Rabbits and Hares 



In general, good rabbit and hare populations occurred across the Province 

 in 1965. European hares continued their eastern extension of range into Leeds 

 and Grenville Counties. Rabbits also increased their range northwards in the 

 eastern counties. 



In Huron District, conservation officers contacted 1,981 hunters who had 

 taken 1,421 rabbits and hares in 6,051 hours of hunting. It had taken 4.3 hours 

 to bag one rabbit or hare. 



In Simcoe District, conservation officers checked 1,755 small game hunters 

 who had taken 117 snowshoe hares, 247 cottontail rabbits and 325 European 

 hare. Total harvest was 789, for an average of 0.45 rabbits and hares per hunter. 

 Hunting effort required per "rabbit" was 6.4 man-hours. 



OPEN SEASONS 



MOOSE 



SCHEDULE 8 — Residents and Non-Residents 



September 15, 1965 to January 8, 1966. 



Beginning at the intersection of the boundary between Ontario and Quebec 

 with the southerly shore of James Bay; thence southerly along that boundary 

 to its intersection with the centre line of the right-of-way of the most northerly 

 east- west line of the Canadian National Railways; thence westerly along that centre 

 line to its intersection with a meridian line through the northeast corner of the 

 geographic Township of Bell, in the Territorial District of Thunder Bay; thence 

 northerly along the said meridian line to its intersection with the Albany River: 

 thence in a general northerly and westerly direction following that river to the 

 Wabassi River flowing into the Albany River; thence in a northwesterly direction 

 following the Wabassi River to its intersection with the 11th Base Line; thence 

 westerly along the 11th Base Line to its intersection with the Interprovincial 

 Boundary between Ontario and Manitoba; thence northerly and northeasterly 

 along that boundary to the shore of Hudson Bay; thence easterly, southerly, 

 southeasterly and easterly along the shores of that bay and James Bay to the 

 place of beginning. 



SCHEDULE 9 — Residents and Non-Residents 



October 2, 1965 to January 8, 1966. 



Beginning at a point in the Ottawa River being at the intersection of the 

 boundary between Ontario and Quebec with the easterly production of the 

 southerly boundary of the geographic Township of Burnaby in the Territorial 

 District of Nipissing; thence westerly along the said easterly production and the 

 southerly boundary of the said geographic Township of Burnaby to the north- 

 easterly corner of the geographic Township of Angus; thence southerly along the 

 easterly boundary of the geographic Township of Angus to the southeasterly 

 corner thereof; thence westerly along the southerly boundaries of the geographic 

 townships of Angus, Flett, Milne, Olive, Torrington and Vogt to the southwesterly 

 corner of the last mentioned geographic township; thence northerly along the 

 westerly boundaries of the geographic townships of Vogt and Phyllis to the 



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