam- 

 boro East, Flamboro West and Saltfleet), 1,783 birds of which 24 were adults; County 

 of York, (seven townships, — Gwillimbury East, Gwillimbury North, King, Markham, 

 Scarboro, Vaughan and Whitchurch), 2,900 birds, of which 650 were adults. 



(General:— County of Essex, 1,221 birds,— 700 on the mainland and 521 (of which 

 47 were adults) on Pelee Island; County of Huron, 50 birds; County of Kent, 700 birds; 

 County of Lambton, 25 birds; County of Leeds, 50 birds; County of Northumberland, 

 213 birds; County of Oxford, 600 birds; and County of Perth, 50 birds. 



