White-tailed Deer 

 Hunting Pressure: 



The rapid Increase in license sales that occurred in the 

 immediate post-war period has not been maintained during the last five years. 

 From 19^5 to 1950 the Increase was 66^. Total sales stood at 113,120 in 1955 

 a 17j^ increase over 1950. 



The following table gives the figures for each type of license 



for the last five years. 



year Residents Farmers Non-residents Camp Totals 



9,750 

 25,500 

 18,500 

 13,180 

 17,160 



The marked decrease In Non-resident license sales in 1952 was due to 

 the ban on the export of cloven hoofed animals to the United States because of 

 the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Saskatchewan, 



In 1952 the farmers license previously valid only in the district of 

 Haliburton, Muskoka, Parry Sound, Nipissing, Manitoulin and the country north 

 and west of there was extended to cover the province. There is evidence that 

 this privilege was abused by many not eligible to take out this license for 

 there was a considerable drop in resident license sales that year, coincident 

 with the great increase in farmer licenses. It is probable that warning 

 publicity and court action was responsible for the reverse trend to be seen 

 in the 1953 and 195^ figures. The high level of prosperity in Ontario may 

 have been responsible for the record sales of licenses to Ontario hunters 

 in 1955. 

 Hunter Distribution: 



Deer occupy two separate areas in the province in huntable densities, 

 •l?he extent of these areas is limited primarily by climatic factors but 

 lumbering and forest fires also play a part in that they can extend or 

 reduce them and affect their quality. 



The most important area from the point of view of numbers of hunters 

 lies in the southern part of Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Districts, most 



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