280 CONSERVATION OF CANADIAN WILD LIFE 



policy is the prohibition of the sale of protected game, but 

 we regret the retrograde action of the New Brunswick gov- 

 ernment in repealing the no-sale of game regulation after it 

 had been in effect for one season (1918-1919). This ques- 

 tion is discussed elsewhere (see p. 333). 



A bounty of twenty-five cents is paid for hawks and owls. 

 While the destruction of the great horned owl and certain 

 hawks, such as the goshawk and sharp-shinned hawk, should 

 be encouraged, the destruction of all owls and hawks that 

 such a bounty encourages is very unwise, and an amend- 

 ment of this provision is recommended. 



Owing to the scarcity of caribou in New Brunswick a close 

 season has been established until 1921, and it will probably 

 prove desirable to extend this close season for a further 

 period of years. 



Quebec. — The Minister of Colonization, Mines, and Fish- 

 eries administers the Quebec game laws. The Department 

 of Game and Fisheries realizes the importance to the prov- 

 ince of its game resources, which are being protected by a 

 force of zealous wardens, who are apparently administering 

 impartially the game laws. 



Until recently Quebec was the only province in which a 

 close season was established for black bear. This has no 

 doubt been responsible for the fact that there is no scarcity 

 of this valuable fur-bearer in Quebec. The prohibition of 

 the sale of all protected game, the reduction in the number 

 of caribou that may be killed, and the institution of bag 

 limits on wild fowl are measures that are to be strongly 

 recommended. 



We would also suggest the protection of those species of 

 owls and hawks that are known to be beneficial as destroy- 

 ers of noxious rodents, etc. 



In the regulation of the fur trade the Province of Quebec 

 has made a noteworthy advance, and the enforcement of 

 the measures now in effect will undoubtedly insure the con- 



