A summary of the operations in our four public pheasant hunting areas is 

 shown in the following table. This method of utilizing adult birds not only meets 

 with the approval of the general shooting public but it ensures that a good return 

 is received from birds which might otherwise be lost to other causes before they 

 are harvested. 



SUMMARY OF PHEASANT PUBLIC HUNTING AREAS— 1964 



Presqu'ile Darlington Sibbald Point Earl Rowe 



Hunting Area in Acres 415 415 250 350 



Number of Hunters 240 755 510 712 



Number of Birds Released 450 1150 795 1167 



Number of Birds Recovered 380 1040 665 1015 



Per Cent Return 84.4 90.5 83.8 86.9 



Birds per Hunter 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 



WATERFOWL 



There are also five waterfowl public hunting areas associated with parks 

 adjoining marsh land. 



At Long Point and Rondeau parks waterfowl hunting was permitted on Mon- 

 day, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The daily licence 

 fee was $4.00 per blind for one or two men. In the area without blinds the fee was 

 $1.00 per day at Long Point, and $4.00 per season at Rondeau. 



At Holiday Beach and Presqu'ile parks no blinds were provided and hunting 

 was permitted on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. The annual fee 

 here was $4.00 with no restriction on number of licences available. 



At Darlington, hunting was permitted on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, 

 for a daily fee of $2.00 per hunter. 



SUMMARY OF WATERFOWL PUBLIC HUNTING AREAS— 1964 



Long Holiday 



Point Rondeau Presqu'ile Darlington Beach 



Hunting Area 



in Acres 1700 3000 600 100 * 



Number of 



Hunters 1926 720 287 447 446 



Number of 



Waterfowl Taken 2164 1080 * 407 * 



Average Kill 



per Hunte r 1.12 1A * 0£ *_ 



*No data. 



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