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DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISHERIES No. 41 (1948) 



WOLF BOUNTY 



The following is a comparative statement showing annual wolf bounty statistics for 

 a period of five years ending with the fiscal year 1945-46. 



Timber Brush Pups Total 



Bounty & 

 Expenses 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1942 .... 1,199 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1943 935 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1944 1,302 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1945 1,321 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1946 1,266 



The usual bounty of $25.00 on a timber or brush wolf over three months of age and 

 $5.00 on a timber or brush wolf pup was paid by the Department for the destruction of 

 these predators. 



Although more wolves were taken during the last fiscal year than in any year since 

 1944, less money was expended on bounty. This is attributable to the fact that there 

 were more wolves killed in the counties, and on which animals the Department pays only 

 forty per cent of the bounty, the remaining sixty per cent being paid by the respective 

 counties. 



There was a total of 1,535 claims for bounty on 2,073 wolves, 20 of these claims 

 involving 29 wolves were refused for various reasons. In addition, 12 claims for bounty 

 on 21 wolves were pending at the end of the fiscal year and were carried forward to the 

 next fiscal year for payment. 



The following tabulation indicates the total number of wolves killed in each county 

 and district and for which applications for payment of bounty were received: — 



