FISH AND VA/ILDLIFE BRANCH 



The objectives of the Fish and Wildlife Branch are to man- 

 age lands and waters to ensure that the maximum recrea- 

 iiional and economic benefits are gained from wildlife and 

 I'ish species, and to permit the full harvest of the annual 

 iiatural increases of fish and game species on a sustained 

 yield basis. The Branch is divided into two sections — Wild- 

 ife and Fisheries. 



The following is a brief review of Fish and Wildlife Branch 

 activity during the past fiscal year. 



IWILDLIFE 



GAME MANAGEMENT 



HUNTING LICENCE SALES, 1966 



NUMBERS 

 TYPE OF LICENCE SOLD 



Resident Moose 48,498 



Resident Deer 122,412 



Dog — Raccoon 1,314 



Moose and Deer 12,693 14,007 



Farmer's Deer 15,017 



Regulated Hunting Camp (Lindsay) 84 



Resident Bear 813 



Resident Small Game 388,243 



Summer Hunting (Groundhog) 46,403 



Non-Resident Moose, Deer and Small Game 12,698 



Non-Resident Deer and Small Game 8,858 



,Non-Resident Small Game 11,998 



Non-Resident Spring Bear 3,910 



Non-Resident Wolf 50 



I Non-Resident Pheasant Preserve 250 



Deer Hunting and Management: Over 146,000 deer licences 

 were sold in 1966 compared with 140,000 in 1965. In addi- 

 tion, 12,700 non-resident moose licence holders could hunt 

 deer if they wished. To obtain information on the hunt, 

 29,854 hunters were interviewed at checking stations and 

 3,719 were contacted in mailed surveys. 



DEER RANGE IMPROVEMENT WORK, 



WINTER 1965'-66 



DISTRICT Size of Area Treated Cost 



(net acres) 



Sault Ste. Marie 25J $ 5,541 



Sudbury 8.5 1,700 



North Bay 40.0 (gross) 792 



Pembroke 60.0 1,556 



Parry Sound 91.0 3,730 



Tweed marking trees 64 



Total 225^2 $13,383 



Moose Management: An estimated 56,398 of the licence 

 holders hunted and killed 14,593 moose. Thus overall suc- 

 cess was 26%. Nearly 61,000 hunters bought moose licences 

 during 1966, an increase of 18% over the previous high. 



Waterfowl Management: 



PRESEASON WATERFOWL BANDING IN ONTARIO — 1966 



SPECIES NO. BANDED 



Mallard 3,964 



Black 2,045 



Blue Wing Teal 4,852 



Wood Duck 807 



Other 1,110 



*Season permits. Other figures denote daily permits. 



Total number of hunters in all units — 4,531. 



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