FIELD SERVICES 



The Field Services Section is responsible for the overall work program of 

 the conservation officers. More specifically, the section is concerned with laws 

 and regulations essential to the wildlife management program, instruction of 

 Department personnel, but chiefly conservation officers in law enforcement, 

 maintenance of law enforcement and seizures records, disposal of seized articles, 

 and the hunter safety training program. 



The program of management of the wildlife resources ot Ontario is directed 

 towards full utilization of the fish, game and fur which is available. Since, 

 with many fish and game species, only a fraction of the annual production is used, 

 it follows that laws and regulations should not be unnecessarily restrictive. 

 Thus, the primary consideration in regulating the harvest of wildlife is to 

 provide as great an opportunity as possible for our citizens to enjoy this form 

 of outdoor recreation. Biologists now realize that most wild animals and fish 

 can readily sustain themselves it the habitat is suitable. Modem lawmaking 

 recognizes this. Fish and game regulations must be subject to, constant study and 

 frequent revision. In general, they (a) provide for wider distribution of the 

 crop by using bag limits to restrict the numbers that an individual angler or 

 hunter may take, (b) insure continuing production by protecting parent stock at 

 certain times, particularly when they may be more vulnerable to capture, and 

 (c) recognize the fact that fishing and hunting pursuits may interfere with the 

 enjoyment or privileges of others, and therefore methods and times may be 

 restricted. 



During this fiscal year, certain important amendments were made to The Game 

 and Fisheries Act, including 



(a) provision tor the purchase of land for the conservation, management and 

 propagation of fish and wildlife resources, 



(b) inclusion of polar bears and black bears in the list of game animals, 



(c) provision for party hunting of moose. 



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