Bear bounty 



1954 - 1955. 



The following is a resume of tlie conditions on which bounty is 

 paid under The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act, to control the population 

 of bears. 



A ^10.00 bounty is paid on any bear 12 months of eige or over, 

 and a §5.00 bounty is paid on any bear under 12 months of age. 

 The bear must be killed between April 15th, and November 30th, in 

 a township of which 25^ of the total area is devoted to agricul- 

 ture and which is located in a district, or one of the counties 

 described in the Regulations. The Act also requires that the bear 

 must be killed in defence or preservation of livestock or property 

 by a bona fide resident of the township. 



The following table shows the number of bears killed and the 

 bounty paid for a period of five years. 



Period Adults Cubs Bounty 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1951 453 47 f 4,645.00 

 For year ending Mar. 31, 1952 408 29 S 4,180.00 

 For year ending Mar. 31, 1953 662 57 S 6,805.00 



For year ending Mar. 31, 1954 947 145 |10,000.00 

 For year ending Mar. 31, 1955 1126 99 §11,590.00 



A total of 957 claims, including 6 which were brought for- 

 ward from the previous year, representing 1,126 bears and 99 cubs, 

 were considered by the Department. 18 claims representing 14 bears 

 and -5 cubs were refused. 



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