Province o A severe decline In deer numbers occurred there In the period of 19^8 

 to 1950 when a series of hard winters decimated successive fawn crops In a range 

 iamaged by overuse. 



'JBLE 6. ANALYSIS OF SEK AMD AGE OF DEER CBECKED * 



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1 1/2 395^ 35JS 375^ 3^^ ^3% 32% 335^ ^5% 33J^ 27J^ 38jg 38jg 



2 1/2 23jg 32jg 2lf5g 3^% 30ji 23% 26% 2Q% 335^ 38j^ 29J{ 2O5J 



3 1/2 2k% V)% 22jg 19Jg 11% 235S 20jg 13J^ 29JJ 155^ 215^ 205^ 

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5 1/2 ♦ 6% 7% 6% 5% 13/^ 11% U.% 6% 5% 13% ^% 9% 



So* of deer 



Checked 302 623 157 ^2\ 53 298 717 85 21 331 3^ 8»t 



Sucks \0% 31% \\% l^% 38jg 305^ 3% 33J^ 31% ^2% 305J 37% 



)oes 33Jg ^% ^1% 33jg ifpjg 36jg 315^ 33J^ ^1^ ^3% 9^% 39% 



^awns 2.7% 325^ 28jg 29J^ 2Z% Z6% 30% 335^ 22% 15% 15% 2h% 



Elk. 



This species formally- occurred In south and south-eastern Ontario. Once 

 abundant along the Saint Lawrence, It was extirpated In the Province prior to 1800* 

 ^introductions were mad^ at many points some years ago but the species Is not thriving. 



Protection for elk Is not desirable because they are an Important host for 

 ^^he large liver fluke which also Infects sheep , cattle and deer* 



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