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good during the first part of tlie season — better, he tliinlcs, tlian last year. It 

 was also extra good for fall fiishing. The maskinonge seem to be larger, and more 

 of them than for the previous two falls, and he knows they would be still more 

 plentiful if the people would cut the spring spearing out entirely. 



Partridge are not very plentiful around there as yet. Ducks seem to be getting 

 killed off also, and as for mink there does not seem to be any at all. Muskrats are 

 also scarce, and in fact there does not seem to be much small game at all. 



There are not a great many deer in his district, although there seems to be 

 quite a few killed off every fall, and it seems to be quite difficult to protect the 

 game just before the season comes in and for a few days after it goes out. That 

 seems to be the only difficulty he has in his district, as at other times he finds the 

 law to be very well kept. 



Overseer C. II. Cassan, of Camphellford, reports the fishing good in the first 

 part of the season. In Crow Bay the lunge fishing was better than for several years, 

 and it was also good in the Trent waters. The bass fishing was better in the 

 rapids than in the deep waters, and he thinks the Government Avorks on the Trent 

 waters may have hurt the bass fishing. He thinks that some parts should be 

 stocked with bass, and would recommend bass hatcheries and keeping the waters 

 stocked. 



He thinks the guide license is a good thing, but would recommend that a guide 

 be allowed to shoot one deer on his guide license, as there is a scarcity at some 

 times of the year of guides and they do not like to pay $2 for a guide license and 

 only get a few days' work. 



He would recommend that the duck season open on the first of September, 

 as the season for sihore birds comes in' on the first, and they can take a gun on 

 duck grounds and at the same time while shooting shore birds shoot the ducks, 

 and it is impossible to stop it. He also thinks that the license on the Trent waters 

 for Americans shooting ducks is too high. If it was $5 or $10 there would be 

 some revenue. The fee being so high there are none sold. He could have sold about 

 ten at $5 each in his division, and he does not think there would have been any 

 ducks taken away, and Ontario would have the revenue. As it is they do not take 

 out any license at all. 



The laws have been fairly well kept, except where Government works have been 

 going on, and there they have had some trouble, but it is all right now. 



He would recommend a close season for frogs. 



Overseer Thos. II. Cheer, of Brighton, reports that the game and fish laws have 

 been well respected in that vicinity, no infractions having come under his notice. 



Ducks of the summer species have been fairly plentiful, but snipe and plover 

 are very scarce, owing to the lowness of the water leaving their haunts completely 

 dry. The fall ducks are not as plentiful at this time as in other years, owing to 

 the mildness of the weather. 



Under the present protection squirrels are becoming quite plentiful, and he 

 thinks the protection should be continued. 



Partridge are very scarce, and he thinks the open season should be limited to 

 fifteen days, from November 1st to November 15th. 



Muskrats are getting scarcer every year; and he thinks the open season is too 

 long, and suggests the open season be made from the 15th of March to the. last 

 day of April of each year, which would prevent the destruction of their dams and 

 houses. -v.. 



