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There are no trout. Mudcats are very plentiful. The fishing, such as hlack bass 

 and pickerel, has been good this season. Pike are quite plentiful, but maskinonge 

 are scarce. 



The past spring was not as good for fish spawn as was the year 1911. There 

 was no fishing through the ice. There are no saw mills in his district. There 

 are none here who make a business of fishing, and the local sports like to see the 

 laws enforced, and no violations of the Act have occurred, although there are 

 quite a number who take all the pleasure out of this sport that the law allows. 



All the fish caught in that district are used for home consumption. 



Deer are very plentiful in the northern district and the surrounding vicinity. 

 Deer has been seen within two miles of Madoc village. 



As regards mink and muskrat he thinks the month of April should be cut 

 out, because that is the month in which they have their kittens. Many are caught 

 in this month, and this destroys numerous young ones. 



Beaver and otter are scarce here. Partridge are very plentiful. Wild ducks 

 are scarce. Eabbits are quite plentiful. Black and grey squirrels are very plenti- 

 ful. It is quite a common thing when driving along the country roads to see a 

 black squirrel running along the fences. 



Overseer E. A. Wootton, of Maynooth, reports, that the game law has been 

 well observed in that district in the present year. 



The salmon and speckled trout fishing has been fairly good. 



The deer have been badly thinned out by wolves in many sections and in 

 others are reported fairly plentiful. 



Partridges are fairly plentiful where not killed out too much last fall. Beaver 

 are more plentiful. 



Muskrats and mink are scarce, also ducks. 



Huron County. 



Overseer Robert McMurray reports that the fishermen in his division have 

 had a fairly good season. In the early part of May a bad storm destroyed the 

 pound nets and also the gill nets. The pound net fishermen report the catch not 

 as good as 1911. The catch of trout has been good this season. 



Bass fishing was fairly good. Perch were plentiful in the early part of the 

 summer and also in the fall. No illegal fishing has been brought to his notice. 

 He thinks the several close seasons were well observed. 



He thinks the game laws have been fairly well observed during the past year. 

 He thinks the Department should be slow in giving outsiders the privilege, as our 

 own men have a right to be protected. They have for years had hard luck and 

 should he protected against what he calls tramp fishermen. 



Kent County. 



Overseer John Grotty, of Bothwell, reports, that the catch of fish was less 

 than usual on account of rainy season and high water, which made the fishing 

 season very short before the close season started, as after the close treason very little 

 fishing is done; it is only the farmers that are now using nets, principally for 

 home consumption. • 



No fish exported, probably 20 per cent shipped to the cities of Ontario, the 

 halance used at home. 



