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DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISHERIES 



No. 9 (1944) 



Simcoe 3 8 5 16 



Victoria 18 9 



Welland 0.2 2 



York ..„ 2 2 



Total in Counties 78 88 11 177 



District 



Algoma 



Cochrane 



Haliburton 



Kenorgy 



Manitoulin 



Muakoka 



Nipisaing 



Parry Sound 



Patricia 



Rainy River 



Sudbury 



Temiskaming 



Thunder Bay 



Total in Districts 



Grand Total 



There were 1,120 claims submitted in respect to 1,475 wolves. These, together with four 

 •claims in respect to 4 wolves outstanding as at April 1st, 1942, were considered. Fourteen claims 

 •with respect to 15 wolves were rejected for the following reasons: — 8 of the pelts were domestic 

 dogs, 1 was a red fox, on 4 pelts insufficient evidence was produced, and 2 of the wolves fitom 

 which pelts were submitted were not killed by the applicants making the claims. 



Information assembled from the applications for bounty which were forwarded to the 

 Department shows that 449 of these wolves were destroyed bj'- farmers, 715 by Indians and 

 trappers, 203 by huriters, rangers^ guides and tourist outfitters, and the remainder by miscel- 

 laneous persons. 



Previous to November 1st, 1942, these wolf pelts were returned to the respective persons 

 who had taken the same, but the regulation which provided for such disposition was repealed 

 on the date mentioned, since when such pelts have been delivered or made available to the 

 Seamen's Fur Vests War Project for manufacture into garments for saiilors, both in the Naval 

 Service and Mercantile Marine. The number of wolf pelts of which such disposition was 

 made during the period between November 1st, 1942, and March 31st, 1943, was 1,005. 



Reporting in connection with this endeavor by the Seamen's Fur Vests War Project, 

 Mr. Alexander D. Schatz, Chairman of the Ontario Division, stated in a letter to this 

 Department : — 



"We take pride in pointing out that this voluntary War Effort on the part of 

 ttie Fur Industry of Ontario had the fullest support and co-operation of employers and 

 workers, as well as the generous assistance of lastitutions, Organizations and numerous 

 individuals." 



