1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 



Number of Seizui'es 



Number of Convictions 



Cases Dismissed 



Convictions reported 

 by R.C.M.P. re 

 Migratory Bird 



Regulations 



Seizures, from persons 

 unknown 



A revision of the record-keeping procedure with respect to some items for- 

 merly listed as seizures, but now deleted, accounts for the decline from 2,508 in 

 1963-64 to 2,216 in the current year. 



About one-quarter of the prosecutions were for hunting, fishing or trapping 

 without a licence. A total of 603 individuals sought to exploit the wildlife resources 

 without first paying their reasonable and fair share. 



Comparison of Licence Offences During a Five- Year Period. 



1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 



No. % Fre- No. % Fre- No. % Fre- No. % Fre- No. % Fre- 



quency quency quency quency quency 



Offences which occurred against the fishery regulations, other than those in- 

 volving licences included: 



1. Possessing an overlimit of fish Ill 



2. Angling with more than one line 101 



3. Taking fish during closed season 97 



4. Taking fish by means other than angling 87 



5. Possessing a fish spear within 50 feet of the water's edge, during pro- 

 hibited hours 52 



6. Possessing fish during a closed season 25 



7. Taking fish by means of set lines 13 



8. Leave fishing huts on ice after March 31st 10 



9. Possessing nets without a licence 8 



10. Violate conditions of commercial fishing licence 8 



Hunting and trapping offences which occurred most frequently were: 



1. Possession of a loaded firearm (a) in a vehicle 295 



(b) in a power boat 98 



2. Hunting during prohibited horns 190 



3. Night hunting (attempting to jacklight deer or moose) 77 



4. Hunting during closed season 68 



5. Hunting with a shotgun, not plugged so as to be 



incapable of holding more than 3 shells 33 



6. Careless hunting 26 



7. Permitting dogs to run at large 21 



8. Hunting protected birds 15 



9. Shoot from or across travelled portion of highway 13 



10. Possess migratory birds in closed season 6 



The efforts of conservation officers are augmented by the assistance of more 

 than 200 biologists, foresters, chief and deputy-chief forest rangers and other 



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