The greatest concentration of wild geese in Ontario occurs in the James Bay 

 and Hudson Bay lowlands. There was a substantial increase in the numbers of 

 geese taken during the James Bay hunt last year. A combination of heavier hunting 

 pressure, favourable weather and the excellent hatch last summer were the chief 

 factors contributing to the greater harvest. Statisics of geese harvest, compiled by 

 Cochrane staff, are as follows: 



MIGRATORY BIRD KILLS EXAMINED AT CHECKING STATIONS 

 AND AT LICENSED CAMPS IN THE COCHRANE DISTRICT — 1964 



Blue and Snow Geese 23,467 



Canada Geese 951 



Ducks 3,073 



Snipes 64 



Total 27,491 



No. of Canadian Hunters 2,365 



No. of American Hunters 390 



No. of Treaty Indians 772 



Total 3,527 plus 267 hunters 



with no kills. 



COMPARISON OF MIGRATORY BIRD KILLS IN JAMES 

 BAY AREA, COCHRANE DISTRICT 1957-64 



(Including spring waterfowl harvest by 

 resident Indian population.) 



Year Canada Geese Blue - Snow Ducks Totals 



1957 4,124 22,736 6,229 33,089 



1958 6,685 30,844 7,963 45,492 



1959 9,097 31,158 8,067 48,322 



1960 7,850 33,926 7,141 49,190 



1961 6,022 27,727 8,121 41,870 



1962 9,054 27,316 5,898 42,268 



1963 6,797 26,906 7,600 41,313 



1964 9,326 34,906 7,152 51,384 



The cooperative Canada goose management project near Morrisburg, on lands 

 of the Ontario-St. Lawrence Development Commission, is progressing well and 

 more geese stopped at the sanctuary in the fall of 1964 than in any previous fall. A 

 count made on October 1 2th revealed that almost 2,000 birds were present and on 

 October 20th there were about 1,400 geese. The number of geese harvested by 

 hunters was the highest on record and estimates place the kill at over 100 birds, 

 which is most encouraging. Similar Canada goose projects are in various stages of 

 development in the Lake Simcoe and Lake Huron Districts. 



WOLF BOUNTY 1964-1965 



The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act authorizes the payment of a $25.00 bounty 

 on a timber or brush wolf three months of age or over and a $15.00 bounty on a 

 timber or brush wolf under three months of age. 



The whole pelt of the wolf must be presented as evidence on wolves killed 



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