ANNUAL REPORT 1942-43 



Revenue Expenditure Surplus 

 (Ordinary & Capital) 



1935-36 $ 683,938.72 $451,041.91 $232,896.81 



1936-37 782,217.63 474,128.95 318,088.68 



1937-3S 866,558.19 563,938.33 302,619.86 



1938-39 914,475.24 575,437.79 339,037.45 



1939-40 1,015,350.82 568,198.55 447,152.27 



1940-41 .'. 984.800.69 512,834.70 471,965.99 



1941-42 1,183,269.29 576,762.26 606,507.03 



1942-43 962,350.89 574,732.49 387,618.40 



GAME 



Herewith is a summaiy of conditions as they apply to the various species of game 

 anJrnaJs and birds found in Ontario, which information has been compiled from reports secured 

 from officers of the enforcement service throughout the Province: — 



DEER: — Generally speaking in those portions of the Province in which the regular open 

 f-eason for the hunting of deer has been in effect conditions with reference to the prevalence 

 of these animals have continued to be quite satisfactory. The period during which they 

 may be lawfully taken as at present provided is not excessively lengthy, and those sportsmen 

 who avail themselves of this opportunity for recreation have displayed an earnest desire to 

 co-operate with the Department in complying with various regulations which govern and 

 which have been provided by the Legislature and which are established on the premise that 

 they are necessary for the future welfare of the existing deer herds. There is good reason 

 to believe that the fine quality of hunting which is at present available in the various deer 

 sections of this Province will prevail for the enjoyment of generations to come, provided 

 there is no relaxation in the present regulations which apply and that the existing co-operation 

 of hunters continues, and also that there arises no contingency detrimental to the existence of 

 this species which is at present unforeseen. In many areas in the extreme southwestern 

 portion of the Province in which this species has been provided the protection of an entire 

 closed period for the past several years there has been a noticeable increase in the number of 

 tliese animals and which improvement has resulted on some occasions in complaint to the 

 Department regarding damage to field crops. The popularity of this branch of hunting is 

 levealed in the fact that the number of Ontario residents who purchased licenses to hunt deer 

 during the open season of 1942, exclusive of those who purchased farmer's licenjses, showed 

 an increase of twenty-five per cent over the number who purchasd such licenses during the 

 previous year, or an increase of 6,305 in actual numbers. 



The general open season for deer in Division (d), i.e., Southern Ontario, exclusive of 

 the southwestern counties and certain eastern counties, was provided by order-in-council 

 to extend from November 2nd to November I7th. The same period of open season was also 

 piovidod for that portion of the County of Carleton lying west of the Rideau River, (excepting 

 the Township of Marlborough) and for the Township of Roxborough in the County of 

 Slormont. In the Counties of Simcoe, Dufferin, Grey and Bruce and the northern portion 

 of the County of Huron the hunting of deer was permitted during the period from November 

 16th to 21st, with the provision that no dogs were to be used during this open season. 



The Counties of Northumberland, Durham and Prince Edward and that portion of the 

 County of Ontario lying south of the north boundaries of Brock and Scott Townships as well 

 as the Township of Cambridge in the County of Russell, were included among the areas in 

 which the hunting of deer was prohibited at all times. 



